I missed a week, not very good really and apologies to those who are kind enough to follow us each week. No excuses, it will not happen again.
So, moving on !!
There is so much good news this week, we are very happy indeed.
John Gordon from Square Mile Coffee has won the UK Barista Championship once again and will be representing the UK in the World Championships in June this year in Columbia. Well done John and SQM team.
SQM have also been kind enough to supply us with an amazing single origin coffee. Villa Loyola, a Columbian Cup of Excellence winner that SQM took recently to serve at the TED conference in LA, has arrived. We have only 200 kilos of this beautiful coffee. Our baristas Catherine, Justin, Amy and Krysty are loving it, beautiful to work with, incredible flavour profile. Get in and have some.
Lamingtons. Back on for three days only at the end of this week. Yes, that must also mean it's payday for a lot of you. What could be better? We sold 80 of them in 2 and a half days last month. If you want to preorder a large quantity, please email me.
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) 3.30
Ciabatta Roll with omelette, pancetta, rocket and tomato salsa 4.20
Croissant with Italian roast ham, talleggio cheese, spinach & plum tomatoes 4.20
Croissant with gruyere cheese and plum tomatoes 3.20
Seven seed bakery bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.70
Cinnamon and raisin toast 2.00
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 2.20
Almond croissants 2.70
Baked Treats
Poached rhubarb muffins 1.80
Coriander, sour cream, tobasco and tomato 1.80
Pear and passionfruit Friands 1.90
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.60
Lamingtons 2.50
Lunch
Soup 3.30 / 3.80
Chicken Ginger
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli. dill, red onion, capers and spinach
Plum tomoto, bufala mozzerella, salsa verde and rocket
French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Coppa Cotta ham with gherkin, apple butter, gruyere and spinach
Salads £4.40/£5.30/£8.50
Red Cabbage with pancetta and basil
Spring greens with puy lentils and blue cheese dressing
Purple sprouting broccoli with tobasco butter
Tart
4.00 or 6.30 with salad
Tomato, anchovies, capers, olives, rocket, mozzerella
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
Friday, 25 March 2011
Friday, 11 March 2011
Week beginning March 14th - Lovely food and Guest Single Origin coffee
Chef Jared has taken our food offer one step further this week and is making his own pumperknickel bread with will then be sliced, toasted and topped with a lime cream cheese, watercress, smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons and red basil cress.
This we serve with our choices of salads, which this week include either fennnel, prunes, chicory, feta, coriander and mustard dressing, or roasted jerusalem artichokes or broccoli with chimichurri dressing.
Just knowing that in his head that all these flavours will work, then putting them together and creating dishes that are colourful, tasty and healthy is such a joy to see.
Finish this off with a poached rhubarb sweet muffin and you could not be happier really.
I am also excited this weke because Square Mile Coffee have given us the opportunity to have a guest siingle origin espresso for the next four weeks. Just being able to say to Anette and James 'yes, I'll have 200 kilos please', was exciting enough. This is the Villa Loyola espresso blend and we are the only cafe to be serving it. It will also be available as a retail bags of 350 grams in store.
We free trialled this coffee with some of our regular customers a few weeks ago and the feedback was fantastic. It is also the coffee that SQM served at the recent TED conference as part of Coffee Common. Exciting stuff indeed, look out for its release date next week sometime.
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) 3.30
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
Cinnamon and raisin toast 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
Poached rhubarb muffins 1.80
Coriander, sour cream, tobasco and tomato 1.80
Pear and passionfruit 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 3.30 / 3.80
Chicken Ginger
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Mushroom, welsh rarebit and spinach
Pancetta, apricots, brie and rocket
French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, red onion, dijon and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roasted Jerusalem artichokes
Fennnel, prunes, chicory, feta, coriander and mustard dressing
Broccoli and chimchurri dressing
Pumperknickels
4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Pumperknickel bread with will then be sliced, toasted and topped with a lime cream cheese, watercress, smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons and red basil cress.
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
This we serve with our choices of salads, which this week include either fennnel, prunes, chicory, feta, coriander and mustard dressing, or roasted jerusalem artichokes or broccoli with chimichurri dressing.
Just knowing that in his head that all these flavours will work, then putting them together and creating dishes that are colourful, tasty and healthy is such a joy to see.
Finish this off with a poached rhubarb sweet muffin and you could not be happier really.
