Author Archives: coffeeaddict1954

Last week I took part in a community food fair to showcase French, Italian or Spanish culinary nationalist food. In preparation for the food fair I chose to make a tarte au citron. I chose this tart because it is a fan favourite and works well at an morning start for the food fair. ThisContinue reading “Food Fair: Tarte au citron”

This week I watched Chef’s Table Season 5, Episode 4: ‘Albert Adrià’, a prominent ambassador of Lavazzza with a book on cooking coffee. The core message of this episode is about gaining power and coming into the spotlight. Essentially, this episode was the story of Adrian rising to stardom from the shadow of his brother FerranContinue reading “Review of Chef’s table: Albert Adria”

A recent trip to Lygon Street between Faraday Street and Elgin Street, featured a range of dishes at notable venues with barista made coffee. This strip of shops was densely occupied by utilising the footpath and the number of tables per square meter. This area has a demographic of middle-class senior Europeans and university students.Continue reading “Lygon Street”

This week feature coffee pairing is Panettone an Italian styled sweet bread. This bread is acidic containing candied orange, lemon zest and raisins. This process is undertaken over more than a week with curing the dough then proofing to give a uniquely fluffy texture. It is consumed in multiple ways, a few slices with coffeeContinue reading “Panettone”