Tag Archives: coffee culture

Italian coffee culture in the UK

By James Hoffmann | Published: February 28, 2009

This morning I spoke to a journalist on the phone who is writing about coffee in London, as well as the antipodean influence on our coffee scene.
One of the questions he asked was about the influence of Italian populations on coffee cultures. In Australia a good chunk of credit for the early rise of coffee [...]

Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Cafes, Coffee, italy, london, Opinion, tipping point | 16 Comments

The failings of English Cafes

By James Hoffmann | Published: November 18, 2008

This isn’t meant to be a righteous diatribe, coupled with a smug detailing of how I think cafes ought to be. This is really just a rant that has been building for a little while now.
I have been extremely lucky in the last few years when it comes to travel. I’ve sat in [...]

Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Cafes, character, detail, england, english coffee, Opinion, rant, trust | 16 Comments

English Coffee Culture

By James Hoffmann | Published: June 13, 2008

Having done so on several occaisons, I feel it is quite acceptable to talk about Italian coffee culture. An intertwining of taste preference, lifestyle and culture with the drink. I feel pretty comfortable defining elements of Scandanavian coffee culture, or French coffee culture. I could keep listing different countries – the USA [...]