I am also excited this weke because Square Mile Coffee have given us the opportunity to have a guest siingle origin espresso for the next four weeks. Just being able to say to Anette and James 'yes, I'll have 200 kilos please', was exciting enough. This is the Villa Loyola espresso blend and we are the only cafe to be serving it. It will also be available as a retail bags of 350 grams in store.
We free trialled this coffee with some of our regular customers a few weeks ago and the feedback was fantastic. It is also the coffee that SQM served at the recent TED conference as part of Coffee Common. Exciting stuff indeed, look out for its release date next week sometime.
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) 3.30
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
Cinnamon and raisin toast 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
Poached rhubarb muffins 1.80
Coriander, sour cream, tobasco and tomato 1.80
Pear and passionfruit 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 3.30 / 3.80
Chicken Ginger
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Mushroom, welsh rarebit and spinach
Pancetta, apricots, brie and rocket
French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, red onion, dijon and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roasted Jerusalem artichokes
Fennnel, prunes, chicory, feta, coriander and mustard dressing
Broccoli and chimchurri dressing
Pumperknickels
4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Pumperknickel bread with will then be sliced, toasted and topped with a lime cream cheese, watercress, smoked salmon, cucumber ribbons and red basil cress.
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Week Beginning March 7th - Earthquake Appeal week
This week we are collecting money in two ways for the earthquake appeal. Firstly the 'staff tip jar' is being used at the front counter if you wish to drop in small change. Secondly, on Wednesday Kaffeine will donate 50 p of every coffee sold to the appeal.
But, it is how we will donate this money that is the interesting part. Carl Sara, NZ Barista Champion and a few others including Lawrence Brown and Steve Leighton here in the UK have set up www.christchurchcafe.com. This is where you can buy coffee beans and equipment and even a coffee machine in a virtual world, and all proceeds goes directly to those affected by the earthquake who work in the coffee community in Christchurch.
This is a brilliant idea and it is amazing that coffee people over the world are able to come togther and donate and support others in this way.
So we hope to be able to buy two coffee machines at least, plus some beans to use them on.
See you in store and thank you for your time.
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
Cinnamon and raisin toast 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
Pineapple and carrot muffins 1.80
Four cheese and black pepper muffins 1.80
Pear and passionfruit 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
Cauliflower with caraway seeds and curry
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Puttanesca with bufala mozzerella, tomato and rocket
French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Spiced cauliflower and coconut
Red vegetables roasted over fennel sticks served on chicory with lime olive oil dressing and pistachio nuts
Broccoli and oyster sauce with chilli and garlic
Oatcakes 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Oatcakes topped with ginger jam, watercress, sauteed leeks and spring onion, gorgonzola and thyme
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
But, it is how we will donate this money that is the interesting part. Carl Sara, NZ Barista Champion and a few others including Lawrence Brown and Steve Leighton here in the UK have set up www.christchurchcafe.com. This is where you can buy coffee beans and equipment and even a coffee machine in a virtual world, and all proceeds goes directly to those affected by the earthquake who work in the coffee community in Christchurch.
This is a brilliant idea and it is amazing that coffee people over the world are able to come togther and donate and support others in this way.
So we hope to be able to buy two coffee machines at least, plus some beans to use them on.
See you in store and thank you for your time.
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
Cinnamon and raisin toast 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
Pineapple and carrot muffins 1.80
Four cheese and black pepper muffins 1.80
Pear and passionfruit 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
Cauliflower with caraway seeds and curry
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Puttanesca with bufala mozzerella, tomato and rocket
French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Spiced cauliflower and coconut
Red vegetables roasted over fennel sticks served on chicory with lime olive oil dressing and pistachio nuts
Broccoli and oyster sauce with chilli and garlic
Oatcakes 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Oatcakes topped with ginger jam, watercress, sauteed leeks and spring onion, gorgonzola and thyme
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
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
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
Monday, 21 February 2011
Week beginning February 21st - Emma is leaving
Week beginning February 21st
So this week we say goodbye to one of our best loved staff members, Emma, who is off on maternity leave as her baby is due on March 16th. The fact that the baby is due on the day of the UK Barista Championships is not a coincidence at all, surely!!
Emma has been an absolute superstar for Kaffeine, her knowledge and passion for coffee is incredible and her professionalism and commitment to the business is very much appreciated.
We wish her and partner Ian all the very best over the next few weeks and indeed for the years to come as they bring what will surely be a beautiful baby into the world.
Emma, we will miss you.
