Day 3 Eumundi/Noosa It's 5.51am and I leave our apartment for the 9 minute walk up through the CBD to Otranto's. At each intersection, I am joined by others and soon, here we are, a half-dozen strangers, no-one talking, 'coffee soldiers' marching to a ritualistic beat. This is weird but I am relieved when two of our number peel off into a newsagents with the remainder dispersing into cafe Otranto and later, as I sip my coffee, the other two appear,newspaper under arm and for a minute I thought they'd gone AWOL! At Eumundi, in the town centre, there is a choice of The Fig Tree (Pioneer), Food @ Eumundi (Signature Roasters),Chuckles (Toby's Estate),Green Bean Cafe (Vincenza) and Red Dog Cafe (Toby's Estate) and I choose the later since they also retail coffee machinery and it turns out to be a good choice. Barista Angel is a gem and she works that Vibienne a treat! Down in the markets, the choice is between Matthews(Wega/Cosmopolitan) or Bean and Gone (Rancillio/Own roast) where owner/barista Grant is cagey about his blend but for my money, Red Dog is the standout here. On Hastings Street at Noosa, I tried coffee at Sierra Cafe Bar (that WMM combo again!) and Berardo's (Gravity), but in another class are Aromas (twin LaMarzoccos/Noosa Gold) and Hard Coffee(LaMarzocco/ Campos) with the later the better (T.A's favourite). And aren't the two baristas there the most baristary looking baristas you've ever seen? Need a barista for a photo shoot/ T.V. advertisement/movie bit part? Then go no further!
