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Park Life

Parks and other green spaces have always provided much-needed relief from the intensity of urban life. London is particularly well served, from the large Royal Parks to churchyards and smaller ...

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The ultimate locations to drink coffee in style!

Most days, all you need is a coffee from your favourite speciality spot. You know they’re reliable; you can order your regular brew knowing that you won’t be chancing fate. ...

Tested

Aisle be back!

Those of us who are serious about coffee probably stopped buying it in supermarkets a while ago. Although most stock a wide range of coffee, from instant to whole beans, ...

Caffeinated Tipple

Mocha chocolata ya ya!

Despite Lady Marmalade’s best efforts, mocha may not be the first thing on your lips when you place an order in a speciality coffee shop. But the combination of chocolate ...

WTF

WTF is Speciality Coffee?!

If you want to get technical about it, any coffee that scores 80 points or above out of 100 by a Specialty Coffee Association-certified coffee taster or Q grader is ...

Investigation

5 Coffee myths debunked!

With so many tall-tales surrounding the origins of coffee and its benefits, we'd thought we'd set the record straight. It's time to wake up and smell the (coffee) truth! Here ...

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Top 5 Italian speciality coffee spots!

It goes without saying that coffee plays a huge role in Italian culture. Known for the coveted espresso, their coffee is definitely a flavoursome affair. However, once the third-wave of ...

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5 places to Fika!

Is it just us, or have Scandinavians mastered the art of living well? With concepts such as hygge and umage now entering the mainstream, we are all starting to open ...

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Top 5 tea cafes in London

Britain is known for being an avid tea-drinking population, so it's no surprise that London is full of amazing tea shops, cafes and bars to while away the hours in. ...

Events

Coffee like you’ve never experienced!

Coffee drinking and mindfulness may appear to be completely unrelated experiences, but they align in more ways than you’d think. For many of us, drinking coffee is a ritual that ...

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Top 5 cafés for dog bothering!

For a long time, it’s been hard to find a café that sells great coffee and also allows you to bring your dog. Now, London is full of great caffeine ...

How-To

Harnessing the flavours of pepparkakor, traditional Scandinavian ginger biscuits, this is a luxurious, spiced take on a baked cheesecake paired with Kenya Gichugu from Tate. For the base 250g pepparkakor ...