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2nd November 2015

Great Titchfield Street - Time for a facelift - Plans for Renovations

Six years is a long time in cafe life. Lots of wear and tear, heavy use. Day after day after day, after day. Every year at Christmas we used to give Great Titchfield a going over with the paint brus...

27th October 2015

Remembering 30 years in Hospitality - A Career Indeed

It is 30 years since I started working in Hospitality, and so I thought I would document the ten year stages here. In one way, it is a lovely way for me to write about it, but I also hope that perha...

19th October 2015

The guest espresso program and Shots Per Kilo (SPK's) - An Explanation

Quite a long while ago, one of our former superstar lead baristas came to me with the idea of running a guest espresso on the bar. This, they said, would be perfect for our baristas/staff to try dif...

12th October 2015

London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown15 - The Finals

Barista v barista, 2 cups of double shot espresso, steam your own milk and split your jugs, then pour the two cups and choose your best one. No pressure.

3rd October 2015

London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown15 - Round Four

Congratulations are in order. The final 16 baristas have made their way to the last week of the London Latte Art Smackdown and will be competing on Tuesday night at Square Mile Roastery in front of ...

28th September 2015

London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown15 - Round Three

It is the last week. Heat four of the London Latte Art Smackdown before we head off to Square Mile for the final with the top 16 baristas competing for prizes, money, trophies and glory. This will be...

21st September 2015

London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown15 - Round Two

This week we move into heat three of the London Latte Art Smackdown and as expected, the pressure is rising each week as we witness the fitness (sorry) of the baristas of London and their skills, st...

14th September 2015

London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown15 - Round One

What a great night the first heat was. 16 baristas, three world class judges, probably the best espresso machine in the world, £840 in cash to win plus prizes from Square Mile, Coffee Hit, Minor Figu...

7th September 2015

London Latte Art Smackdown - #smackdown15 - Lead Up Part Two

So the London Latte Art Smackdown for 2015 enters it’s first week and we have amazing news in that the interest has been so high that we have been able to increase the entrants to 16 per heat,...

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66 Great Titchfield St

Open since 2009 and still regarded as a leading benchmark setting cafe of the London speciality coffee industry.

15 Eastcastle St

Open since March 2015 and perfectly located just one street back from Oxford Street, it is an updated, larger version of the original, still setting benchmarks in the London speciality coffee industry.

Catering

Breakfast, lunch or special baked treats from weekly changing menus with free delivery in Fitzrovia and SOHO.

Coffee Classes

These courses will allow you into the world of the working barista, teaching you either latte art skills or, working with you in a one on one class.

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