An American who gets British Humour

 Mini-me cake (four textured chocolate cake), Eton Mess Lunchbox, After the Rain Mousse Cake and Paris-London pastry demonstrate the fun, innovation and humour at Dominique Ansel's bakery cafe.

Delicious needs a Kitchen

 

 Pure make play of their on-site kitchens

Cookie Shots

 Cookie Shots at Dominique Ansel - a moist, soft chocolate chip cookie shaped as a shot glass served with vanilla milk.

Keep Dry

A nice touch outside a London office block - umbrella bags.

Shake a Change

 Protein Shakes in take away bottles and raw ingredients out on display at Simple Health Kitchen

Master of Innovation

Dominique Ansel's UK outpost in Victoria displays real innovation, humour and quality - Kiwi Sorbet Bar with kiwi sorbet, vanilla ice cream, poppyseeds, and fuzzy milk chocolate.

I'm New

EAT's Beetroot & Feta Wrap with roast beetroot, feta, tabbouleh, tzatziki and spinach.

Royal Salute

Look carefully at Dominique Ansel's Chocolate Eclair and you will see the Queen and her Corgis!

Make an Entrance

Peggy Porschen cakes makes a streetwise statement in Belgravia.

Banoffee Paella

 Dominique Ansel's fun take on banoffee pie.

Set for the Day

Broccoli & Corn Fritters and Coconut Bread French Toast at Timmy Green, part of the Daisy Green Collection, in Victoria hits the breakfast spot.  See @DaisyGreenFood

Raw Sweets

 Quite hard to find a cake with flour in it nowadays (although Great Cafes will, don't worry) - 'raw' is everywhere and cashews, dates, maple syrup, coconut and almonds rule.  Vital Ingredients' Raw range of cakes.

 Simple Health Kitchen has raw Bountys and Snickers Bars

Simple Appeal

 Simple Health Kitchen only has two units at present but we will hear more from them - they have a winning formula of health, freshness and visual appeal - Lemon and Mint Water and Raspberry and Lime Water.

Lose The Wait

Tossed features some of the best technology for order from the desk or in store screen.  See http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/see-future-at-tossed.html and see the future.

Hot Food Offer

Fast expanding Soho Coffee Co knows that food offer has to be as interesting and reassuring as the coffee

 Hot Spuds, Super Tacos and Grain Pots

Homemade Profits

One way to boost those cold drink margins - home made lemonade in three flavours (including cherry and grapefruit) and iced tea (lemon, peach) at chain operator Paul

Wok This Way

Humour catches the attention, makes Instagram more likely and increases sales.

Sweet Replacement

Will natvia replace sugar?

Flapjack Luxury

 Flapjacks in some weird and wonderful flavours - Praline & Salted Caramel Crunch / Apple and Blackcurrant with Yogurt topping

Glass Optional

Mini-bottles of Moet champagne with plastic 'cup' insert makes take-away sales just bubble.

Hot Flash

Pork scratchings courtesy of Tom Kerridge - Hot Flashed Pork Crunch - in three flavours.

Create-A-Smile

Create a Smile Pancake with banana eyes, strawberry nose and a tube of yogurt to create that smile at one of our favourite and long-established Bermudian casual restaurants - Paraquet.

Bespoke Sundae

Customers are given the above form and a pencil to select their ideal ice cream sundae at the Hamilton Princess hotel, Bermuda.

Fondu

Fondue in a pot and microwaveable from Emmi

Water with Bits

Canned Coconut water with pulp

Goodness

 

The Food Doctor's Goodness Bars - beetroot & walnut and kale & cashew - and a Raw Choc Brownie from Pulsin

Sweet & Flat

The Village Pantry in Flatts, Bermuda features some fun and tasty sweet flat breads.

Make Yours Original

A clever use of a tattoo - customise your shoes.  Cafes are becoming commonplace and need customisation/personalisation/differentiation to stand out. 

Choc Dip Fruit

Choc Dip Fig and other chocolate dipped fruit seen in Aussie.

Loyalty Pays

Caffe Nero's app

Death of a Milk Jigger

Serving up china jiggers of milk and offering a chocolate sprinkle takes time in a busy cafe (busy=queues=annoyed customers).  Customers are well used to serving themselves what they want and have a better choice of milk/sprinkle.  Skimmed/Semi-skimmed milk and vanilla, cinnamon and chocolate sprinkle self-serve choices at Starbucks.

Planting a Bill

 Cambridge Brew House bill presentation

Egg in a Hole

 Egg in a Hole breakfast sandwich at the excellent Nibble Cafe, Hull - toasted granary/double bacon/swiss cheese/vine tomato/avocado/hash brown/magic!