Archive for 2008

Common Grind: Tales from the Driptray – a new UK Coffee Podcast

Common Grind: Tales from the Driptray – a new UK Coffee Podcast has hit the virtual airwaves. Produced by 20 year old Head Barista at Coffee Aroma in Lincoln, Chris Weaver, this is set to become the online hub for UK Coffee Podcasters to get their thoughts out into the digital world. The inaugural podcast [...]


Keep your blog software updated

Version 2.6 of WordPress was released last week and is now powering the 5M Coffee Blog Upgrades used to take 5-10 minutes with a little configuration of the database files required. We’ve chosen to use wordpress-automatic-upgrade-plugin which has made the job a 2 minute process with little (no) technical skills required. New versions of software [...]


TeaForums.co.uk – a complementary site

Ok, I’ll admit it – there are those who for 1 reason or another will not or cannot drink Coffee, BUT, chances are they will drink Tea. So….we are pleased to introduce you to Tea Forums UK Drop by, sign in and get acquainted with other Tea Lovers.


New Coffee Blogs

The coffee blogging scene is expanding and the 2 newest bloggers that have come to my attention are Chris and Seamus Chris, a moderator at Coffee Forums UK and Head Barista at Cafe Aroma in Lincoln has a blog Seamus, one of the newest CFUK members and 9 months into the industry has entered the [...]


Coffee Experts on Google

Click the above link and subscribe to our Google Search comments that will appear in Google when you search for coffee related queries and websites. If we have searched for a similar site or product and have an opinion you will be able to see this in the search results, and we may be able [...]


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.