Brand New EAT

 EAT's new store, branding and design at Finsbury Pavement in the City of London

 with more of a freshly-prepared, 'open look' kitchen feel @eat_news

Sushi Daily

 Freshly made sushi at Waitrose

@Waitrose

Sushi Artisans on show

 plus their K Masks to demonstrate Hygiene is a priority.

Big Eggs

 Certainly fabulous in size - turkey and goose eggs now sold by supermarkets and no doubt coming to cafes and restaurants shortly.

Coffee Matters

Caterer Caper & Berry make something a little extra about the coffee they serve at the Chichester Festival Theatre.  Coffee matters. @caperandberry

Unusual Porridge

26 Grains in Neal's Yard offers porridge - Hazlenut & Butter, Banana Cacao, Nordic Spice, Matcha Cacao & Coconut and Rhubarb & Cardamom Granola.  @26GRAINS

 plus some interesting drinks - see their full menu at http://www.26grains.com/menu/

True Meal Deal

 99p baguette value at Meal Deal in Birmingham.

 £1.74 meal deal - baguette, fries and can of drink

 £1.49 Jacket Potatoes and Panini

Fat Stone

Smoked whipped pork fat served on a stone plus some delicious, conventional butter on offer at Adam's contemporary British fine dining restaurant in Birmingham.

Second Cup

 You may not have heard of Second Cup Coffee Company - they have over 300 cafes in Canada and have opened their first UK store in Birmingham.  @secondcup

Noise Control

Leaf patterned noise-reducing panels on the ceiling at Barton Grange Garden Centre's cafe.  @BartonGrange_GC

MSA Display

 Tebay motorway services on the M6 has always had a well-deserved reputation for quality - cake display plus quality chilled juices

SaladPride

New cafe SaladPride in Neal's Yard features breakfast, salad and comfort bowls of healthy food http://www.saladpride.com/

Interesting smoothies featuring turmeric and chlorella

Brownie Gallery

 Hotel Chocolat's Cocoa Bar Cafe in Covent Garden and its Brownie Gallery - see their menu at http://www.hotelchocolat.com/uk/Admin/Assets/Documents/cafes-menu-web-3.pdf

Treat Your Body with Affection

 Wholly Cakes refined sugar-free cakes at SaladPride in Neal's Yard.  https://www.facebook.com/whollycakes1/

The Next Costa?

Whitbread buys a half share in 8-store Pure: 

"Every Pure store is a working kitchen, where flatbreads are baked, dressings are created, salads dressed in front of you, and smoothies made fresh every day."

All cafe operators need to wake up to the healthy food sector - it is expanding fast.

Pound Cake Fetish

Pierre Herme of Paris and Fetish pound and fruit cakes at their London store 

 Pound cake - rose, lemon, chocolate, pistachio, coffee, chocolate - at £19 a time

Image & Reality

 It's tough when you don't have a kitchen and rely on pre-packaged food - Starbucks' Croque Monsieur looks good on the A-board but less so in the chiller.

All the chains have this issue - see Costa's challenge at http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/freshly-toasted.html - and it is the independent's greatest weapon if they have some on-site preparation.

Yesteryear

 Androuet in Spitalfields offers a record player where customers can choose from a selection of LPs

Guilt free

Wheat free, low sugar offerings at Lola's cupcakes - the health message is getting through in every area of the cafe business.

Superb Salads

 Ottolenghi sells the following ingredients - no doubt the secret to their great salads.  Verjuice - the juice from unfermented grapes.   Dukkah of various seeds.

 Pomegranate Molasses

 Tahini

 Seeds for salads

 Lemon salt and Lemon Myrtle salt