Coffee Appreciation

Waitrose sell 2 or 3 varieties of beans. I use them as my 'backup'.

There's also Whittards in Ealing (and maybe elsewhere) and on Pitshanger Lane a little store called Pitshanger Pantry that does beans.

where is good to buy beans around Kew/Chiswick, so when i fail to buy coffee beans in central london i can buy a stop gap

otherwise of the beans sold in supermarkets are there any decent ones?

If you're South - Stockwell
West - Portobello Road
East - Mare Street
North - Camden

Any Portuguese shop will sell, what for me is, the best coffee beans money can buy (for a decent price, no pseudo-fancy shit).
I shit you not, don't doubt it, try it, please. It's a mix of Brazilian beans, the brand is called
**SICAL

**

You're all wrong an tea is better.

Thankyou.

^you know nuffin'!

^you know muffin'!

what?

Nah, only joshing. I had a cup of Lavattza this morning (using my swissgold 1cup filter for you geeks).

I've started traveling 15 blocks for my morning cup of coffee I just discovered they Serve Stumptown at the Ace. Seriously when your in America try it, its every where on the left coast and the only reason that I'm ok with the existence of Portland. If your in NYC get it at the Ace Hotel, its how a coffee shop should be.

Lots of folks have asked me for the heads up on espresso grinders, Buy it now price on this Rancilio Rocky is a good deal. Good grinder.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/commercial-coffee-grinder-rancilio_W0QQitemZ180457745847QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Restaurant_RL?hash=item2a041eadb7

Only problem is it's Collect Only and location is Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

I've started traveling 15 blocks for my morning cup of coffee I just discovered they Serve Stumptown at the Ace. Seriously when your in America try it, its every where on the left coast and the only reason that I'm ok with the existence of Portland. If your in NYC get it at the Ace Hotel, its how a coffee shop should be.

I stayed in the Ace over New Year's - lovely coffee and a great hotel too.

It would have been good to bump into you CC. Sorry for not hooking up - it was a romance not bromance trip.

Only problem is it's Collect Only and location is Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

dicki's collection services?

Ha! It's only 290k.. in the peak district.. with snow coming Wed.. I think dicki would be well up for it.

Only problem is it's Collect Only and location is Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

use it as an excuse to go to the Peak and do all the lovely climbs and everything.....

Ha! It's only 290k.. in the peak district.. with snow coming Wed.. I think dicki would be well up for it.

He goes by train I think?

Soft

Hippy. - Ta for the home barista site recommendation you posted much earlier in the thread. I had no espresso mojo this weekend and needed a hand working something out.

I am here to help!

and criticise...

but mostly to help.

I need to finish reading the barista book I bought.

ethiopian coffee anyone ? a nice chocolatey flavour to it
mocha sidamo from morrisons very nice

Went to an Ethiopian restaurant once. They kept dashing past with coffee beans roasting on a plate, they then made coffee fresh at the table. I am not a connoisseur, but it was very nice.

Same at the Eritrean place in Brixton, Asmara. Although they put spices in the coffee, so probably not for the purists on this thread.

Ethiopian food/coffee is magic. Probably my favourite eats.

Injera FTW!

I thought you only ate at Chicken Cottage??

have eaten ethiopian many a time

never been disappointed with the taste, flavour and the soggy dishcloth that is injera

delicious

I thought you only ate at Chicken Cottage??

Nope... Im a bit of a food tart.
Chicken Cottage is far less frequent than I make out.

have eaten ethiopian many a time

never been disappointed with the taste, flavour and the soggy dishcloth that is injera

delicious

derek tibbs FTW!

The beer is nice too.