Photo by :LT

Openings:

Kaffeine Eastcastle – Kaffiene – the doyen of cafe hospitality open their second location – Jared has a new kitchen too!

Notes Kings Cross – Kings Cross very much a coffee destination – this bar/cafe with mezzanine also serves a fountained square – wine, beer, food and superb Notes Roastery coffee

SL28 cafe serving three rotating Swedish roasters in a stunning coworking space

Pavilion Bakery – London’s best bread from Pavilion’s new bakery space on Broadway Market replete with Black Eagle and Square Mile coffee

London Grind – Small Batch coffee and cocktails from this ever expanding mini-chain

Black Lyan – brilliant coffee pop-up at the White Lyan cocktail bar – Maja doing her alchemy with filter coffees and bespoke waters

Attendant – Attendant bring their white tiles and Caravan coffee to Shoreditch

Events and News

Check out the new Kalita Bar at Milk Bar in Soho serving Drop coffee

We loved the streamed coverage of the WBC in Seattle! Congratulations to winner Sasa Sestic of Australia and to Maxwell Colonna Dashwood and his top six performance using Notes Coffee roasted by Candice Madison

We enjoyed a cupping of Tokyo roasted coffee at Caravan Roastery

The London Coffee Festival is coming up. If you’re going, check out the Cafflano device I reviewed for London’s Best Coffee and make sure you visit Nude Roastery and Craft Coffee nearby.

Specialty coffee is making big inroads into the mainstream now, in case you didn’t notice. I had excellent coffee at Tate Britain (roasted by Phil Gevaux in his roastery on site) recently and spotted Extract roasters at Kenwood House (though I didn’t partake of a cup).

My jazz gigs at Notes are continuing. We had a great night with brilliant guest keyboard player, Nikki Yeoh in April and are due to be back at Notes Kings Cross on May 13th. Well worth a visit. especially if it’s warm enough for us to play outside!

April/May’s Caffeine Magazine is a special one and features an article I enjoyed researching on consumer coffee training

Last but definitely not least, don’t miss Kings Cross heroes Noble Espresso‘s Kings Road brunch in collaboration with Christoffer Hruskova on Saturday (May 2nd) and Sunday (May 3rd) from 10am to 4pm. T

Tables can be booked by emailing: reservations@nobleespresso.com