Energising encounters
Stories that fuel our community.
MAD4: How we presented ourselves.
Coffee isn’t typically held in the highest regard by the wider food and drink community. Do we think this is justified? Maybe we coffee-folk aren’t being purposefully snubbed, even if...
MAD4: How we presented ourselves.
Coffee isn’t typically held in the highest regard by the wider food and drink community. Do we think this is justified? Maybe we coffee-folk aren’t being purposefully snubbed, even if...
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Out and About
We are really excited to announce that we will be bringing a little slice of Workshop Coffee to Northern Ireland next week. Working in conjunction with our friends at Established...
Out and About
We are really excited to announce that we will be bringing a little slice of Workshop Coffee to Northern Ireland next week. Working in conjunction with our friends at Established...
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MAD4: What it meant to be invited.
MAD is an amazing concept. Each year the organisation aims to elevate food and drink, with respect to production, preparation and consumption, to a level beyond mere sustenance or hedonic pleasure....
MAD4: What it meant to be invited.
MAD is an amazing concept. Each year the organisation aims to elevate food and drink, with respect to production, preparation and consumption, to a level beyond mere sustenance or hedonic pleasure....
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We're Hiring: Barista & Head Barista in Clerken...
Since April 2011, our Clerkenwell Cafe has been the flagship of our operation, the hub from which we began our journey. We've been fortunate to have the opportunity to serve thousands upon...
We're Hiring: Barista & Head Barista in Clerken...
Since April 2011, our Clerkenwell Cafe has been the flagship of our operation, the hub from which we began our journey. We've been fortunate to have the opportunity to serve thousands upon...
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Guest Post: Rudy Melo - The 5th Floor
For a year now, we've been a partner of The 5th Floor; an amateur cycling team with branches in both London and New York - in fact, you may well...
Guest Post: Rudy Melo - The 5th Floor
For a year now, we've been a partner of The 5th Floor; an amateur cycling team with branches in both London and New York - in fact, you may well...
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A New Masterclass: Our Espresso Technique
It’s been a long time in the making, but we’re finally ready to open the doors of our new bespoke training lab to the public, for a two-and-a-half hour Masterclass:...
A New Masterclass: Our Espresso Technique
It’s been a long time in the making, but we’re finally ready to open the doors of our new bespoke training lab to the public, for a two-and-a-half hour Masterclass:...
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Kenya Showcase: An Introduction to Coffee’s Hol...
On the evening of September 4th we’re opening up our Holborn Coffeebar for a showcase of Kenyan coffee, and you’re invited. For many of us in the industry, Kenya constitutes...
Kenya Showcase: An Introduction to Coffee’s Hol...
On the evening of September 4th we’re opening up our Holborn Coffeebar for a showcase of Kenyan coffee, and you’re invited. For many of us in the industry, Kenya constitutes...
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Fresh Crops: La Plaza, Costa Rica
Getting your hands on a new coffee to roast and taste is always an enjoyable thing. A new espresso this good? Well that's a great thing! The second of...
Fresh Crops: La Plaza, Costa Rica
Getting your hands on a new coffee to roast and taste is always an enjoyable thing. A new espresso this good? Well that's a great thing! The second of...
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MAD Food Symposium: Going Back For More
It was about this time last year that four of us here were getting excited; one of us was having a baby, and the other three were off to the...
MAD Food Symposium: Going Back For More
It was about this time last year that four of us here were getting excited; one of us was having a baby, and the other three were off to the...
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Home Brewing Masterclass -- More Tickets Released.
We knew these classes would be popular, but I don't think we were quite prepared for just how quickly tickets would sell out. After going fully-booked until the end of...
Home Brewing Masterclass -- More Tickets Released.
We knew these classes would be popular, but I don't think we were quite prepared for just how quickly tickets would sell out. After going fully-booked until the end of...
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Where To Drink It: Lost & Found
Lost & Found - a cafe right at the fore of the burgeoning Northern Irish coffee scene.With the 2013 Irish Brewers Cup Champion Daniel Henderson at the helm, Lost &...
Where To Drink It: Lost & Found
Lost & Found - a cafe right at the fore of the burgeoning Northern Irish coffee scene.With the 2013 Irish Brewers Cup Champion Daniel Henderson at the helm, Lost &...
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Buying in Kenya.
Back in December last year, the coffee-buying world became aware of a political situation developing in the Nyeri region of Kenya that indicated this region’s coffee would not be for...
Buying in Kenya.
Back in December last year, the coffee-buying world became aware of a political situation developing in the Nyeri region of Kenya that indicated this region’s coffee would not be for...
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Where To Drink It: Bold Street Coffee and Duke ...
Founded by Sam Tawil in 2010, Bold Street Coffee is arguably the centre of Liverpool’s speciality coffee scene. While the bright red La Marzocco FB-80 is the focal point...
Where To Drink It: Bold Street Coffee and Duke ...
Founded by Sam Tawil in 2010, Bold Street Coffee is arguably the centre of Liverpool’s speciality coffee scene. While the bright red La Marzocco FB-80 is the focal point...
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