Soy makes everything taste like soy. I can’t taste the coffee. All I can taste is soy. It’s much less forgiving with temperature and is very easily overheated, more often than not resulting in a soy puck – that thick layer of soy foam at the bottom of your cup once your coffee has cooled. Even top-quality soy, frothed perfectly […]
How I feel about non-dairy milk
What’s in a dirty chai?
A good chai is usually an in-house blend of bold spices, steamed in a good quality non-dairy milk, served through a strainer with a cinnamon quill and honey on the side. I like to sip it using the quill as a straw and let my mood dictate whether or not I add the honey. But you can’t dirty up a […]
Shenkin Espresso Bar, Newtown ⭐
First up, my local, my go-to, my good ol’ reliable, right-in-the-middle-of-everything purveyor of consistent coffee and BB *drumroll*… Shenkin Espresso Bar. Not to be confused with the original Shenkin on Erskineville Rd, and certainly not to be confused with the puzzling string of Shenkin Kitchens all over the place (of which Enmore, I think, is the only one left), Shenkin […]