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The Kilimanjaro coffee journey: the final chapter

Posted by Paul, April 13th, 2012, Comments (0)

Jambo sana and karibu Kilimanjaro! My trip to the mountain. As I mentioned in my previous blog I’m writing these lines from the slopes of Kilimanjaro after concluding a visit to KNCU, our producer partner and supplier of Kilimanjaro Gourmet Coffee. The week was amazing, visiting some of our partners … Read more

The Kilimanjaro Journey: the coffee beans reach Europe!

Posted by Paul, April 3rd, 2012, Comments (0)

Kilimanjaro...this way! Hay Festival 2010

When you have a cup of coffee in your hands, you probably don’t think about the incredible journey that the beans have taken from their origin to your favourite supermarket or café, so I have been writing a series of blogs to explain this amazing process. Perhaps next time you … Read more

Coffee matching champion announced

Posted by Emily, December 6th, 2011, Comments (0)

Cardamom chocolate mousse on an amaretti biscuit base

What a whirlwind of tasting and baking we’ve had here at Cafedirect recently! Ever since the coffee and dessert matching competition closed we’ve been busy whittling down a shortlist of recipes that match perfectly to a specified single origin coffee from our range and working with the judges (Andre Dupin … Read more

The Kilimanjaro Journey: harvest arrives in Tanzania

Posted by Paul, December 5th, 2011, Comments (0)

In this latest post in our Kilimanjaro Journey series, Paul takes a look at how the harvest is shaping up in Tanzania and the challenges farmers at Kilimanjaro are currently facing. The harvest in Tanzania has now begun and it’s time for coffee collection! Between now and January individual farmers … Read more

The Kilimanjaro journey: the tradition of coffee in Tanzania

Posted by Paul, November 11th, 2011, Comments (0)

Part 2 Welcome to the second installment in the blog series following the journey of our Kilimanjaro coffee from the bean to your cup. In order to have a full appreciation of this wonderful coffee, it is important to understand the history behind it. Next time I will bring you … Read more

Top baking tips

Posted by Cafédirect, November 10th, 2011, Comments (0)

Last month we hosted an evening of coffee and recipe matching in the fantastic L’atelier des Chefs kitchens in London and April Harris, aka 21st Century Housewife, and April Carter (Rhubarb & Rose) were the winners with their delicious Spiced Vanilla Honey Cake (which was deemed the … Read more

Win £500 of cookery vouchers

Posted by Cafédirect, November 4th, 2011, Comments (0)

Just as certain wines match well with certain foods, so the same is true for coffee. With this in mind we are looking for the best coffee and dessert matches and are asking for your help! If you have a favourite recipe that never fails to please dinner guests, then … Read more

The Kilimanjaro journey: from the volcano to your coffee cup

Posted by Paul, October 24th, 2011, Comments (0)

Part 1 Welcome to a new series of blog posts following the journey of one of our gourmet coffees all the way from the tree to your cup. If you are a follower of the Cafedirect Blog, you have probably read Thierry Akroman’s posts about matching coffee and food – … Read more

An evening of food and coffee matching

Posted by Emily, October 14th, 2011, Comments (1)

Last night we held a food and coffee matching event with a difference. We invited some members of London’s thriving and knowledgeable food blogging community along, as well as the winner from our recent Facebook competition, and set them the challenging task of creating (and making) a dessert to match … Read more

WIN a Coffee Matching Masterclass at London’s L’atelier des Chefs!

Posted by Cafédirect, October 11th, 2011, Comments (0)

This Thursday evening (13th October), Cafédirect will be taking over the kitchens of famous London cookery school L’atelier de Chefs for a coffee matching masterclass with a twist! And we’re offering you and a friend the chance to win two places at this exclusive event. It’s well-known that wine has different characteristics according to origin … Read more

Matching coffee and food – Kilimanjaro Roast & Ground

Posted by Thierry, October 10th, 2011, Comments (0)

Welcome again to our coffee matching journey where we profile one of Cafedirect award-winning single origin coffees and we explain why a specific coffee compliments certain foods in a similar way to wine. Do you remember the following words – fragrance/Aroma, acidity, flavour, body after-taste and balance? If not, these are the … Read more

Seeing coffee growing for the first time!

Posted by Cafédirect, September 23rd, 2011, Comments (0)

Recently two students from Leeds University accompanied Cafedirect on a trip to visit growers in Tanzania at the KNCU co-operative. Sheetal Mistry and Lauren Sawyers were voted by fellow students as having completed the best sustainability projects for their degrees. The competition was run by our foodservice partner Peros. In … Read more

Cafedirect visits growers in Tanzania

Posted by George, August 24th, 2011, Comments (0)

Arrival in Tanzania was met with a mix of exhaustion (24hrs travel?!) and pure marvel at the different landscapes and adventure that lay ahead. I am here visiting one of our oldest and most interesting cooperatives KNCU (Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union). Accompanying me are three partners in crime, Louise who … Read more

Find the perfect Cafédirect coffee to compliment your food

Posted by Thierry, August 19th, 2011, Comments (0)

Over the next few months we’re going to be exploring the stimulating world of coffee and food matching, demonstrating how you can use coffee to compliment your food and bring out the matching flavour notes in each. My name is Thierry Akroman and I’m the Coffee Quality Manager here at … Read more

Your favourite Kilimanjaro coffee now available in wholebeans!

Posted by Siobhan, December 3rd, 2010, Comments (5)

Our Kilimanjaro roast & ground coffee is so popular with coffee lovers that we’ve launched a new variety – Kilimanjaro wholebeans. These single origin coffee beans are grown on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro where the rich volcanic soils and altitude give the coffee its lively, aromatic and intense flavour.… Read more

Summer sampling – had us a blast!

Posted by Yasmin, September 23rd, 2010, Comments (0)

We've had an awesome summer fuelled by coffee and sunshine at the Cafédirect Container House. Five months, eight locations and thousands of people later .... here is the result of bringing Kilimanjaro and Machu Picchu to the masses!

My favourite Container House moments….so far!

Posted by Yasmin, July 7th, 2010, Comments (0)

The Cafédirect Container House is already almost halfway through it's UK summer tour. Here are my favourite moments from the Container House so far..

Taste Adventure in the Container House

Posted by Yasmin, June 24th, 2010, Comments (2)

This summer we are giving you the chance to embark on a taste adventure at the Cafédirect Container House. Everyone coming to the Container House will be given free samples of our Machu Picchu and Kilimanjaro coffee to discover their favourite!

Question time with Raymond Kimaro

Posted by Siobhan, December 8th, 2009, Comments (2)

Raymond Kimaro has been on the Cafédirect Board of Directors for three years and in London today to attend a Cafédirect board meeting for the last time. As well as retiring from the Cafédirect Board, he has also recently retired from his post of General Manager at KNCU (whose coffee … Read more

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