June 2011
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Lever Espresso Machines
I first started working on lever machine eight months ago in a small coffee bar placed in the front of a men’s cloths store called Present on Shoreditch High Street, London. In Present we use a Victoria Arduino two group Athena Leva. I knew little of it when I started apart from the fact it made a lovely coffee but it was soon brought to my attention by Gwilym that the machine works very...
December 2010
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Anonymous asked: What would be skills you recommend people to practice if they want to become a barista? I love coffee and friends and family love the cappuccino's I pull on my gaggia classic but I am by far no coffee expert.
-folkert
-folkert
September 2010
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Improving Service
I have been thinking a lot recently about service, sparked by blogs I have read but also when I started comparing the service I provide as a barista to the service found dining in some great restaurants.
Many baristas in our industry are guilty of providing some down right terrible service at times bought about by what I would best describe as snobbery. While it is a great thing to have product...
August 2010
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My London Move
A few months ago I was living and working in Aberdeen, Scotland for a sub-par cafe serving what we called BBQ style roast coffee with pretty latte art in 18 oz cups to people who felt this “small” drink was far too expensive at £2.20 when they could get a coffee for £1 in their local diner. 30lb rule, 25 sec rule, 2oz rule with tampers fitted to grinders and a boss shouting at us for...
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July 2010
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May 2010
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April 2010
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March 2010
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January 2010
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