I have been living in the UK now for 10 years altogether, and it was just the other morning, as I came up from Oxford street early in the morning and looked at all the British flags they have up and down Regent/Oxford streets at the moment, that I realised again how much I enjoy […]
Why I love London – An Explanation Read More »
“What is cascara?” It is a question either myself or one of the other staff at Kaffeine get asked nearly every day. It is probably the question I would have asked if I had not landed the job as a barista on one of my first visits to this little café in London. Cascara is
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Unfortunately we are saying goodbye to another one of our staff members, because his visa is about to expire and he has to go home. Matthew is the young man you may have seen working the service area. He came to us late last year, after completing a 12 month scholarship at a leading London
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No, sorry, it’s not a joke. I tell really bad jokes, ask the staff. Dad jokes. Anyway, I was thinking about this the other day, because we had a lot of coffee people in over the last weekend with the London Coffee Festival, and we had one particular Spanish family in, who were on holiday
A coffee enthusiast, a regular and a tourist walk into a cafe – An Explanation Read More »
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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We really are very happy, and so, it appears, are our tea drinking customers. We recently changed from a very good tea supplier, to one that we felt matched the Kaffeine profile and was able to provide that little bit better product that we are always searching for. It took some time, our lead barista
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We wish we had found her earlier in her two years here in the UK, but hey, we are lucky to have had her here for the past six months or so. One of our fabulous staff members, Ashlea, is leaving next week to go back to Australia. If you know our store, you may
Kaffeine Legend – Ashlea Stirling – Senior Barista Read More »
So what do you do? You are running an independent business, one which your family relies on to make ends meet, one on which your employees rely on to provide them with a wage and a good place to work. You are very proud of your products, your company, your branding and your staff and
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The blackboard of knowledge is what is has come to be known as, our A frame blackboard outside that we use not just to advertise our wares, but to try to make someones day as they walk past, or, to attract attention in some sort of abstract, out there way. I started off by downloading
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When I was planning Kaffeine, one of the tantalising things about it was the fact that I would be able to play the music that I like and thought would be perfect. Music that made me smile, made me happy, kept me going, motivated me, or brought back memories. I grew up in the 80’s
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