So what exactly is a macchiato these days?

This hasn’t exactly been bugging me but perhaps it is worthy of some thought.  In all the talk of “traditional” cappuccinos (let’s not get started again on the absurdity of thirds) there is another drink where the role of tradition…

A few bits and pieces before the US

Kind of a quick roundup post really (I struggled to think of a title!)

Whilst wandering in London the other day it crossed my mind that I had never been to St. Michael’s Alley where London had its first coffee house.…

A few things from the library

I was looking through some of my books and I found a few images I really like so I thought I’d upload them. There aren’t many but I thought I might do this every few weeks when I stumble across…