The Ashes at Lords Cricket Ground - 2015

So very excited this week, it is the return of the Ashes with England vs Australia at the Home of Cricket, Lords Cricket Ground. If you have been following, you will know that England have just won the first test in Cardiff and so I am quite sure they will be full of confidence coming into this game, as will all the England supporters.

It is going to make the atmosphere at Lords all that more special and exciting. It also marks the 6th year anniversary since I left the Club to open Kaffeine. The Ashes in 2009 was my last match there before I left on July 25th and opened Kaffeine on August 14th.

This season we are back in the Harris Gardens, the premier outdoor dining area and Veuve Cliquot champagne bar of the ground, tucked in behind the members stand, just up from the WG Grace main entrance. We will continue to do bulk brew filter coffee and have upgraded this year to a 3 group Simonelli and Robur grinder for our espresso to be able to cope with the high demand.

The other amazing news is that we have also signed a contract to provide espresso and filter coffee in the iconic Media Centre to over 200 journalists and photographers, broadcasters and commentators. We started here for the first test against New Zealand and had a fantastic time with amazing feedback. We cannot wait to get back in there this game and provide the media with much needed espresso for their long days.

It is a long day indeed. We get there about 6:30, the club will open the gates at 8:30 am, perhaps even earlier, then in the Harris we get properly hammered busy until just before 11 am when all the crowds have dispersed into the ground to watch the 1st ball. From then the Harris turns into a 150 cover restaurant which will have been booked out for months in advance and we will provide espresso coffee to have with lunch and afternoon teas until about 5 pm.

In the media we will also be there from 6:30 am, with the media arriving from 7 am to get set up for the day and we will then be very busy again until just before 11 am, then will remain steady until closing at 6 pm.

So if you are in the ground for the match, please do try to come see us in the Harris Gardens and please make sure you say hello. If you are only able to listen to the radio, watch it on Sky or watch the highlights on Channel 5, please think of us when you see the media centre.

We would like to generously thank very good friends at Coffee Hit and at Square Mile for all their support with equipment, plus a big thank you to all the Kaffeine staff who work so very hard over this time. It is a very special time.

Peter Dore-Smith
Director
Kaffeine Ltd
66 Great Titchfield st.
15 Eastcastle st.