The Flat White is Aussie!

Every shop that serves coffee in Australia serves a flat white. It's so common here I assumed it was found all around the world. Turns out I was mistaken. Earlier this month Starbucks (the US coffee chain apparently found on every corner over there) announced they were going to start serving flat whites.

I wonder what they'll taste like? Everyone I know complains about the coffee overseas. But as this drink originates from Australia does that mean they'll follow our recipe?


I'm a chai latte drinker myself, but I'd love to hear from anyone who has had both to compare. Does the Starbucks' version stack up against the Aussie?

A de-caf double half caf... with a twist of lemon

Steve Martin's order for coffee in LA Story (see title of post) has always stuck with me - because as a non-coffee-drinker the language of Barista is as clear to me as Swahili. With a coffee-swilling heroine, I've been frantically doing some research so I don't mix up my Macchiatoes with my Breves. Lucky for me, I stumbled across this wonderful illustration (and interesting blog post) by Lokesh Dhakar.

Now I can talk Barista with the best of them *wink*.