Six years is a long time in cafe life. Lots of wear and tear, heavy use. Day after day after day, after day. Every year at Christmas we used to give Great Titchfield a going over with the paint brush, bring her back to life a bit. We have updated things here and there, to […]
Great Titchfield Street – Time for a facelift – Plans for Renovations Read More »
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
Remembering 30 years in Hospitality – A Career Indeed Read More »
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
The guest espresso program and Shots Per Kilo (SPK’s) – An Explanation 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 »
This week we move into heat three of the London Latte Art Smackdown and as expected, the pressure is rising each week as we witness the fitness (sorry) of the baristas of London and their skills, steady hands, passion, enthusiasm and care for their coffees and the coffee industry. It is brilliant to watch. Last
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown15 – Round Two Read More »
So the London Latte Art Smackdown for 2015 enters it’s first week and we have amazing news in that the interest has been so high that we have been able to increase the entrants to 16 per heat, or 64 of London’s best (or most courageous) baristas. This of course means tat the total prize
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown15 – Lead Up Part Two Read More »
It is back, for the third year now and it is even more popular than before. The London Latte Art Smackdown, sponsored by Square Mile, Coffee Hit and Kaffeine, runs over five weeks starting with four rounds of heats from Tuesday the 8th of September and finishing on Tuesday the 6th October at our new
London Latte Art Smackdown – #smackdown15 – Lead Up Read More »
This week we celebrate five years of being a part of the community on Great Titchfield street. We hope that we have also had some sort of influence on the coffee industry, not just in London but across the U.K and if possible into Europe. We also very sincerely hope that we have brought a
Kaffeine – Fifth Birthday Celebrations Read More »
It started a long, long time ago. That is, thinking about opening a second store, though certainly nothing serious. Then we found out Layla was going to have a baby brother or sister so all those potential plans were put on hold as a very conscious decision that this time, it was all about the
Opening the second store – The snowball effect that runs in your mind Read More »
