The Age: Brunch with a side of home barista training – you can’t get much more Melbourne than that
Why would a cafe teach you how to make a better coffee at home? Wouldn’t it be preferable for them if we all grind stale beans into dusty grounds to make watery espressos that we top up with milk that’s never quite hot enough? Surely then, we’d head to our nearest cafe – this one perhaps – for a properly made drink.
Rosso doesn’t think like that. Instead of gatekeeping the finer points of the brew, this new North Melbourne venue throws open the doors to all. Anyone who wanders along can make their espresso and pour-over filter coffee under the tutelage of professional baristas.
The concept from owner and cafe veteran Ramez Abdulnour came to him while he was roasting coffee in his Tullamarine factory. People would pop in for beans, tell him their home coffee woes, and he’d give them an informal lesson. They’d come back buzzing – and not just from caffeine.
