"Coffee is number one, and being completely engrossed with coffee and sucked into the whole world of the good espresso... that's been my key focus for majority of the business. And then accompanied by a really good panino, which in my life and my growing up has been very important, whether it's just a staple lunch on a Saturday afternoon with mortadella and provolone or something a little bit more with your giardiniere and your prosciutti..."

I interviewed Nathaniel Praino, who runs a successful café in Adelaide's east. He welcomed me into his space where we spoke about coffee, panini, family support, setting up a second location, setbacks during his start-up phase, and more... 

05:43 - What drove Nathaniel to open up the cafè
10:17 - Why Nathaniel did not expect the cafè community to develop in the way that it did 
11:58 - “It’s not your job to create”
15:18 - On family support + 30,000 panini!
17:42 - On work life and balancing parenting
19:14 - Opening despite a pandemic
20:27 - Winning an award for best coffee 
22:38 - Opening up a second location 
28:30 - Working around not having a full kitchen 
30:48 - Attracting friendly staff and people
33:46 - Advice for someone wanting to start up their own cafe
38:52 - Nathaniel’s signature Portuguese tarts 

Learn more about the café and join the local community on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nathanielscoffeeandpanini/

Follow Nathaniel's café updates on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nathanielscoffeepanini/

Watch this episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/VQwcLuOW9FI

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