Reviews
Poor Mans Über
A £3.15 Temperature Sensitive Sticker has transformed my Hario Buono Pouring Kettle from a simple hot water storage and pouring device to a functional (and essential) piece of kit for any home coffee brewer to use. I’m amazed at how accurate the temperature reading is, to within 1c of the water temp inside the kettle. [...]
Review: BBC Summer Good Food Show – NEC Birmingham
I’d like to thank Ms Gourmet Chick for the opportunity to visit the Summer BBC Good Food Show and BBC Gardeners World event at the NEC in Birmingham, having won tickets on the Gourmet Chick blog last week. This morning (having slept in a little longer than planned) we headed north, full of anticipation, and [...]
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 [...]
Cupping – Best of Panama 2010
The 2010 Best of Panama awards were due to take place this weekend and in advance of the awards and auction on May 25th 2010 the sample coffees were sent to a number of juror’s worldwide. This is a twist from the normal cupping / grading and auction process where jurys are traditionally flown to [...]
Review: mypressi TWIST™
A first look review of the mypressi TWIST™ Since it’s launch towards the back end of 2009, followed closely afterwards by a barrage of awards and endorsements, including the SCAA Best New Product 2009/2010 *1, I have wanted to get my hands on the mypressi TWIST™. This desire was also partly fuelled due to my [...]
Piccolo heaven in the East End of London
Yesterday I spent the day drinking Piccolos, Cortados, Flat Whites and Espressos in the East End of London. Starting my day at Gwilym’s cart in Whitecross Street, I spent an enjoyable hour and a bit chatting to Gwilym and Jenni. My first coffee was a flat white with a beautifully poured Rosetta, accompanied by a [...]
Surrounded by coffee porn…
Yesterday I paid Paul at CoffeeHit a visit at his new premises in Brockley. The showroom was larger than I expected and it was great to see so many products and parts in one place. Most of us are familiar with coffee suppliers websites, with nice images of the products, but many of us never [...]
There is coffee outside of Soho…
In the past week we have visted two great cafes outside of Soho, one in Fitzrovia (Kaffeine, 66 Great Titchfield Street) and the other in Hampstead (Ginger and White, 4a-5a Perrin’s Court). Both cafes have exceeded our expectations and have combined great food with good coffee and have a funky vibe about them, yet they [...]
