Coffee and Bees – a match made in heaven?
By: Holly Kragiopoulos
** This is a guest post from one of the UK’s top ecologists, John Altringham, from the University of Leeds. Environmental responsibility is something we are very passionate about here…
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From Rwanda with Love…
By: Holly Kragiopoulos
We talk a lot here about the power that coffee can have on the economies of producing countries. Generally coffee will be the largest export of that producing country and…
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Meet Marcelo Montanari – Our Producer at Fazenda Rainha da Paz, Brazil
By: Ollie Sears
As most of our followers and customers know, I have just returned back from an enlightening trip to Brazil to visit farms that we work with in Patrocinio, Minas Gerais.…
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Baristas and Table Service – a match made in heaven?
By: Holly Kragiopoulos
Some musings on why we made the move to table service… When we set up our first retail space at Leeds Dock, there was no question in our mind that…
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Coffee Grinders – Tips and Reviews for Buying a Coffee Grinder
By: Ollie Sears
Buying freshly roasted coffee might not be new to many reading this blog post, and follows on logically from buying fresh food for eating at home. Eating fresh food maximises…
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La Marzocco Linea Mini Review 2018
By: Ollie Sears
For any budding home baristas out there, we’ve finally stopped playing around with our new La Marzocco Linea Mini and decided to actually review it for all home baristas out…
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How Speciality Coffee Can Help Protect Wildlife
By: Simon LeMay
** This is a guest post from one of the UK’s top ecologists, John Altringham, from the University of Leeds. We are very passionate about the ethics and sustainability around…
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Batch Brew Coffee – The Ultimate Guide to Batch Brew Coffee
By: Ollie Sears
What is Batch Brew Coffee? Batch brew coffee is a recently popularised way to produce filter coffee. It is often seen in cafes now as the replacement of, modernisation of…
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Upgrade Your Office Coffee with These Simple Tips and Tricks
By: Ollie Sears
Keeping your team fuelled with great coffee may just be the competitive edge your business needs. Can an office relying on stale instant coffee really be as happy as one…
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Avocado Woes
By: Holly Kragiopoulos
Sometime around May last year, we entered into lengthy debates and discussions around the inclusion of the mighty Avocado on our breakfast menu at the North Star Coffee Shop &…
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