Frank Camorra’s face lights up with the smile of a Cheshire cat as his mind casts back to the days of his chef’s apprenticeship at a prominent Victorian coffee lounge.
“The Arab was the most iconic coffee house in Australia in the 60s. Think of the hippest, coolest, most bohemian place you could ever imagine, that was The Arab. Sadly, it’s no longer exists, but man, was that an interesting place to work. There were wild parties, people smoking pipes, colourful cushions everywhere, and plenty of coffee. It was the first real coffee shop in Lorne [on the Victorian Great Ocean Road]. People would come back to relive the coffee experience they once had,” Frank says.
“For me, the best coffee memories are not just