Karolina left us this week. Does that sound dramatic? It’s meant to, as Karolina ‘Special K’ has joined a select group of staff who are qualified Kaffeine legends. Those who have worked here, made their mark, made their impression and given their time, passion and energy to the business. Those who will always be remembered. […]
Kaffeine Legend – Karolina ‘Special K’ Malinowska Read More »
‘Oh Jerry…’ ‘Poor Jerry’, ‘Jerry behind please…’ ‘Can you wash Jerry please?’ ‘Jerry’s been left in his own mess again’. Anyone who has worked here over the years will know who he is. I’m pretty sure it was “the legend that is Rhea’ that named him back in August 2009. I had searched and searched
Kaffeine Legend – Jerry the Juicer (2009 – 2013) RIP Read More »
Rory left us this week. Most people would not know Rory, as he starts at 6:15 am each morning, leaves about 3 pm and worked nearly every weekend over the past 18 months and we kept him downstairs most of the time. This was of course because he worked in the kitchen. It is always
Kaffeine Legend – Rory (A Baker, a Builder, a Dancer, a Sandwich Maker) Read More »
What is one of the most important aspects of operating a food business? To be very blunt, it is most probably making sure you do not make your customers very ill (or worse) with your food. It’s quite a responsibility. It’s also to ensure that for your staff and for your customers you are operating
Food Safety – The responsibility of not making people really ill (or worse) Read More »
When I was 21 years old, I moved from an outer suburban pub to a 100 seat cocktail bar adjoining a brand new 300 seat restaurant in the inner suburbs in Melbourne. It was my first real city job. I started as a barman, and the bar manager’s name was Eddie. He admitted many years
The Art of Peripheral Vision – An Explanation Read More »
So there is a bit of talk in the industry about a new method of grinding beans for use on an espresso machine using the EK 43 grinder and in consequence of that, a few blog posts. I have seen this grinder in action at the 3FE store in Dublin recently as did two of
The EK 43 grinder debate Read More »
Back in February, we had what we called the great Kaffeine sticker off. Those who know us may know our stickers and how iconic they have become in the area of Fitzrovia. We have to do quite a few per day, so we had a competition to see who could go the fastest. We love
The Great Kaffeine Bake Off – Try this at home Read More »
So 4 years ago, we were launched. Yes, this Wednesday 4 years ago was the first real day of operations for us. We invited all of Mrs K’s work mates down from their office for lunch as a trial and we opened for the day, with Chef Jared and a good buddy Katya in the
4 Years Old – From Nursery to Big School Read More »
Over your lifetime, you will probably remember certain pieces of advice given to you or handed down by parents, managers, friends, loved ones. These pieces of advice or words of wisdom you can either reject or employ and they will help to shape you into the person you are today. Certain hospitality managers have impacted
The One Percents – An Explanation Read More »
It came down to the final over of the Sunday, the fourth day of a five day Test, the busiest Test Lord’s had ever experienced, to see whether we would be back there on the Monday. We really did not want to be. It had been a long four days already, and Australia had one
Cricket update – Ashes – Our dreams almost came through Read More »
