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 »
It’s taken me a long while to write this, for which I can only apologise to the subject of the post who I hope is reading this one day while she sips beers on the beach in Lennox Head, NSW Australia to be exact, which is basically down the road from Byron Bay. Claire Brice
Kaffeine Legend – Claire ‘Brice’ Brice – Manager Read More »
This week we celebrate the 1st birthday of Eastcastle street store. If you ever want an indication of how quickly time flies in London, this this is a perfect example. March the 9th we opened officially, but we will be giving away ‘fun size’ chocolate brownies as birthday cake all week to pretty much anyone
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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 »
This is what I remember. It was perhaps early 2009 (but I cannot be sure), it was at Gwilym Davies’ coffee cart at Columbia Road Flower Market and one of the baristas was making coffee, again my memory fades on who it was, but they were talking about coffee to a customer and the importance
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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 brush, bring her back to life a bit. We have updated things here and there, to
Great Titchfield Street – Time for a facelift – Plans for Renovations Read More »
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 perhaps it may inspire some of the younger generation, if they need it, to
Remembering 30 years in Hospitality – A Career Indeed Read More »
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 different coffees and work with them, great for our customers to be able to try these coffees from
The guest espresso program and Shots Per Kilo (SPK’s) – An Explanation Read More »
