Bournemouth & Brighton

Posted on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Smirnoff Bar spoons
Just got back from an exhausting couple of days spent in two cities, both new to me.
On Saturday I drove through a Cornish blizzard (light snow storm) to Urban Beach Hotel in Bournemouth, I was doing training with Jimmy and his bartenders on the Monday but we met up a day before to travel down to Brighton together for the vodka leg of the Reserve Brands World Class Bartender competition.

Hugo in Café Culture

Posted on Saturday, April 5th, 2008 | No Comments

THe bearded one wrote a good article for this months Café Culture Magazine covering his coffee history and competition preparation, I suggest you acquire a copy by all necessary means. Also found out that there was a news feature on the Eden coffee last month, if anyone has a copy hanging around i’d love to see it.

Caffeine is (as I suspected) good for you

Posted on Friday, April 4th, 2008 | No Comments

The BBC report today that daily caffeine intake (tea and coffee) can help protect the vital barrier between brain and blood supply, this in turn can help prevent neurological disorders (loosing your mind). Read more here…