Find it and go!

I started this blog to write about all the cups of coffee worth telling the world about. I want to write about the places I keep going back to for more. 

More of that one good cup of coffee made by a passionate barista who understands the value of the sputters and hisses of the machine under his trained hand. Who knows the metal tapping sound when he empties and refills a portafilter (in coffee lingo it is the thing in which the actual ground coffee is compressed) when preparing his own branded brew. 

It’s where the love of science and life from the soil meet. 

One of those is Lecheimi, the proud product  of Cherry Berry Café, a proud family run restaurant in Doringkloof, Centurion. The roaster/barista/manager is Hein Gerber. He was the second person after CSE to show me what can be done with coffee beans. I think he should also be called magician. A cold Calypso on a hot day combines espresso and banana in a magical way, and the jumbo cappuccino on a cold winter morning is just inspiring. 

This Belgian originated family created home away from home for every customer. In summertime you can soak up the garden’s green heavenly scents on the back “stoep” , and winter time an inviting indoor fireplace keeps you warm and cosy for as long as you like. 

Although this is a coffee blog, I want to give a shout out to chef Drichia’s food: literally everything she cooks is amazing, my personal favorites being the Uitsmyter and Michele’s omelette, both the best way to start the day!

Slow living is the term that comes to mind, where “cheffie’s” wonderful food complemented by Lecheimi beans’ fresh roasted brew bring your cells to life. We have become good friends, and a visit to Centurion would never be complete without some much needed Cherry Berry love where you arrive wanting and leave spellbound.

This is where I go back to, over and over again, because apart from meeting my muse, the places I go back to is where a voice in the wind whispers, “kick off your shoes, let your hair down and just be who you really are.”