Archive for June, 2008
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 [...]
