Going Green

Vegetable juices are the cold drink phenomenon at trade shows and now on cafe shelves.  Savse's broccoli, pear, spinach, kale, kiwi, lemon and banana drink. Vegesentials have celery, apple and kale juice in the green bottle below and more half fruit/half vegetable juices and smoothies at http://www.vegesentials.co.uk/

Pain Quotidien has their '1 a Day' Green Juice of swiss chard, celery, apple, orange, lime and ginger.

Predatory Pricing

 Latte breaks the £3 barrier at Workshop's new cafe in Amazon's headquarters building.

A £5.50 brick sized flapjack to take out at Del' Aziz Bankside.

Every Pound Counts

The free entry Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate may have a concession caterer operating their cafe but they publicise the fact that every purchase supports their exhibitions, community and school projects.

  More museums and galleries should make the message clear.

Coffee Cycling

 Peloton & Co's cycle shop in Spitalfields offers coffee and demonstrates the link between cyclists and cafes.

 Coffee machine manufacturer Faema makes the connection clear at the London Coffee Festival.

Rhubarb Heralds Spring

 Company of Cook's Spring Rhubarb Festival pastries at the Brewhouse Cafe, Kenwood House.

Rhubarb Lemonade

Booming Coffee

The London Coffee Festival sees the launch of Allegra's latest London Coffee Guide 2014.  Packed with reviews of 138 of the best independent coffee venues it features 37 new cafes - it's not just London house prices that are booming.

Best Buns

Cinnamon buns at the Nordic Bakery.

Said Hits The Spot

 Chocolate moulds act as wall decor at Said's chocolate cafe/shop.

 Milk churn seats.

Everyone's Nuts

Greggs join the Cronut bandwagon with their layered doughnut and Greggsnut.  See previous posts:
http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/croissant-doughnuts-cronuts.html
http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/dum-dums-zebras.html

Great Great Grandmothers

Guest Spot

The Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea may have a seasonal trade but they keep up the humour and appeal to attract dog owners, cyclists, nature-lovers and mums all year round.

From Rome with Love

 Chocolate specialist Said from Rome has opened in Broadwick Street with homemade cakes and lashings of chocolate sauce.

Hot Chocolate in three versions - dark, milk and ganache.

 Chocolate cake to die for.

French Flee France

 Yet more French influence at Pain de Mie cafe on New Oxford Street.

Simple Self-Serve

 Pay at the till where you are given a mug and then serve yourself.  It works well at an Asda cafe and the calorie count is clear.

Trucking

WiFi password code at 193 Cafe on Wardour Street.

Catch Them Young

Disposable bibs at Asda cafe.

8.5 Million Moggies

 The fact that there are 8.5 million cat owners in the UK might explain the extraordinary success of Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium cafe in Shoreditch.

 £5 cover charge per person for a two hour session and they are booked up until June.

There is a real lesson for all cafe operators about the power of attracting special interest groups.

 Enjoy your moggie, macchiato and macarons!

Latte & Lager

 Bars are going to have to watch out as more and more cafes sell beer/alcohol and extend their hours and customer base.

 Bulldog Edition is the cafe inside the Ace hotel in Shoreditch.

The Mull cheese and truffled leek toasted sandwich (at £4.80) was original and excellent.  Note the beer taps.

Dum Dum's Zebras

 Dum Dum Donutterie in Boxpark does their version of a Cronut with layers of chocolate and plain croissant in a Zebra.

The Croconut with coconut

 Raspberry Creme

Extend a Favourite

Shortbread in five flavours - Classic, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Mint Chocolate Chip and Treacle Toffee - at £3 a slice at the Cafe  Royal's Cafe.

Dum Dum Good

 Creme Brulee donuts and the special part is that they are baked, not deep fried.

 Dum Dum Donutterie have only been open three weeks at Boxpark with their superior baked donuts and they are flying.  Watch out for more openings as the owner is on a mission to produce the world's best donuts.

 Banoffee and Real Raspberry

Double Dipped Almond Glaze and special of Morello Cherries and Pistachio