Villa & Hut Blog

A great journey is best measured by a delicious cup of coffee rather than another flight…

After taking a long flight there’s nothing better than enjoying Melbourne’s best latte when arriving at Melbourne International Terminal at villa & hut kafe.

Relax, kick back, let go of your concerns, have a cup of coffee, and open up to new taste sensations.  The experience of villa & hut kafe is sure to make you feel like a vacation from your everyday life. From the moment you walk in you’re greeted by a relaxed atmosphere, with stunning hand crafted furniture and friendly courteous staff.  Our airport café is the first port of call when stepping through the arrivals door at Melbourne International Arrivals – open 24 hours a day.

No journey is complete with out a visit to villa & hut kafe.

Our world famous chai has just gotten better.

It’s not easy to improve on perfection but after years of research and development, we have managed to make our delicious Chai range even better.  Our expert team have worked around the clock to make our world famous chai latte not only more delicious but it’s now 98% Fat Free and 100% Gluten Free.

We’ve been listening to our customers and we know that some have special dietary considerations.  So we’ve kept all the good flavours that make our chai world famous but made it 98% Fat Free and 100% Gluten Free.

For all you Chai-aholic stay tuned as we’ll be launching a brand new Chai Latte that will delight your taste buds.

I’ve just been on the most amazing coffee walking tour of Melbourne.   I can’t wait to share with you the rest of the photos from this unique coffee journey, but for now ….

Our host Maria Paoli knows a thing or two about good coffee and she knows that Australian’s makes great coffee. This morning I met up with Maria to get a lesson in history – the history of the great love affair Melbournians have with their brew (dating back to the 1860s).  At 10:30 a.m on a balmy Saturday morning a group of 8 seriously passionate coffee lovers gathered on the corner of Bourke and Spring Street to experience Melbourne’s Historical Coffee Trek.

We cruised through the  famous laneways, sipping espresso, talking about coffee and discovering Melbourne’s world famous cafe scene. Even if your from Melbourne there’s nothing better than being a tourist in your own city.

I really enjoyed this amazing insight into the history of this cosmopolitan city and its long standing love affair with coffee; I promise to blog more on the subject as I am keen to share with you more on the topic.

Thanks again to our amazing host Maria!

Meantime why don’t you book a coffee walking tour with Maria Paoli, check it out on:-

http://www.evolvingsuccess.com.au/coffee_trek.html

The last time you were sitting at a Villa & Hut Kafe enjoying a latte did you ever wonder what is the secret to perfect organic coffee?  What  exactly makes organic just soo special?  How does our expert roasting techniques unleash the splendindly intense flavour or how do we source the best beans from around the world for our award winning How’ya Bean Coffee?  We can’t tell you all our secrets but…..

I’ll let you in on one tiny little green secret…..

Our organic How’ya Bean Coffee gets it’s deliciously unique flavour from the 10% green beans (with antioxidants).  Unleash the deliciousness today.

If you are passionate about coffee as we are – you do not want to miss this years BeanScene 2011 Coffee Expo. Once again you can sample products, learn about the richness & variety of the Melbourne’s coffee scene, watch competitions of the best baristas in town, attend coffee classes,  enjoy on–site roasting, interactive workshops and a few celebrity guests (I can’t wait to find out who is going to be there this year).

Melbourne is renowned for great coffee and at Villa & Hut we pride ourselves on being right up there with the best in town.  That’s why we’re so very excited about the 2011 BeanScene Coffee Expo at the Melbourne Food & Wine Show on June 3, 4 & 5. As part of this annual event the Baristas at Villa & Hut Kafe are going to go head to head with the very best as part of the Latte Art Smackdown.  Our Barista team is now in full training mode and we just want to say  fire up those grinders and froth that milk because we are coming after you …….”Bring in On Melbourne !!”

Here are some fun facts to ponder while you enjoy your coffee.  If you would like to purchase our delicious How’ya Bean Coffee to brew at home just click here.

Did you know?????????????????

Coffee is a fruit.

Coffee is second only to oil as a commodity.

Coffee is second only to water as a beverage and with with over 400 billion cups consumed each year worldwide.

The first coffee shop opened in 15th-century.

Cappuccino derived its name due to its similarity in color to the robes of an order of Monks called the Capuchins.