Short Courses

Barista Foundations

3 Hours

Aimed at beginners and home enthusiasts. Learn how to safely use the espresso equipment. We discuss waves in coffee culture and how to stay relevant in securing good café jobs. Learn how to grind using both manual dosing and on demand grinders. Texture consistent milk with our latte art tips and make quality espresso coffees. Every participant receives a certificate of completion and a copy of our Barista Foundation E-Book.

2021 Timetable: Minimum 48 hours notice required for all bookings

Sydney- 11:30am-2:30pm
Available Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week.

Macquarie Park- 10am-1pm
Available first and last Tuesday and Thursday of each month.

Moorebank- 11am-2pm & 4:30pm-7:30pm
Available first and last Monday, Wednesday and Saturday of each month  

$110

Work Experience

Min 2 Hours

Put into practice what you have learnt by using our commercial coffee equipment and space. Includes 500g of coffee and 4L of milk.

$25*-$35/hour

*$25 per hour for Barista Foundations students.

Advanced Courses

Coffee Grinding

1.5 Hours

Coffee Grinder setup and dialling in different coffee recipes.

One of the most important skills a barista needs to master in order to extract great espressos. Learn to adjust the coffee grinder settings using both blends and single origin espressos.

2021 Timetable: Minimum 48 hours notice required for all bookings

Sydney- 3pm-4:30pm
Available Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week.

Macquarie Park- 1:30pm-3pm
Available first and last Tuesday and Thursday of each month.

Moorebank- 2:30pm-4pm & 8pm-9:30pm
Available first and last Monday, Wednesday and Saturday of each month  

$75

Latte Art

1.5 Hours

Don't just heat up milk but add texture and a little technique to perfect a great latte art pour. 

2021 Timetable: Minimum 48 hours notice required for all bookings

Sydney-
Available on request

Macquarie Park- 9am-10:30am
Available first and last Friday of each month.

Moorebank-
Available on request  

$75

Alternative Brewing

1.5 Hours

Learn to use a V60 and Aeropress coffee makers. Gain a better understanding of what filtered coffees are and how they can be applied in a café, at home or the office. 

2021 Timetable: Minimum 48 hours notice required for all bookings

Sydney-
Available on request

Macquarie Park- 11am-12:30pm
Available first and last Friday of each month.

Moorebank-
Available on request  

$75

BBQ School Coming Soon

The art of cooking with charcoal

Approximately 4.5 Hours

Aimed at beginners and home enthusiasts. Learn how to safely use charcoal and gas to cook awesome backyard BBQ.

We discuss important fundamentals of barbequing like charcoal versus gas, direct versus indirect heat and smoking low and slow or grilling hot and fast. Using a combination of offset smoker, Argentinian Parrilla, Portable Gas BBQ and Weber Kettle. We cover all bases to get a taste of good barbequing.

During the cook we will explore various types of meat, sausages, vegetables, salads, sides and we get to eat what we cook!

Example Cook:

First course: Choice of Steak sandwich with charred vegetables, Chorizo roll with Chimichurri (choripan), Chicken Wings or Peri Peri Chicken Burgers.

Second course: Choice of Beef Short Ribs, Asado Short Rib cut, Pork Ribs or Beef Brisket. (We’ll put it on before the class begins but you get to see when it gets wrapped and enjoy the finished product) + Charred Vegetables and Salads

Every participant receives a certificate of participation, plenty of food throughout the class and a voucher to come back for a long cook.

2021 Timetable: TBD

$TBD

#readytowork program

Helping young men find their purpose in life

We are staying true to what we do best and that is design meaningful and engaging programs that aim to instil good work ethic. We don’t just talk the talk but we have been walking the walk since 2014 with our one of kind specialty coffee school.

Each #readytowork student will receive 4 weeks of training, meals and mentoring. Our ultimate goal is for our students to feel confident and skilled enough to set goals, find a career option and always keep learning.

30 spots available in 2021

Contact us to find out more.

Looking to do good?

We need your help.

Covid really impacted our progress and we need to hit the following targets before we begin the BBQ School: We are looking for all types of support and would love to hear from you with any help or suggestions.

We need to raise funds to purchase essential equipment and resources:

Acquire a Van or Ute

Ventilation/ Exhaust system installation for all the smoking we want to do.

Acquire an Offset Smoker (Charcoal or Pellet, Ideally both)

Scholarship sponsors- We are aiming for 30 #readytowork student scholarships to offer at risk young men.  

We would love to work with BBQ, restaurants and food truck businesses looking to help out and offer work experience to keen students

Butchers or any Farmers that can help supply Ethical Australian Meat.

Ways to help

Talk to your employer about booking our Social Impact Catering.

Book a class

Visit our cafe at Macquarie Park, open 7 days providing a great cafe experience.

Buy retail coffee off us.

Sponsor a student. We offer 2 packages. 1 day workshops and our 4 week scholarship programs. Get in touch to find out more.

Follow us on the socials- Show your love and help us achieve 100K followers.

Why we are asking?

We do not expect any handouts, just a hand up. Since 2014 we have worked very hard to help hundreds of at risk people around Sydney and NSW.

We took so many hard hits in the past 2 years with major disruptions in the Parramatta CBD light rail construction that our ability to open our dream BBQ school has been hampered by constant setbacks. We hate to ask and for those that know us, we rarely ask for help but Covid was the last straw. We really need your help to get on with what we do best. Cooking BBQ, Brewing Coffee and Paying it Forward.

Thank you for reading.