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
Pomegranate muffins 1.80
Crown prince and cheese savoury 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
Carrot, chilli and coriander
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Tomato, puttanesca, mozzerealla and rocket
French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Chicken adobo with red rice
Mizuna with olives, capers, anchovies, parmesan, egg and croutons
Cinnamon butternut with chilli
Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Tomato and four cheese
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
So this week we say goodbye to one of our best loved staff members, Emma, who is off on maternity leave as her baby is due on March 16th. The fact that the baby is due on the day of the UK Barista Championships is not a coincidence at all, surely!!
Emma has been an absolute superstar for Kaffeine, her knowledge and passion for coffee is incredible and her professionalism and commitment to the business is very much appreciated.
We wish her and partner Ian all the very best over the next few weeks and indeed for the years to come as they bring what will surely be a beautiful baby into the world.
Emma, we will miss you.
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
Pomegranate muffins 1.80
Crown prince and cheese savoury 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
Carrot, chilli and coriander
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Smoked salmon with aioli, dill, capers, red onion and spinach
Tomato, puttanesca, mozzerealla and rocket
French retro baguettes 4.30
Pear with blue cheese, onion jam and rocket
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Chicken adobo with red rice
Mizuna with olives, capers, anchovies, parmesan, egg and croutons
Cinnamon butternut with chilli
Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Tomato and four cheese
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
Friday, 11 February 2011
Week beginning February 14th - Valentines Friands
Week beginning February 14th - Valentines week
Love is in the air, everywhere you look around
Love is in the air, every sight and every sound......
Monday, as you all know, is Valentines day. And while we won't be getting to cheesy and handing out red carnations or roses to every female (we used to do that in a restaurant I worked in), we will be smashing out the latte art hearts on your coffees all week and Chef Jared has also gone one step further again and created raspberry friands.
For those who are unsure, a friand is basically a little cake, made with ground almonds instead of flour, and Jareds recipe makes wonderfully moist, sweet cakes that are to die for. Topped with pink raspberry icing and an actual raspberry on top, these will be an amazing litle way to impress someone in your office if you feel so inclined.
So get in quick on Monday and get a friand for a special someone in your life. They will not be disappointed.
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
Poached cumquat sweet muffins 1.80
Eat your greens savoury 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
Hazelnut and Parsnip
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with salsa verde and rocket
Welsh rarebit with mushrooms and spinach
French retro baguettes 4.30
Roast aubergine with sweet chilli, rocket and goats cheese
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Blood orange with radicchio, pomegranate, feta and poppy seeds
Mizuna with olives, capers, anchovies, parmesan, egg and croutons
Cinnamon butternut with chilli
Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Turnip, wasabi and pancetta
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
Love is in the air, everywhere you look around
Love is in the air, every sight and every sound......
Monday, as you all know, is Valentines day. And while we won't be getting to cheesy and handing out red carnations or roses to every female (we used to do that in a restaurant I worked in), we will be smashing out the latte art hearts on your coffees all week and Chef Jared has also gone one step further again and created raspberry friands.
For those who are unsure, a friand is basically a little cake, made with ground almonds instead of flour, and Jareds recipe makes wonderfully moist, sweet cakes that are to die for. Topped with pink raspberry icing and an actual raspberry on top, these will be an amazing litle way to impress someone in your office if you feel so inclined.
So get in quick on Monday and get a friand for a special someone in your life. They will not be disappointed.
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
Poached cumquat sweet muffins 1.80
Eat your greens savoury 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
Hazelnut and Parsnip
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast chicken with salsa verde and rocket
Welsh rarebit with mushrooms and spinach
French retro baguettes 4.30
Roast aubergine with sweet chilli, rocket and goats cheese
Italian ham with gherkin, apple butter and spinach
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Blood orange with radicchio, pomegranate, feta and poppy seeds
Mizuna with olives, capers, anchovies, parmesan, egg and croutons
Cinnamon butternut with chilli
Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Turnip, wasabi and pancetta
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
Friday, 4 February 2011
Week beginning February 7th - What a week it was
So there are lots of stories about this week just gone. Some good, some not so good. Here is a brief overview.
Queensland Flood Appeal
In the Australia day/week, the staff tip jar was used to collect donations to the Flood Appeal, plus on the Australia day Wednesday, we committed 50 pence of every coffee sold to the Flood Appeal as well. On this day we sold over 500 coffees and in the week overall we raised over £540. Brilliant. Then of course, Queensland had a category 5 cyclone hit them up north. Queensland, flooded one day, battered the next. A big thank you to all who supported the cause, it is much appreciated.
