Archive for May, 2010
Foodies Festival – Hampton Court Palace
Last week I entered a competition on Twitter, run by Teapigs – a quality obsessed, independent tea company, and won a pair of tickets to the Hampton Court Foodies Festival, the first of a series of festivals in the UK. The day started out overcast and by the time we arrived the umbrella was required, [...]
Taking charge
A review of the Duracell Instant Charger – a useful USB powered, rechargeable device for charging the iPhone and other handheld battery operated devices don’t let the dainty looks deceive you, this thing packs a punch At first glance you could mistake the Duracell Instant Charger for an iPod Nano, as its dimensions are fairly [...]
Penny University
Saturday 22nd May 2010 saw the much anticipated Square Mile Coffee retail presence arrive in London, in the form of Penny University. Penny University – situated in Redchurch St, just off Shoreditch High St in the suddenly fashionable East End of London – introduces a new concept in the UK. With the focus on brewed [...]
Bath Coffee Festival
The first ever Bath Coffee Festival started yesterday at the Recreation Ground in Bath. This two day event is the first of its kind in the UK. The advance publicity had been taken care of by festival organisers Geometry PR, a Bristol based PR Consultancy, ably assisted by the exhibitors, local businesses displaying blackboards referring [...]
Using the right tamper for your basket brings results
Using the right tamper for your basket brings results This week I took delivery of a new 53mm tamper, to be used with my mypressi TWISTTM A common gripe amongst domestic coffee machine owners is that the plastic tamper provided in the box is not fit for purpose, and sadly the mypressi ships with one [...]
