Four weeks is a long time in competition, and here we are at the end of it. Yes, on Tuesday the 18th we will have made it to the finals of the London Latte Art Smackdown which will see 12 London baristas competing in front of a packed house for glory and prizes. The final […]
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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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It is especially after a busy day, with a bit of caffeine in your stream, that your mind is racing and you start to think of all the possibilities and ‘what if we did this?’ scenarios. Or at 3 am when you can’t sleep. Music has always been a big part of my own life,
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That’s it now, four heats complete. The top 8 are decided to go into the final at Square Mile Coffee and with the chance to win some amazing prizes as well as the potential for fame and glory. We had another 40 people crammed into Kaffeine to watch what was happening and the pressure was
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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
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I’m really very lucky and grateful that the staff who work at Kaffeine are all passionate and enthusiastic about their jobs and not only that, but also passionate and enthusiastic about the business. Kaffeine would not be the business it is today without the fantastic input, ideas and creativity from our staff, who it seems
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As you may know already, before Kaffeine, I worked at Lord’s Cricket Ground, spending 3 and a half years there looking after all the casual catering staff. This year we are back again, and this week in particular is the big one, the second Test, against one of the great all time teams with the
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