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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • February 5, 2014
    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • LifeStyle FOOD

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • LifeStyle FOOD

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.

  • S01E07 Episode 7

    • LifeStyle FOOD

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

  • S01E08 Episode 8

    • LifeStyle FOOD

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

  • S01E09 Episode 9

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.

  • S01E10 Episode 10

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.

  • S01E11 Episode 11

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.

  • S01E12 Episode 12

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.

  • S01E13 Episode 13

    • LifeStyle FOOD

    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.