How often have you found yourself sipping an extraordinary coffee while looking into the dungeon below watching the minions creating your next magical chocolate brownie. The only question lingering on your mind is whether to order a second coffee when those brownies are ready! If you’ve never had such an experiences then you are just […]
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Coffee, Cake and Ducks
There is this little project I’m a part of that involves generating random co-ordinates for a location somewhere on the planet, being randomly given the name of some great photography master as inspiration, going to said random place on the map and doing something creative to what I found there. Can you imagine my surprise […]
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I love watching old puck violently purged over the grounds bin and the basket refilled with a fresh mound of ground coffee. I love watching that twist of the of the wrist as the tamper is pressed then quickly withdrawn from a perfectly flat earthy brown disk. I love watching those mice tails of espresso […]
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Even in the stormy evening light the Grange Kiosk appears warm and cosy. As much as I would have liked to have had dinner here tonight we made do with a couple of drinks at the Grange Hotel before heading home for a wholesome kitchen cooked meal. Our Indian summer seems to be finally over […]
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A rush of water fills the basket then stops, silent for a moment. The gaps seems to last forever. Then it starts again, the pressure building, the hot water teasing out the oils with their precious flavors. Next a little trickle, chance deciding which side will appear first before becoming a wriggling pair of golden […]
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