The City of London was founded around 50 AD, when Emperor Claudius and his Roman army built a fortified settlement on the River Thames. Nearly 2000 years later, the scent of a quieter Roman invasion is wafting through the Londinium air, rousing knowing noses from...
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Hats off to Gwilym Davies – 2009 World Barista Champion
Whenever in London you can congratulate 2009 British and now World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies in person – and have a great coffee while you're at it. Gwilym pulls his award-winning shots from an espresso cart parked at the Whitecross Street Market on weekdays...
When is a cappuccino like a blueberry muffin?
Before returning to London from New York I sent this Tweet from El Beit coffee bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (map): If there's any doubt the character of a Ethiopia Sidamo can cut through milk, El Beit's blueberry muffin of a cappuccino ends it. A few minutes later I...
Spared the disgrace of a cow’s milk cappuccino
Caffe Luxxe pulls some of LA's best espresso shots and, situated amid the casual-chic shops of Santa Monica's moneyed Montana Ave, it also pulls in a sizable share of holistic mommies and bohemian millionaires.  There were in fact no empty tables for my brother Roy,...
Eau de café – the next big thing in designer perfumes?
The coffee craze and the ensuing demand for coffee ice creams, brandies and sodas have caught the attention of International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), the fragrance house which developed the scents for such perfumes as Prada, Lancôme Trésor and Calvin Klein...