London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 - #smackdown14 - Finals and Wrap Up

Even I was slightly nervous as I dropped off the children in Walthamstow to my wife and caught the train back in into town (East London) to get to Square Mile coffee roasters. Not sure why. I wasnR...

London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 - #smackdown14 - Round Four

Four weeks is a long time in competition, and here we are at the end of it. Yes, on Tuesday the 18th we will have made it to the finals of the London Latte Art Smackdown which will see 12 London baris...

London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 - #smackdown14 - Round Three

We actually ran out of beer even faster than expected as over 30 people came to see Heat Three at Kaffeine on Tuesday night. Luckily we had loads of coffee and also milk on hand for the twelve barista...

London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 - #smackdown14 - Round Two

It appears we have made a fairly serious miscalculation. We did not get enough beer in. Two heats down and we have to go off to get some more just to be sure we can get through this coming week and He...

London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 - #smackdown14 - Round One

There is already a waiting list. Forty- eight baristas have entered and we already have a waiting list of about five people. What are we going to do next year? Think we will worry about that when we g...

London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 - #smackdown14 - Lead Up Part Two

So here we are, the first week is upon us already and the amazing news is that at this time (10 pm Friday night), there are only five spaces left on the final heat night, November 11th *Updated Satur...

London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 - #smackdown14 - Lead Up Part One

Last year we held the inaugural London Latte Art Challenge and it is with great excitement that we are able to say..it’s on again. We are very, very lucky because Square Mile Coffee have offered...

Kaffeine Legend - Grace 'Gracie' Piper - Senior Barista

Grace had just returned from an extended holiday back home in NZ to the UK when she approached us for work. This was back in February 2013. With a great background in hospitality and experience at a b...

Credit Cards Fees and the Minimum Spend - An Explanation

In the planning and set up of Kaffeine 5 years ago, the bank said ‘ so you’ll need a credit card machine, we will get that set up for you’.  Okay sure. It really wasn’t high o...
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