Tom's Kitchen Deli

French toast, Blueberry pancakes and homemade waffles at new Tom's Kitchen Deli in St Katharine Docks in the City.

Almond & Orange gluten free cake

Chocolate fudge cake and Deep cocoa & walnut Brownies

Blackberry Doughnuts, Raspberry & Poppy Seed Muffins, Fig Tarts

Banana, Pecan & Chocolate cake and Palmiers

Keep It Clean

 The cruise ships know how to minimise the dreaded spread of novovirus - How to Wash Your Hands instructions, hand cleaning machines and sanitizer by the help yourself buffets

 plus messages to exit the toilets by using a paper towel to open the door.

Costa Competition?

Will Lavazza challenge the UK market leader?

Five Guys Sourcing

Potato sourcing details plus fun noticeboard and this is a chain.  What are you the independent cafe doing to proclaim your sourcing credentials (and have some fun).  All the research shows that storytelling and communication of feelings (and not just experiences) is what customers appreciate.

19 Grammes at 93 Degrees

Artigiano in London with detail of their perfect shot.

Matcha Tea

Matcha (also spelt macca) green tea is becoming the new super drink.  Matcha is finely milled green tea powder as used in the Japanese tea ceremony.

Watch Out Bars: Cafes Are Coming

 Caffe Brixton cafe bar, Vancouver and a trend we are already seeing over here - great coffee, good alcoholic drinks and a trade that carries on through the evening.

 Unpretentious drinks storage/display

 All day cafe bar menu

Heston at Heathrow

 Perfectionists' Cafe at Heathrow Terminal 2

see the menu at http://www.theperfectionistscafe.com/menu.php

Till Rental

£40 a month gets you rental of a simple, easily-programmable till system with its own battery that event caterers and cafes are using for pop up carts and more. From a company that knows a fair bit about contactless card payment systems www.consolispayments.com

How Artisan is Artisan?

 The Exeter Street Bakery has passionate bakers.

 Not so sure about this unit inside an exhibition centre

Lucky's Doughnuts

 Gourmet fresh doughnuts at Lucky's, Vanvouver

Meet Shony, Dulse & Kombu

Shony, Dulse and Kombu are types of seaweed and coming to a product near you. Bread, cheese biscuits, shortbread - seaweed is getting into a whole range of bakery items.

Juice It

 Boost Juice Bar at High St Kensington has array of blenders on the front counter - eye catching and obvious what they are about.

Tea at the Opera

 Company of Cooks' stunning new afternoon tea at the Royal Opera House - £37.50 for great setting and quality food.  Cucumber and cream cheese sandwich on sourdough bread, egg and cress sandwich on mustard seed bread, salt beef sandwich on rye bread and smoked salmon blini.

 Pistachio eclair with praline grains, Opera Gateau (of course), Mandarin and kumquat amandine and apple and blackberry tart - designed by top pastry chef Claire Clark MBE.

 Nice touches with David Mellor cutlery, seasonal plum jam and colourful menu in the iron frame setting of the Paul Hamlyn Hall.

Seriously Good Cafe Bakery

 Baking at Matchstick cafe in Chinatown, Vancouver - Chocolate Croissants

 Vegan Chocolate &Berry Spelt Scones

 Serious baking and serious coffee

Fred's Food Subs

 Tesco's new Fred's Food Construction sub unit in the City cum Tesco Express