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Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Ace Display

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Ottolenghi's flagship cafe in Islington - still No 1.
Monday, 4 March 2013

Certificate of Excellence

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We noticed several cafes in Dublin proudly showing their Tripadvisor rating alongside their menus.  KC Peaches is a wholefoods shop and ca...
Saturday, 2 March 2013

Recharge

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Guest Spot Mobiles running out of charge are a problem for most of us.  Clever Westfield shopping centre who provide 30 minutes free ch...
Friday, 1 March 2013

Hanging Herbs

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Boskke Upside-down herb growing pots look like a great way of enhancing cafe ambiance and your local sourcing. If you attended the HT...
Thursday, 28 February 2013

Nuts & Coffee

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 Athens-based Carpo has opened on Piccadilly with a huge variety of nuts amongst the coffee and chocolate  Romanian Hippophaes caught o...
Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Decidedly Dodgy

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Definitely not for the kids. Shortbread Jammy Dodgers at Konditor & Cook. YOLO = You Only Live Once.  DILF you will have to look up...
Tuesday, 26 February 2013

The New Pubs

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London Evening Standard yesterday "Cafes are the new pubs" talking about places where you can actually meet a friend without bei...
Monday, 25 February 2013

A Truly Fresh Sandwich

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Bravo to Company of Cooks for being able to say that their sandwich bread is baked today.  Not even Pret can say that.
Friday, 22 February 2013

Hotting Up

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The coffee price war continues with Giraffe restaurants offering take-out lattes and cappuccinos at 50p until 10.30am Monday to Friday.
Thursday, 21 February 2013

Scaffolding & Steps

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 Scaffolding stools and tables at 3FE cafe in Dublin  Step up seats at Clement & Pekoe, Dublin
Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Gluten Free

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Esquires Coffee Houses in Dublin are serious about attracting the gluten-free market.
Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Charming Intelligent Staff

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Metro Cafe in Dublin grabs attention, praises its staff and is one of the best 'staff wanted' signs we have seen.
Monday, 18 February 2013

Counter Treats

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Lemon & Polenta Gugelhupf - a gugelhupf is a bundt cake - at The Counter cafe at the Delaunay.  Hazelnut Crunch Apple Poppy ...
Saturday, 16 February 2013

Real Food

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Guest Spot Congratulations to the Real Food Cafe, Tyndrum for their ace fish & chips - They have just been awarded 'Winners of t...
Friday, 15 February 2013

Goodbye & Hello

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The Breakfast Club's topical comment.
Thursday, 14 February 2013

Cosmic Hearts

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"A fudgey chocolate hazelnut cake enrobed in marzipan and chocolate fondant, decked out in spacey bling, and inscribed with 'Tak...
Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Finishing Touches

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EAT, the take-away sandwich operator, has a cake table at its new Fleet Street branch.  The lines continue to blur between cafe and take-a...
Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Happy Hours

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POD's £1 latte, cappuccino and flat white promotion from 10-12 and after 3pm is different from the usual filter coffee promotions.
Monday, 11 February 2013

Coffee with Mastic

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Kahve Dünyasi has cafes throughout Turkey and have opened up on Piccadilly.  Coffee with Mastic may suffer in the translation - mastic is...
Saturday, 9 February 2013

Eye Contact

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Guest Spot  Thank-you Lisa Looker from Haskins Garden Centres for these eye-catching photos of Greenwich's pop up cafe The Movement ...
Friday, 8 February 2013

Fruit Cake

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Blackberry & Poire William Pear cake at Benugo Orange & Plum cakes at Peyton & Byrne
Thursday, 7 February 2013

S'more

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Ottolenghi's S'mores - biscuit, marshmallow and chocolate.  The US version of a Wagon Wheel. They are a traditional night-time cam...
Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Pimp your Potsu

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Itsu provides plenty of ways to personalise your lunch - soy, worcestershire, hoisin, sesame seeds and roasted pumpkin.    The moral is c...
Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Graffiti is Good

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Graffiti art is mainstream - just visit Shoreditch to see the creativity and artistry.  One of our favourites is the Locksmith. Some o...
Monday, 4 February 2013

Pop Up at Fortnums

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 Fortnum & Mason have a pop up British Bakery cafe on their first floor. Mark Hix's shortbread, garibaldi biscuits and more ar...
Saturday, 2 February 2013

Wow the Cyclists

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Guest Spot Cycle rack at Tesco's in Norwich spotted by Alan Miller.
Friday, 1 February 2013

Capital Gains - An Enlightening Tour

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Read Henry Norman of OOH (Out of Home) Magazine as he accompanies one of our London Cafe Tours  click the link or 'My London Cafe Tour...
Thursday, 31 January 2013

Kitchen Garden + Social Enterprise

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Clever link up at Burford Garden Company with their kitchen garden and a social enterprise, Aspire.