April Bristol Barista Jam

Posted on Sunday, April 27th, 2008 | 5 Comments

Coffees
Will Thornborough invited us up to John Drysdale’s Cafe Kondi today for a barista jam. So myself, Hugo and Jack (Luke to Hugo’s Obi-Wan - i’m more of a Han Solo…) got in the car and took the perilous drive out of county up t’north… *shudder*

After a quick breafast stop where we bore witness to some milk being boiled repeatedly, we eventually made it to Bristol at around 12.30.

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Terry Durack writeup

Posted on Friday, April 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment

A write up for the Independent on Fifteen particularly highlights the cocktails and coffee at Fifteen, Terry Durack is currently restaurant critic of the year as well, I think it’s good that th critics are recognising good coffee when they see it.

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Fifteen Cornwall wins ‘Taste of England’

Posted on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 | No Comments

Not a week after I hand my notice in and Fifteen is picking up the gold award for Taste of England, thankyou very much, what a lovely tribute to my time here!

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I’m Leaving Fifteen…

Posted on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 | 6 Comments

After two years loyal service I have handed my notice in at Fifteen Cornwall and will shortly be moving on to work as a Brand Ambassador for Reserve Brands (Diageo).

I joined Fifteen as part of the initial team who set up the restaurant, my aim was to set up the best restaurant bar in the South West of England. I think we achieved this, with a seasonal locally sourced cocktail list, homemade soft drinks, and of course a high standard of espresso based coffee (and later brewed coffee). [...]

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THe Wild Drink Blog is 1!

Posted on Thursday, April 17th, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Wild Drink Blog The emphasis of The Wild Drink Blog to begin with was to discuss cocktails and my new found love for coffee. Over the past year things have shifted on more than one occasion with coffee dominating the stories around the time of UKBC (heats and finals) and now the shift moving back to a more balanced collection of features and blog posts. [...]

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New Beers from Sharp’s

Posted on Monday, April 14th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Doom Bar Unfortunately I had to give up my place on the Sharp’s beer tasting panel a couple of months ago, but Rod (Laura’s dad) still provides me with some beer and a sneaky peak at what’s coming soon. [...]

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