Oh how I wish I could eat out all the time. Mrs K treated me last week to three fabulous meals, in order to celebrate one’s birthday you see. We went to St John Hotel in the morning for breakfast where I had grilled kippers and a pot of Rare Tea Company Earl Grey, then off to Barrafina for […]
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The UK coffee market has certainly come along way in a few years. How much more can it grow? Can you remember when Starbucks and Costa and Nero first come onto the high street and introduced us all to a different coffee culture? Was the opening of Flat White in 2005 the real kick that
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Bit excited this week, as lead barista James has been working on new playlists for us, plus I have added my own little bit by sourcing more music that I just need to find the time to create into playlists of my own. James is quite the perfectionist, and his love and understanding for music
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One of the absolute best things about living in London is the amount of people you can meet and friends you make from all parts of the world. One of the worst things, is saying goodbye to them. This week we say farewell to one of the true legends of Kaffeine, our manager Amy. A
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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
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For 3 and a half years I worked at the most prestigious cricket and sporting members clubs in the world, the M.C.C. at Lord’s Cricket Ground. For an Australian who grew up playing cricket in the front yard with my brothers, but not very well, it was a dream come true. As a hospitality career
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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 »
In November of last year, we took the first step into expansion by opening a concession within the Lend Lease corporate building on Euston Road called One Tree Coffee. Unfortunately, six months later, we have taken the decision to close it. Opening Kaffeine and the path we have taken over the past two and a
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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
Rare Tea Company – A new supplier 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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