I realised today that the ‘Sacred Ground’ cafe on Kent Street is actually called Pulse Cafe, those barriers covered in the roaster’s branding threw me. A person that recommended the cafe to me thought the same at first.
July 2007
Coffee19 Jul 2007 11:21 pm
Australia NZ only bested by the Italians - the US are way behind
An article at Coffee Geek by George Sabados
compares Aussie NZ coffee culture to the American’s:
“The ratio of espresso machines to population in Australia and New Zealand is approximately 850 people to 1 machine, only bested by Italy. In comparison, in the US, there are roughly 20,000 people per espresso machine. With such a limited number of customers per machine to draw on, cafés in Australia and New Zealand must use quality as the biggest drawcard.”
Still too low, who wants to wait behind 849 people for a coffee!?
George goes further to say the US espresso standards are 15 years behind and that the Australian NZ market is more discerning his proof is in the popularity of US franchises in the industry contrasted with a high proportion of Australian boutique sellers and roasters.
Sacred Ground on Kent - Pulse Cafe
Kent St is Sydney’s CBD coffee street.
Loads of cafe’s in one strip between Market st and Erskine st and although I could probably find a bad one if i tried, it hasn’t happened yet.
Today’s post lunch long black was from Sacred Grounds, an organic Fair Trade blend roasted by Voodoo Coffee, although Sacred Grounds say its much better than their regular bean. Their expert preparation must have helped. These people are soon to open another one in Pyrmont, business on Kent St must be good!
I ducked in to Mecca to grab some coffees, one was for a mate at work. I wanted to see if he thought the coffee was as good as I did. I walked up to the counter, before I opened my mouth the waiter asked “Long black?” Very impressive, these guys must serve hundreds of coffees day, and this guy remembered my order after one visit.
For me the long black was just as good as the first. My flat white quaffing colleague who regularly drinks Grinders coffee thought the taste was good but a little watery. Mecca is still my number one.