After we opened the doors in August 2009 we started to recognise two gentleman who came in virtually every weekday, sometimes up to two or three times in a day. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee. Impeccably dressed, very well-mannered and very good friends, they worked in the design industry in the local area. If you ever […]
Half Cut Grapes – One of the 1%’s Read More »
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
Kaffeine Legend – Sam ‘Boni’ Boniface – Lead Barista Read More »
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 »
Barista v barista, 2 cups of double shot espresso, steam your own milk and split your jugs, then pour the two cups and choose your best one. No pressure.
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown15 – The Finals Read More »
Congratulations are in order. The final 16 baristas have made their way to the last week of the London Latte Art Smackdown and will be competing on Tuesday night at Square Mile Roastery in front of a mad, up for it crowd with some of the complete legends of the London Coffee scene as judges
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown15 – Round Four Read More »
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
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown15 – Round Three Read More »
Note: I wrote this back on January 12th, then got a little distracted and so have only just published it. I will wrap up the past four weeks in another, separate blog post. It is a bit hard to believe that it has only been a week and also that this week was the very
Kaffeine Eastcastle – Week One Read More »
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
Kaffeine – The Second Shop – An Announcement Read More »
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 »
In case you were not aware, Tamper Tantrum is probably best described as a forum for selected coffee professionals to be able to put across a viewpoint in front of an audience, which is then allowed to go live on the internet via iTunes and the Tamper Tantrum podcast. What makes this even more amazing
Tamper Tantrum Birmingham – Peter Dore-Smith Live Speech Read More »
