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Branded chains and the flat white

Rumours are currently circulating about some of the UK branded chains starting to serve flats whites. The baristas at Flat White in Soho fielded calls from broadsheet journalists asking for comment about an apparent decision by Starbucks UK to start selling the drink.
Twitter1, on the other hand, suggested that it was Costa Coffee who were [...]

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English Coffee Culture

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 [...]

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Bristol Barista Jam

Today Anette and I drove across to Bristol for a barista jam happening there.  Our original plans had us out of the country, so this was the silver lining to the cancellation of that trip.  The event was hosed by Beyond the Bean and sanctioned by the SCAE UK.
We arrived a little late and the [...]

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