Living Coffee

All Episodes 2014

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  • 2014-02-05T08:30:00Z
  • 25m
  • 25m (1 episode)
  • Australia
  • Documentary
This series is a unique combination of practical coffee insights and an intimate insider’s look into the many facets that make up today’s coffee culture. Throughout the series, Paul explains how to create the perfect espresso, macchiato and shows how to make a wide range of signature drinks involving ingredients as diverse as a Violet Crumble bar to Curacao.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2014-02-05T08:30:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2014-02-05T08:30:00Z25m

Viewers travel to the New South Wales town to Nimbin to meet with a plantation manager about putting quality Australian coffee on the world map. Also in this episode, viewers go inside one of the world's best espresso bars, learn how to make great coffee at home and why bicyclists love cafés.

1x02 Episode 2

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Viewers travel to Trieste, Italy, for an inside look at the world barista championship. Host Paul Bassett also visits the Illy Concept Bar, a top espresso bar in Trieste, demonstrates how the espresso martini is made and how to turn coffee into music with James Morrison.

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1x04 Episode 4

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1x05 Episode 5

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Great coffee often inspires great design, and few do it better than Mark Dudan at Café Ray in Brunswick. Viewers also learn how to make a caffe nocciola

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Viewers travel to Toby's Estate, a coffee institution nestled in the back streets of Woolloomooloo, Sydney. It is an espresso bar, where one can actually watch as the beans are roasted. Bellringers and pea berries are profiled, and Paul demonstrates how to make a cappuccino.

1x07 Episode 7

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This episode features roasting techniques in Rome, how to harvest coffee and the art of making latte.

1x08 Episode 8

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Paul visits the world's largest coffee museum, profiles French roasting techniques and interviews coffee guru Gary Try.

1x09 Episode 9

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Hot weather can result in problems with storing and roasting coffee, Paul reveals how to roast coffee in warm climates. Ian Bersten's collection of coffee artifacts provides a unique look into the world of all aspects of coffee making. This episode focuses the plunger.

1x10 Episode 10

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Paul demonstrates how to make coffee at home, using your stovetop. Also - how to make a macciato, the history of the roaster and overcoming the taste of bitter coffee.

1x11 Episode 11

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Paul visits 2KF, a coffee bar in Sydney. Viewers make coffee cocktails with world flair bartending champion, Hayden Woods, get tips on maintaining home coffee machines, review the history of the percolator and learn how to make a flat white.

1x12 Episode 12

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This episode examines how caffeine and the human body, making coffee cocktails, making great coffee at home and highlights the world's first domestic machine.

1x13 Episode 13

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Paul shows viewers how to make tasty coffee using an automatic machine, finds out if caffeine is really addictive and demonstrates how to make an espresso soda.

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