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Coffee and crepes Kevin McQuillan meets the young man behind the booming Duffy Cafe in Port Moresby.
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hree years ago, Travers Chue set up Duffy Cafe in Port Moresby with his brothers, Everett and Ashlon, and his French girlfriend, now fiancée, Olga Girault. “Originally we had seating for only about 40 customers. Now we can seat 120 comfortably,” he says. “We started off with about 10 staff. We now have over 40. “We’ve got an outdoor area and an indoor area. We’ve got the creperie to serve savoury and sweet crepes.” A French bakery providing fresh breads, baguettes and croissants daily is due for completion by year’s end. “It has totally exceeded our expectations,” he says, through word of mouth. The secret, he says, is quality and innovation, in coffee, food, training and presentation. “It’s about bringing back what other people are doing in other cities around the world, like Shanghai, London, Paris, Sydney, Brisbane.”
Training Olga Girault, with a hospitality degree from Brussels and experience in Australia, trains staff “from scratch”.
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Man on a mission … Travers Chue plans to open more cafes.