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Matching coffee with food – Cafédirect Machu Picchu

Posted by Thierry, December 21st, 2011, Comments (0)

This might be the last in the series profiling our single-origin coffees, but it is by no means the least. We have the saved the Peruvian Machu Picchu Organic coffee for the festive season because it is the most versatile of the single origin coffees, matching a whole host of … 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

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

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

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

The winning formula!

Posted by Cafédirect, August 2nd, 2011, Comments (0)

I’m really excited to announce the winner of our competition, “Without a good coffee …“, which we’ve been running for the last six weeks on facebook. We had over 1,500 entries, ranging from the funny to the heartfelt, and following a public vote, these were narrowed down to five finalists and our … Read more

Report from deepest darkest …

Posted by Whitney, January 25th, 2011, Comments (1)

Greetings from Peruvian summertime! I’m here in Lima with some of my colleagues to host a meeting over the next two days with all of our Peruvian coffee partners. During this valuable time together, we’ll share with them the latest update on the UK coffee market and they’ll share with … 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!

Friends of the month – Helen & Tony fresh from Machu Picchu

Posted by Siobhan, July 13th, 2010, Comments (1)

This month we caught up with Helen and her father Tony who have recently come back from Peru - Helen was the lucky winner of our Machu Picchu competition and took her father with her as her guest.

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!

Friday Fun – caption the photo to win a Machu Picchu gift set!

Posted by Siobhan, January 29th, 2010, Comments (22)

Yes, its that time of the week again…Friday Fun! Today we have a photo for you to caption below. Kevin brought Machu Picchu, his favourite coffee, with him on his trip to Peru when he met some of the farmers at COCLA who grow this 100% Fairtrade & organic coffee. … Read more

Coffee cupping at Cocla!

Posted by Cafédirect, January 20th, 2010, Comments (2)

Today we are at Cocla, an important partner of Cafédirect’s, whose coffee goes into our Machu Picchu range (as well as others). Machu Picchu coffee is grown around the ancient Machu Picchu site. On Monday I walked to one of the farms where this coffee is grown. The farm … Read more

Escape to Machu Picchu!!

Posted by Siobhan, September 28th, 2009, Comments (0)

To celebrate the launch of NEW Machu Picchu freeze dried coffee (pictured left), we’ve teamed up with Responsible Travel and Pura Aventura to give you the chance to win a trip for two to Peru. The lucky winners will hike the Inca Trail to see the ancient ruins of Machu … Read more

Friday Fun! Caption the photo to win a great prize!

Posted by Siobhan, September 11th, 2009, Comments (15)

It’s that time of week again – that Friday Feeling is here again which means another chance for you to express your creativity AND maybe even win a prize! This week we have another photo for you to caption. This week’s photo was taken during this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight and … Read more

Friday Fun! Write a caption to win a great prize!

Posted by Cafédirect, September 4th, 2009, Comments (10)

Yes, its that time of the week again… Oh that Friday Feeling! The coming of Friday at the end of the week is the gateway to a weekend of chillin’ and relaxin’. Not only that, Friday’s the time to kickstart your weekend love affair with Machu Picchu chocolatey nutty organic ground coffee that … Read more

Friend of the month! Ralph Dransfield

Posted by Cafédirect, August 13th, 2009, Comments (3)

Meet Ralph Dranfield, he went to school with John Lennon, brews "rocket fuel", has seen Cafédirect's work first-hand in Peru and is our August friend of the month!

NEW! Machu Picchu freeze dried coffee

Posted by Siobhan, August 12th, 2009, Comments (0)

I could tell you that our new Machu Picchu freeze dried coffee is smooth with hints of nutty dark chocolate, 100% Arabica beans, handpicked in the Peruvian Andes, but to get the full story, you need to hear it from the experts, plus you might have some questions of your … Read more

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