Social Media Explosion
Expect a flurry of social media activity between now and the end of June 2010. In 11 days time the World Barista Championship 2010 kicks off in London, coinciding with Caffe Culture, an established annual cafe bar tradeshow. The organisers are expecting 10000+ visitors to the event, and a large number of these have a [...]
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 [...]
Kerb crawling – looking for a cafe on a Saturday morning
This morning my wife and I fancied breakfast at a cafe, and in the part of London we chose to visit we struggled to find a decent cafe that was open or served a decent coffee. The area that we targetted has a number of chains but we wanted to try an independent. We drove [...]
