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Entrepreneurial Emily Holmes has set up her Good & Proper Tea Co wagon. Fancy Marco Uber water boiler allows exact temperature control. Read More...
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Coconut water was everywhere at IFE. Low in calories, premium priced it is big in the USA and in the rest of Europe apparently. I learnt that the real stuff comes from young coconuts, such as the Dr Antonio Martins brand, whilst Coca-Cola have their Zico...
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Teapod has two 'teahouses' in central London, tea for retail sale in pouches and some interesting food Fishcakes Eton Mess traybakes Read More...
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Guest Spot The Real Food Cafe http://www.therealfoodcafe.com in Tyndrum - half way between Glasgow and Fort William - get rave reviews for its fish and chips, cakes and tea presentation. Thank-you to passionate owner Sarah Heward for the sample which...
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Notice anything inconsistent? Tea at Peter Jones comes with plastic milk jiggers. Apparently you can ask for milk in jugs but John Lewis needs to wake up. Consistency of experience counts. Read More...
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Starbucks has full leaf tea, not powder, in their tea bags. You will be able to taste the difference, trust me and better quality tea should allow you to charge more. Benugo are switched on to quality tea Read More...
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For regular followers of this blog you will have noticed that we have started taking the weekends off (after 460 consecutive days posts) but there is no rest for the dedicated cafe professional. Weekend slots will be reserved for guest contributions and...
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Costa may make good coffee but they haven't woken up to the 'real tea' revolution that is sweeping artisan coffeeshops, quality cafes and the food shows. Consumers are prepared to pay for a premium tea bag or loose leaf tea and tea powder...
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There is no doubt that one of the next 'big things' in the world of cafes is higher quality tea, loose leaf and in teabags. Customers like (and will increasingly demand) better quality tea and operators like being able to charge more for one of...
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Upscale Tea Palace in Covent Garden ready for the Jubilee or tacky Royal tea bags from another store nearby Read More...
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Great loose-leaf tea and old fashioned mis-matched china at Foxcroft & Ginger's cafe in Berwick Street - the cafe that uses pummel horses as tables. I love the quirkiness of the place. And yet the milk comes in a stainless steel jug! They do say...
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Salt not only has good quality tea but tells you the temperature of the water and the brewing time. Terrific detail for the increasing band of tea connoisseurs. Hot Drink ideas at our Pinterest Board http://pinterest.com/turpinsmale/great-cafes-hot-drinks...
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Quality tea and attractive tea pots - Suki tea at Dobbies garden centre cafe, Ashford. Are you still offering a cheap stainless steel dribbling teapot with no-name untagged teabag? Read More...
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Speakeasy Espresso & Brew Bar is off Carnaby Street and the second unit of the Dept of Coffee & Social Affairs folk in Leather Lane. They reckon they are the only UK cafe to sell Bellocq tea from the USA. The downstairs Brew Bar Read More...
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A. Gold - traditional foods of Britain - in Spitalfields has proudly not joined the espresso revolution. Great place for new ideas of well packaged British food and drink. Check out http://www.agoldshop.com/ Read More...