Coffee Aroma and Tasting Wheel posters
One for the coffee geeks really, we are a bit excited this week to have delivery of the four Art of Aroma Perception in Coffee Posters and the Coffee tasters Flavour Wheel poster, direct from the SCAA in America. They are downstairs on the wall, so if you are interested in coffee flavours and aromas, feel free to come in and have a look at them.
We was robbed
Yes it is true, someone broke in on Tuesday night and stole a small safe that keeps our overnight float in it, ready to start the next day. They took nothing else and the only damage done was to the door. Considering the past month in Queensland, we got off lightly really, plus, they did not steal any coffee or hurt Nessie the Synesso. We also get a new, stronger door and are insured for all the cash.
New neighbours
We are very happy that we have new 'across the road' neighbours. The owners of the Garrison pub and the Village East restaurant in Bermondsey are coming to Fitzrovia, with impressive plans for an upmarket Brasserie style restaurant and bar. Building work is well underway and it is exciting to see all that is happening. We look forward to seeing what they do and also bringing a new dimension to the area.
After all that, I think it is time for some lovely food and coffee, or a rest, see you soon.
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
Yellow Plum 1.80
Tomato Herb and Cheese 1.80
Raspberry 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Corn Chowder
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast Aubergine, goats cheese, sweet chilli and rocket
Pancetta, grilled apricots, brie and spinach
French retro baguettes 4.30
Plum tomato, bufala mozzerella, spinach and aioli
Italian ham with gherkin, tomato, mustard, red onion and gruyere
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roast parsnips with hazelnut dressing
Green beans, roast tomatoes, baby spinach and pesto
Chicken adobo on wild rice
Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Leek and Blue Cheese
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
Queensland Flood Appeal
In the Australia day/week, the staff tip jar was used to collect donations to the Flood Appeal, plus on the Australia day Wednesday, we committed 50 pence of every coffee sold to the Flood Appeal as well. On this day we sold over 500 coffees and in the week overall we raised over £540. Brilliant. Then of course, Queensland had a category 5 cyclone hit them up north. Queensland, flooded one day, battered the next. A big thank you to all who supported the cause, it is much appreciated.
Coffee Aroma and Tasting Wheel posters
One for the coffee geeks really, we are a bit excited this week to have delivery of the four Art of Aroma Perception in Coffee Posters and the Coffee tasters Flavour Wheel poster, direct from the SCAA in America. They are downstairs on the wall, so if you are interested in coffee flavours and aromas, feel free to come in and have a look at them.
We was robbed
Yes it is true, someone broke in on Tuesday night and stole a small safe that keeps our overnight float in it, ready to start the next day. They took nothing else and the only damage done was to the door. Considering the past month in Queensland, we got off lightly really, plus, they did not steal any coffee or hurt Nessie the Synesso. We also get a new, stronger door and are insured for all the cash.
New neighbours
We are very happy that we have new 'across the road' neighbours. The owners of the Garrison pub and the Village East restaurant in Bermondsey are coming to Fitzrovia, with impressive plans for an upmarket Brasserie style restaurant and bar. Building work is well underway and it is exciting to see all that is happening. We look forward to seeing what they do and also bringing a new dimension to the area.
After all that, I think it is time for some lovely food and coffee, or a rest, see you soon.
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
Yellow Plum 1.80
Tomato Herb and Cheese 1.80
Raspberry 1.80
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.20
White chocolate blondies 2.20
Portuguese tarts 1.80
ANZAC cookies 1.60
Lunch
Soup 3.00/3.50
Corn Chowder
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.70
Roast Aubergine, goats cheese, sweet chilli and rocket
Pancetta, grilled apricots, brie and spinach
French retro baguettes 4.30
Plum tomato, bufala mozzerella, spinach and aioli
Italian ham with gherkin, tomato, mustard, red onion and gruyere
Salads £4.00/£5.00/£8.00
Roast parsnips with hazelnut dressing
Green beans, roast tomatoes, baby spinach and pesto
Chicken adobo on wild rice
Tart 4.00 or 6.00 with salad
Leek and Blue Cheese
Floor: Peter, Catherine, Emma, Krysty, Justin, Amy, Melissa and Jessica.
Kitchen: Jared, Khan, Melissa as well and Sam
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