The Kaffeine Movies – Two short films showcasing what we are all about
A couple of films shot by Kess Bohan
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Kaffeine Legend – Sam ‘Boni’ Boniface – Lead Barista
It has been a month since he left, in fact it took a while to get him to leave, as he kept coming back to cover shifts or to do more classes just after his actual real final day. He was meant to finish up at 4 pm on a Friday afternoon (we try to
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London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown16 – The Finals
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
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London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown16 – Round Four
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
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London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown16 – Round Two
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
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Kaffeine – The Guest Espresso Program rides again
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
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Should all customers be treated the same, or should all different customers be treated differently?
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
Remembering 30 years in Hospitality – A Career Indeed
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
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The guest espresso program and Shots Per Kilo (SPK’s) – An Explanation
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
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London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown15 – Round Three
It is the last week. Heat four of the London Latte Art Smackdown before we head off to Square Mile for the final with the top 16 baristas competing for prizes, money, trophies and glory. This will be fantastic, with an amazing cross section of competitors form across the top London cafes competing for the
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