The Stars of 2019.

The Stars of 2019.

Hello 2020. Wait, didn’t you get the memo? I’ve come back. I mean, it took a bit longer than usual: what was only meant to be a short hiatus turned into an entire year. There’s some great coffee blogs floating around nowadays, and I have no doubt that these were brilliant enough to keep you company in my absence. They sure were great fun to read in my mentally fuzzy days - so thank you, you bunch! Turns out I needed to take an entire year off to feel comfortable writing again
Coffeeology.

Coffeeology.

Richmond upon Thames isn't known for its coffee scene compared to many towns (but let's be honest, the South West of London is somewhat lacking in coffee numbers compared to the other areas of the Capital), but this is not the only reason Coffeeology stands out from the crowd. Put together in a wonderful building in the heart of Richmond, Coffeeology stands proudly in the middle of the town, showing what good coffee can do to a place which is otherwise a desert. Coffeeology r
Bayleys of Bromsgrove.

Bayleys of Bromsgrove.

Right, I've got just over half an hour to crack out a quick review of Bayleys of Bromsgrove, but I really don't want to rush it. I didn't think to factor in that this New Years Resolution shabang of blogging once a day may not coincide well with my daily career, especially if there's deadlines that I'm having to work late into the night for. Oops. Oh well, as long as I make it before the midnight deadline each day then no one is allowed to complain, harhar! Bayleys of Bromsgr
Beanberry Coffee, Kingston

Beanberry Coffee, Kingston

I feel totally bad for saying this, but I've meant to have written this post for a good year so now. Heck, I think the place has been open for well over a year now, and I've wanted to write about this place as soon as it landed in Kingston so for that I am genuinely sorry that I have only just gotten my backside into gear. But heck, that's what this whole 'blogging once a day' New Years Resolution is all about. So here it is. Beanberry Coffee. Deep breath Izzy, don't mess it
Awarding the wonderfully caffeinated of 2017.

Awarding the wonderfully caffeinated of 2017.

I've managed to follow my New Years Reso- of posting daily for two days now...and that's already longer than what I originally thought I'd do! I've ended up with a massive flu-like bug, which isn't great, but I'm plowing through because I've got one heckuva brilliant blog post today. Because today, we're celebrating those of 2017 who made the coffee and blogosphere glorious. It was quite difficult to narrow these down and only select a handful of people, as there were some ab
Urban Baristas @ London Waterloo Station

Urban Baristas @ London Waterloo Station

Isn’t it just typical that when a speciality coffee shop opens up in my area, that my camera has run out of battery? I’m not going to be around Waterloo for the rest of the week, so I wanted to get this blog post out anyway so took some relatively average looking photos on my phone. It’s only a small space so hopefully it does it justice. But hey ho, sorry about the lower-than-usual quality photos. This isn’t their first site, and the name ‘Urban Baristas’ does ring a bell. H
Vanilla Black, Kennington.

Vanilla Black, Kennington.

And you know what, working on the border of Vauxhall/Kennington has its perks, as all of this has been given to me through the ever-amazing coffee shop that is Vanilla Black. I first became acquainted with Vanilla Black after they started following me on Instagram a while back. From then on I thought their aesthetic of the place was absolutely gorgeous, and definitely my kind of coffee shop if I ever wished to open one in the future. Until I started working in the area, howev
Being a Barista: What they don't tell you.

Being a Barista: What they don't tell you.

Ah, being a barista is - on the whole - a pretty fun job to have. They're featured in so much of pop culture now you'd expect it to be more of a glamorous job than what it actually is. Most of us have seen how infuriated Rachel became at Central Perk, and more recently how much Emma Stone's character in La La Land truly wanted out. Heck, if you know me well enough you'll know that I'm actually trying to advance in my career and move away from the Barista life. I get so many p
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