News Articles by Brigette Paterson
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Bo in Beauty and the Beast
Last time we brought news of Bo’s stellar onstage performance as Lumiere in the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre’s production of Beauty and the Beast, we were inundated with protests that we should have published the news earlier, to allow people time to get a ticket. This time, we’re doing as we’ve been told!
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Just a snippet of the 5 Senses culture
For the past month, the 5 Senses crew have been indulging in some particularly childish behaviour. A game of ‘You’re It’, an adaptation of Chasey, has been raging across the country.
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No compromise at Bella Vista
When you talk to John Todaro, owner of Bella Vista Espresso Bar, you get the impression that he was almost destined to open his own café. A first generation Italian from Melbourne, with a background in fashion and design, John has always been around good coffee.
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Mooba spreads it's wings
One of our favourites from the 5 Senses family of fine cafés, Mooba, is spreading its wings, and being believers in Mae West’s “too much of a good thing is never enough” philosophy, we couldn’t wait to bring you the good news!
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Pumped Up
The boys in the 5 Senses roasteries are a buff bunch. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this is a result of the millions of coffee beans they heft about every day — but in the case of Caleb Podhaczky, his muscles pre-date his work in the 5 Senses roastery.
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Epic Stars as 'Best in the West - Coffee'
Epic Espresso notched up yet another media accolade last night, starring as the ‘Best in the West — Coffee’ in the WA episode of Today Tonight.
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Epic Feature on Today Tonight
Tune in to Today Tonight this evening (Tuesday, 29 July) to catch the Epic Espresso team explaining the art of espresso.
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Grocery Bar changes hands
When John and Maggie Leever decided to leave the world of high fashion and venture into coffee, they wanted to retain the sense of style that they were known for. Where better, then, to set up shop than St Kilda, where the fashionable flock to share the latest gossip over a coffee.
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Snaffled from Synesso
Seattle — a mecca for all things coffee; Synesso — touted by experts around the globe as the crème de la crème of espresso machines. Coffee and Synesso — a marriage made in heaven! Little wonder, then, that we considered ourselves incredibly lucky when we snaffled Synesso’s first official employee, Caleb, to work at 5 Senses.
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Scottie Callaghan talks latte art on Sunrise
There’s no doubt that Scottie Callaghan, previous winner of the coveted Australian Barista Championship and World Latte Art Champion, knows his coffee. So, naturally, there were a lot of high fives echoing around the roastery when we heard Scottie talking up 5 Senses’ coffee on 7’s “Sunrise” programme.
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Divine comes to Freo
Fremantle is famous for its multitudinous cafés, but if you’re seeking outstanding coffee and a genuinely tempting menu, you can’t go past Hubbles Yard Café, which stands proudly on the corner of George and Hubble Streets in East Fremantle.
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The singing barista
At 5 Senses we don’t usually like seeing ‘Pablo’ and ‘coffee’ in the same sentence, but for Kevin Cortez, owner of Rojo Bar and Café, we will make an exception.
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Kimbo plays the Scarecrow
We at Five Senses are a talented bunch, but it’s usually our (unbiased, of course) partners or long-suffering families who lavish us with the praise and admiration we deserve. This, however, isn’t the case for Production supervisor, Kim Godleman (Kimbo to us).