{"id":239,"date":"2018-09-05T05:20:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T05:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2018-09-11T00:44:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T00:44:23","slug":"barista-celeste-wong-shares-her-coffee-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/barista-celeste-wong-shares-her-coffee-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Barista Celeste Wong Shares Her Coffee Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-319 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1184\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_banner-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_banner-1-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_banner-1-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_banner-1-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_banner-1-1080x240.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">BARISTA CELESTE WONG TELLS US WHY<br \/>\nCOFFEE IS MUCH MORE THAN A DRINK<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-321 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_celeste_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_celeste_2-1.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_celeste_2-1-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet \u2018The Girl In The Caf\u00e9\u2019 blogger as she explains why<br \/>\ncoffee is such an important part of her life&#8230;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"main container\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"grid-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-386 aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_1-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cs_1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-full\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the things that stands out about coffee culture today is it\u2019s sense of community and how it brings people together. Everybody has their favourite caf\u00e9 or coffee shop,<br \/>\nwhether it\u2019s in a big city or a small home town. Caf\u00e9s have regulars who come in day in, day out, and baristas who are on first name terms with customers<br \/>\nand know their usual before they\u2019ve ordered.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.2963%; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tGyBFG1IxHo?feature=oembed\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Celeste\u2019s love for coffee began years ago when she first started learning the intricacies of the process, but her real passion stems from the fact that it\u2019s \u201cso much more\u201d than just a drink. Aside from the science and craftsmanship that goes into making the perfect brew, coffee is a way of connecting people. The social side of spending time with people and sharing stories over a coffee from your favourite cup is part of it\u2019s beauty. Find a new favourite mug to share secrets over\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/collections\/tableware\/coffee-studio\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-379 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SHOP_COFFEE_STUDIO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SHOP_COFFEE_STUDIO.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SHOP_COFFEE_STUDIO-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; height=&#8221;5px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">KEEP READING<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;3&#8243; show_author=&#8221;off&#8221; show_date=&#8221;off&#8221; show_categories=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; pagination_font_size_tablet=&#8221;51&#8243; pagination_line_height_tablet=&#8221;2&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_css_content=&#8221;display: none;&#8221;][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coffee Culture Series<br \/>\n&#8211; Episode 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - 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