Week beginning February 28th - Oscars, Earthquake, Emma, Cafe Society awards

This week is sad week but it is also a week of celebration. I tell you, the emotions of running a cafe....unbelievable.

Emma - So we no longer have our Emma, she has left to have her baby hopefully on or before March 16th. We had a fab day on Friday as her last day with presents and gifts from customers and a tearful farwell at the end. We really wish her and partner Ian all the very best for the future.

Earthquake - The disaster in Christchurch is terrible, we cannot even begin to imagine what it must be like over there. Luckily for us there is no-one we know who has been badly affected, but the town will take a long time to come back from this. Thank you to all who have asked about our friends and family. Kaffeine will be organising a fundraiser soon like we did for the floods in Queensland.

Oscar Winners - We also would like to congratulate the boys and girls at Double Negative, who came home winners at the Oscars on Sunday for Special Visual Effects for Inception. Considering we supplied them with enough caffeine over the production period to sink a ship, we feel that we had at least a small part to play in this and we are very proud and happy for them. Well done.

Best Independent cafe Awards - Kaffeine has also been shortlisted for an award, this time the Cafe Society Best Independent Cafe 2010. Winners will be announced on March 22nd. We feel priviledged to be a part of it and to be shortlisted at all. Fingers crossed.

So, we hope you enjoy the week ahead. We will be.....

Breakfast
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.90
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and compote 2.90
Fruit salad (pineapple, mango, strawberries, grapes, passionfruit, peach) 2.90
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.00
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.00
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Honey, milk and almond bread 1.70
Banana Bread 2.00

Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, honey or rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.50

Pastries by Seven Seed bakery
French butter croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat 2.00
Almond croissants 2.60

Baked Treats
Lavender and Lemon muffins 1.80
Tomato Curry muffins 1.80
Raspberry 'Love is in the air' Friands 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60

Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Celariac and Anise

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Mushroom, Welsh rarebit and rocket

French retro baguettes 4.30
Roast Aubergine with sweet chilli, goats cheese and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach

Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Radicchio with blood orange, pomegranate, feta and spinach
Blitva (swiss chard) and potatoes
Broccoli and oyster sauce with chilli and garlic

Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Fennel Gratin

Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam