Last year we held the inaugural London Latte Art Challenge and it is with great excitement that we are able to say..it’s on again. We are very, very lucky because Square Mile Coffee have offered to hold the final at the roastery again, and all heats leading up to this will be held at Kaffeine. […]
London Latte Art Smackdown 2014 – #smackdown14 – Lead Up Part One Read More »
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
Kaffeine Legend – Grace ‘Gracie’ Piper – Senior Barista 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 »
You know when you’re young and invincible? Perhaps you are at that stage now, or perhaps you remember when you were, or perhaps you think you still are. I’m at the ‘think you still are stage’. That is until I get home and sit down. I remember when I was at the ‘I know I
The Importance of Shoes – 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 »
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
It’s been a proud week Read More »
We don’t mind a bit of competition. It’s healthy and good for you, in fact it’s good for everyone, the staff, the business and especially the customer. It could be competing to beat our own sales or coffee records, or other cafes opening nearby who copy most of the things that we do, or just
Competition Time – Or ‘Bring it On’ Read More »
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
Kaffeine Legend – Jessica ‘Talbs’ Talbot – Senior Barista & Ast Mgr Read More »
My wife used to work on the corner of Great Titchfield and Mortimer, from about 2007 to 2009. That is how we found our location. We knew that the demographic of fashion, media, design, advertising was suitable towards our business concept, and also that we would enjoy opening and running a business with that demographic.
West Fitzrovia – It’s all happening in 2014 Read More »
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 »
