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One afternoon; three speciality coffee shops

Posted by Cafédirect, May 16th, 2012, Comments (0)

…It’s all in a day’s work for Cafédirect’s marketing team! Portland, Oregon is the spiritual home of the specialty coffee shop, just 175 miles from Seattle it lives and breathes coffee and this year it was the host city for the largest coffee event in the world: the Specialty Coffee … Read more

Win a biscuit and tea pack…with a difference!

Posted by Emily, February 24th, 2012, Comments (12)

Of course we love coffee, but we are also exceptionally passionate about top quality tea. Tea blending, like growing, is an art and we are very proud of our award-winning Hand-picked Tea, which is a bright refreshing blend made from a careful balance of fine Fairtrade teas from Kenya, … Read more

L’atelier des Chefs adopts coffee matching principles in its cookery courses!

Posted by Emily, February 22nd, 2012, Comments (0)

We’re really excited to announce that, following on from our coffee matching event, celebrated London cookery school, L’atelier des Chefs has been experimenting with the winning recipe during their innovative lunchtime cookery classes. Head Chef at L’atelier and judge of our recent coffee and dessert matching competition, was so impressed … Read more

Last-minute Valentines treats

Posted by Emily, February 13th, 2012, Comments (0)

If you need a quick but ever-so-thoughtful gift for your Valentine then how about these tasty Chocolate Gingerbread Hearts? They are easy to rustle up and are a great match to our Kilimanjaro Coffee as the perfect after dinner surprise (or indulgent breakfast in bed!) Read the recipe… Read more

The Choc Force has landed!

Posted by Emily, January 16th, 2012, Comments (0)

Brrrrr, it’s cold outside! And apparently it’s one of the most depressing days of the year – not a great combo – but we have sent our Choc Force to the rescue, handing out cups of delicious, warming São Tomé hot chocolate to London’s chilly commuters. The lovely duo will … 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

Matching coffee and food – Cloud Forest beans

Posted by Thierry, November 18th, 2011, Comments (0)

Following on from the food and coffee matching event we held last month, we are continuing our journey into profiling Cafedirect single-origin coffees to help you select your coffee and dessert combination with confidence – in much the same way as you would do with wine. Today we are heading … 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

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

Matching coffee with food – Mayan Palenque

Posted by Thierry, September 6th, 2011, Comments (0)

This is the second in the coffee and food matching series of posts exploring the adventure in taste waiting for you when you match flavours in your food with notes in your coffee. It’s a bit like wine tasting and the concept of matching whites to lighter foods such … 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

And the winner is…

Posted by Cafédirect, August 1st, 2011, Comments (2)

For all of you who were eagerly waiting to hear about our competition to experience seven glorious mornings in Acapulco, Mexico, the wait is almost over. To celebrate the release of the film Morning Glory, Cafedirect were giving you the chance to wake up and smell the coffee in Mexico, home to our … Read more

Jump in the Sack crosses the finish line…

Posted by Alex, March 25th, 2011, Comments (0)

This time last week was Red Nose Day. Many of you were having sponsored silences, going to work in your pyjamas, waxing your legs and dressing as women (even the men), and finding other imaginative ways to do something funny for money! We were doing likewise; enjoying our final … Read more

Happy Red Nose Day!

Posted by Siobhan, March 18th, 2011, Comments (1)

It’s Red Nose Day and we’re getting ready for our last Sack Race being held at lunchtime today. We have a few expert Sack Racers here – Yasmin even beat the Gruffalo and Honkus Nose yesterday! For the rest of us help is at hand because personal trainer to the … Read more

How to set up your Red Nose Day Giving page

Posted by Yasmin, March 14th, 2011, Comments (1)

With only a week to go before Red Nose Day, there’ll be thousands of you getting ready for the big day itself and planning your Jump in the Sack events (many of which are already on our Sack Map). Our kits are full of advice to make the day … Read more

A Night at the Sack Races…

Posted by Alex, March 10th, 2011, Comments (0)

Wow what a night! It exhausts me to even think about it but yesterday’s Night at the Sack Race in aid of Red Nose Day at Village Underground in London was brilliant – an amazing success for all involved! The venue had been transformed into a magical delight; the hardest … Read more

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