Archive for June, 2008
18 members and over 100 posts – Coffee Forums UK goes live
In an hour and a half Coffee Forums UK goes live. In the past week since we put the site into test mode we have had 18 signups and 103 posts. Google Adwords has kicked in and we are noticing an increase in traffic and unique visitors. Drop by and meet the moderating team and [...]
Stephen Morrisey – World Barista Champion 2008
Congratulations from the team at 5M Coffee on your win at the World Barista Champs in Denmark. The videos of you in action were a pleasure to watch! Hugo Hercod came in in 10th place – a very credible effort and I hope he does well again next year and gets a shot at the [...]
Cafe Reviews on Coffee Forums UK
Coffee Forums UK are syndicating Cafe Reviews from Cafe Geek Pop over and view what others have to say about a number of cafes to discover from around the world.
World Barista Championship 2008 – Copenhagen, Denmark
Today was the first day of the WBC 2008, taking place in Denmark I got a text message from a friend who has made the trip and he will be keeping me up-to-date with events as they unfold. Catch news at it happens on Coffee Forums UK See live feeds and cached videos on http://www.worldbaristachampionship.com/ [...]
New Coffee Forum open for posting
The new coffee forum – Coffee Forums UK – has started to accept members Register at http://coffeeforums.co.uk/forum and become one of the founding members. Feedback on the forum layout and features is greatly appreciated and comments can be sent to us through the contact buttons on the forum.
Coffee Forums UK – launching 01 July 2008
May and June have been busy months for me as I have been preparing for the launch of 5M Coffee, scheduled to go-live in July / August (date yet to be finalised) One thing that was glaringly obvious throughout the research process for this business was that there was a lack of industry forums for [...]
In search of new Tampers
Choosing a Coffee Tamper is a purely personal experience. Coffee Tampers come in all shapes and in varying sizes, most commonly 53mm and 58mm diameter. The size of your portafilter basket will determine which diameter is required, but this is where the challenge steps up a notch. Concave, Convex, Flat, US Curve, Euro Curve – [...]
Europa Cafe and Vaci Utca – Budapest
Starting the day again at CoffeeHeaven we soaked up the atmosphere and the welcoming ambience at this cafe for the last time this trip before launching ourselves upon the Metro network. Our Budapest cards were due to expire at 1200 and we were in the city until 6pm, so we decided to make full use [...]
Replay Cafe and Gerbeaud Kavehas – Day 3 in Budapest
After another visit to CoffeeHeaven where the service and previous days drink orders were replicated perfectly we set off for St Stephens Basilica, passing by Cafe Negro, which looked classy and elegant. Running short of time to make our queue for tickets at the Hungarian Parliament we bypassed this (hoping to return later on) and [...]
Cafe reviews – Coffee Heaven (Pest) and Koruna Kavehaz – Buda (Budapest)
First stop was CoffeeHeaven at Ferenciek Tere on the Pest side of the Danube. First impressions of this European chain were – wow, this is a well thought out package. Having read the company website this is a new store which explains why it was so clean, fresh and modern. The menu board was unique [...]
