Those of us that have read the current issue of "BeanScene" will know that the "3rd wave" is over.
Mark Dundon has declared it passe, so we now have an exact historical reference point for when drew its last breath...!
But when did it begin? (in this country at least).
I would argue that Atomica was Melbournes 1st "3rd wave" cafe...and therefore Australias 1st, given that Melbourne is the centre of Australias coffee universe.
Atomica was the 1st cafe/micro-roaster with that certain "3rd wave" athsetic that I know of. It is also the 1st place I encountered real latte art. They were streets ahead of their peers in the mid 90s and are still producing the goods today. I guess they didnt really have the focus on sustainability/fairy traded coffees and S/Os that we expect from todays quality cafes, but they were certainly doing it differently enough to be pioneers I reckon.
I would be interested to hear others thoughts about this and hope this turns out to be an interesting and contentious thread.
Cheers, Kaldi
Mark Dundon has declared it passe, so we now have an exact historical reference point for when drew its last breath...!
But when did it begin? (in this country at least).
I would argue that Atomica was Melbournes 1st "3rd wave" cafe...and therefore Australias 1st, given that Melbourne is the centre of Australias coffee universe.
Atomica was the 1st cafe/micro-roaster with that certain "3rd wave" athsetic that I know of. It is also the 1st place I encountered real latte art. They were streets ahead of their peers in the mid 90s and are still producing the goods today. I guess they didnt really have the focus on sustainability/fairy traded coffees and S/Os that we expect from todays quality cafes, but they were certainly doing it differently enough to be pioneers I reckon.
I would be interested to hear others thoughts about this and hope this turns out to be an interesting and contentious thread.
Cheers, Kaldi
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