As of today, Monday January 5th, we take possession of our second site for Kaffeine. It has been a long time coming, not just because we have been operating for five and a half years now, but also in the negotiations of the lease (6 months). It is located at 15 Eastcastle Street, W1T 3AY […]
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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 Heat Three. Heat Two was another great success with coffee legends Ben Townsend from
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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 busy cafe in Westfield as a key holder, barista and supervisor, we were very glad to have Grace
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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 on my list to get organised. Of all the things you need to think of. Then the machine etc
Credit Cards Fees and the Minimum Spend – An Explanation Read More »
Last week was pretty busy, not just in the shop itself but all over the place. On Monday on my day off I caught up with Kaffeine legend Karolina Malinowska for lunch and we went to Workshop in Clerkenwell, then on Tuesday I had minor surgery to my elbow to remove a cyst, leaving me
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We’ve known this day was coming for a long time. Does not make it any easier to say goodbye though. Today is Jessica’s last day at Kaffeine as her visa has come to and end and she is off to travel the world. Jessica ‘Talbs’ Talbot came to us in July 2012 and started as
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You probably cannot get more of an informed point of view than Jason Atherton at the moment, and in an interview in the Caterer magazine last week, they asked him about how he manages to maintain his standards with all the openings of restaurants he has had recently. One of the answers was about the
‘When systems fail, chaos reins’ – Jason Atherton Read More »
I feel a bit silly that we have only just started doing this. Perhaps every other cafe out there does it already and we are just a bit behind. The question was raised, how many shots do we get per kilo and how do we prove it? The fact is, that question has always been
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A very good manager I worked with a long time ago taught me this. If something is wrong or broken, fix it immediately. If something needs to happen to make the work of your staff all that easier, do it as soon as possible. If you need a new piece of equipment that will improve
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As we finished for the Christmas break, two of our ‘legend status’ staff members finished up at Kaffeine, Julia and Blazej. Julia: Julia has been working at Kaffeine since August 2011, primarily on service. Julia’s hair styles were one of the most noticeable aspects about her, but was also even more important was the rapport
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