After we opened the doors in August 2009 we started to recognise two gentleman who came in virtually every weekday, sometimes up to two or three times in a day. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee. Impeccably dressed, very well-mannered and very good friends, they worked in the design industry in the local area. If you ever […]
Half Cut Grapes – One of the 1%’s Read More »
In April 2013, we started looking for a person to start on service. The period of 2012 to 2013 was massive for Kaffeine, in fact it was massive for the whole London specialty industry. We were super, super busy, busier even than we are now and London was just recovering and in the glow of
Kaffeine Legend – Josephine ‘Josie’ Snee Read More »
A couple of films shot by Kess Bohan
The Kaffeine Movies – Two short films showcasing what we are all about Read More »
I was nervous, so I assume the competitors were nervous too, but who knows? Some openly showed it, some admitted it, some just cruised in, had a few pints of lager and said ‘let’s do this’. This year we were in the wonderful upstairs room at Square Mile with loads of space, easy access to
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown16 – The Finals Read More »
It was the biggest crowd of the whole four weeks. There was seriously no more room at the inn as about 50 people crammed into Eastcastle street to watch the final heats and see who the final four would be to go to Square Mile on October 7th. Unfortunately, two of our pre-planned judges could
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown16 – Round Four Read More »
Well we put all the beer in the fridge this time. There was no way were were gong to be caught out again. We weren’t, but we just had enough as over 60 people crammed into Eastcastle street or even stood on the benches outside and watched through our wonderful arched windows. We were honoured
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown16 – Round Two Read More »
Quite a long time ago, we started a guest espresso program on weekends, whereby we would take off decaf on our second grinder and order in and dial in a guest espresso from various roasters across the UK and Europe on a weekly basis. To start with, it worked very, very well and we ran
Kaffeine – The Guest Espresso Program rides again Read More »
We are very lucky in that the majority of our customers are regulars, or become regulars, but we also attract other customers, the occasional tourist who is looking for coffee, or the occasional lost tourist, or Antipodeans looking for coffee on their travels, or parents with buggies and little children etc etc. It is easy
No, it’s not being a chef, or being a barista, or being on service, though all of these positions are responsible for this, the hardest of jobs, it is not even a kitchen porter, who has probably the hardest job of all. It is the overall job of keeping all your cafe/restaurant/hotel/work area clean and
Possibly one of the hardest jobs there is in running a cafe….An explanation Read More »
After a three week closure, (one for holidays and two for renovations), we are very proud and happy to say that our Great Titchfield street store is back open and ready to go. We have installed new Lumen windows at the rear, changed the seating and front bench to lovely new English oak boards, added
Guess who’s back, Kaffeine’s back – Renovations Complete Read More »
