Situated right above the beach in Umhlanga, Durban - the Beverly Hills Hotel is one of the jewels of the Southern Sun Group’s crown. It holds a 5-star rating and sports MAGNIFICENT views of the ocean. It is pretty clean and quite pristine.
A FREAKING SHAME ABOUT THE COFFEE!!!
I come to the Beverly Hills to get away from the rigmarole of the day-to-day andmore often to work undisturbed in a pleasant environment. In the past I have cajoeled and complained. I have offered FREE ADVICE. I have even gotten behind the bar and shown them how it is done.
It always BLOWS MY MIND how the worst cappuccinos are always served at 5 star hotels that charge 5 star prices!!! And let me tell you that this is pretty consitant right throughout SA. They are a bunch of minging, penny pinching louts.
Yup! That’s how it is. The Beverly Spills Hostel charges a grand R21 per cappuccino. That is almost double what anyone else in Durban charges - even the winners of the Cappuccino competition charge about half that.
DON’T GIVE ME THAT “BUT IT’S A FIVE STAR HOTEL CRAP!!!” - If it’s a 5 star hotel, shouldn’t the product be 5 star? The excuse is that this is a 5-star hotel because of the amazing location/situation. My buddy Fanie has a spot down the road and his view is the same and the coffee is free (and better). Continue reading ‘The Grind : The Beverly Hills Hotel, Durban Coffee’
I guess most people who know me know I am a bit of a coffee snob. Hey. It’s OK. It’s true.
I am a SELF PROFESSED COFFEE SNOB…
BUT!!! -with a difference
I actually know what I am taking about. If I know one thing - it’s a good cuppa… and best of all - I understand the science behind it and after 2 years of solid cappuccino-making - I can deliver the goods and just from a look across a crowded room, can tell you pretty much what is right/ wrong about a capo as the waiter carries it my way…
I have been trained by one of the best barristas from Italy and have spent many an hour pondering the right grind and the perfect froth.
It’s crunch time. I am going to deliver the goods : yeah. I am going to tell you who about THE GOOD, THE BAD andTHE DAMN DOWNRIGHT UGLY of the coffee world wherever I travel from now on.
People will gnash their teeth. People will cry. People will HATE. Some will sigh.
It’s about time someone brought the brigands in the coffee industry to account. So here it comes Jimmy!!!
Welcome to the Chronicles of THE GRIND : COFFEE CRITIC.
Chopsticks – why o why are they called Chopsticks?
Could it be that they are only used for eating chops? Are they only used by chops? What is their relation to Mutton Chops (the doo – not the chow) and if they are related to Mutton Chops, why was Elvis not a huge addict?
Perhaps it’s named after the musical piece “Chopsticks”!
Well could it be that they came together as a set and one had to “chop” the set of sticks in half? Far more likely a scenario!
As promised, I am going to keep everyone updated on the latest superhero movies that are due to hit the big screen this year.
A much anticipated superhero movie for 2008 (and which is surrounded with much controversy due to a change of director and lead man) is The Incredible Hulk… yep – it’s coming this year!!!
The last Hulk movie was released in 2003 and was produced by the Legendary director Ang Lee. Ang Lee is well known for amazing art-house movies including : Ride with the Devil, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Push Hands, Eat Drink Man Woman, the controversial Brokeback mountain, The Ice Storm, Sense and Sensibility, The Wedding Banquet and more.WOW! What a repertoire!!! And Lee is a total genius. He has a habit of choosing a movie genre and making the quintessential movie to define that genre.
When I heard that Ang Lee was tackling the superhero genre – I was absolutely ecstatic! All I can tell you is that he DEFINITELY delivered the goods. Starring a Eric Bana in the role of Bruce Banner – a mild mannered scientist with a past veiled in suppressed memories and constant nightmares – they pulled off an amazing accomplishment : a superhero movie with an art house feel.
Welcome to THE BEVERLY HILLS!
