Finding the best coffee before Sydney Royal Easter Show opens

By Julie Power
Updated May 3 2016 - 10:13am, first published February 16 2016 - 10:48am
Chair of judges Paul Mannassis (standing) samples an espresso while judge Joseph Gadallah looks on at the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition that precedes this year's Easter Show at Homebush.  Photo: James Brickwood
Chair of judges Paul Mannassis (standing) samples an espresso while judge Joseph Gadallah looks on at the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition that precedes this year's Easter Show at Homebush. Photo: James Brickwood
Chair of judges Paul Mannassis (standing) samples an espresso while judge Joseph Gadallah looks on at the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition that precedes this year's Easter Show at Homebush.  Photo: James Brickwood
Chair of judges Paul Mannassis (standing) samples an espresso while judge Joseph Gadallah looks on at the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition that precedes this year's Easter Show at Homebush. Photo: James Brickwood
Joseph Gadallah tasted about 35 espressos at the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition that precedes the Sydney Royal Easter Show 2016. Photo: James Brickwood
Joseph Gadallah tasted about 35 espressos at the Sydney Royal Coffee Competition that precedes the Sydney Royal Easter Show 2016. Photo: James Brickwood

It sounds like a dream job for any coffee-crazy-caffeine hound until you actually do it: Taste 70 lattes over a two-day period.

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