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Girls, What Your Coffee Says About You?
When Scott asked me to write a blog I couldn't resist this one, while reading a similar article in the Daily Telegraph I thought I would try to pen my views on what ordering a coffee says about the sort of person you are...it's all about the girls!
1. Flat White - You found flat whites way back while working in a creative consultancy in Melbourne. Now you sniff out little artisan coffee houses and would never been seen in Starbucks...you're pretty cool, know your coffee but don't need to shout about it, you like bennie hats, car-boot sales …
Posted by Natalie on 03/04/2012
Its Official, Coffee And Chocolate Brownie Is The Best Fast Food To Stop You Bonking...mmmm
Its official, coffee and chocolate brownie is the best fast food to stop you bonking...Mmmm, an interesting start to a blog but more on that later!
Last year I was persuaded to take part in a crazy idea to help raise money for EACH (East Anglian Children's Hospice) http://www.each.org.uk/ and http://www.bowelcancerresearch.org/. I, along with six fathers will be riding our bikes from John O’Groats to our kids’ school in Brandeston Suffolk. The ride is 700 miles long over 8.5 days and involves climbing more than 20,000 feet of hills, which is 1000 feet more than the height of Mount Kilimanjaro! …
Posted by Paddy on 13/03/2012
Great Coffee At The Council, Surely Not?
If I said council office cafe what immediate thought would enter your mind? Flimsy white plastic paper cups serving hot, wet brown liquid under blinking neon lights whilst leaning against a vending machine that bears a striking resemblance to a Daleks love child?.....well think again.
On Tuesday I visited Portsmouth City Council to view their new Cafe Bar proudly serving Paddy & Scott's Supreme Espresso and I can honestly say Debbie and her team have created a stunning contemporary, vibrant espresso bar/eatery that would put many high street outlets to shame. When these guys specified the stunning hand built SanRemo …
Posted by Scott on 02/03/2012
We're Moving, No Desks Allowed!
We're moving, no desks allowed!Today we start the exciting journey of designing the new home for Paddy & Scott's, we have begged, borrowed and pleaded with our bank manager and at last we have managed to purchased a timber framed weather board/flint faced barn that dates back the mid 19th Century. It sits on a third of an acre plot just outside the beautiful village of Earl Soham right on the A1120 in Suffolk. So with a tail wind a friendly builder some help from friends and family we're hoping to move in by mid April!
There is of …
Posted by Scott on 17/01/2012
How Much Do You Know About Coffee??
Even though Paddy and Scott's is all about having fun there is the serious side to our business and the growing of the coffee bean is a major part of that. So if you are a coffee guru or want to know more about the coffee you drink, this blog is for you!!.
How much do you know about coffee?
Most coffee trees will produce their first crop of coffee cherries when they’re about 5 years old. If the trees are looked after properly they'll continue producing great coffee on a yearly basis for about 20 years, however, once fully mature …
Posted by Paddy on 29/11/2011
Video: Launch Of Our First In-Store Café
We recently launched our first in-store café. See below a video, we had great fun filming this!
Posted by Scott on 02/11/2011
Coffee Bar Opened At The Ceme Campus In Essex
I am constantly being asked when will Paddy & Scott's open up our own coffee bar, will it be local, on the High St or even a mobile offering? I always reply that our mission is to make great coffee, we don't want to compete with our customers who helped us get where we are and already have wonderful cafe's.
We have however, spied a great opportunity to create in-house Paddy & Scott's Espresso Bars in the work place, University campuses etc. This part of the market seems to be dominated with the likes of Starbucks and Costa and tends …
Posted by Scott on 06/10/2011
Paddy Bishopp - Running The Marathon For The Sma Trust
One thing you may not know about me is that I am about to run my 1st marathon, Amsterdam on October 16th. This marathon run started off as a personal challenge, the fact that even though always being a runner I had never run a marathon. Training is going well, I suffer from very bad shin splints which limits the days I can run but I have been averaging 3-4 runs per week and am up to 18 miles in training. The point of this information is purely for one reason, I want you to know I will complete this. …
Posted by Paddy on 10/09/2011
Sit Back, Relax And Enjoy...knowing That You Are Helping The Environment And Spoiling Your Garden At The Same Time.
Sit back, relax and enjoy...
Knowing that you are helping the environment and spoiling your garden at the same time:
I had to share this with you all; we have just put together a very exciting recycling project with one of our new clients who are in charge of the catering for hundreds of offices UK wide. We are always asked the question, can the used coffee from espresso machines, (called coffee grounds), be recycled and the answer is a big YES. All the offices will be putting the coffee grounds into the old coffee bags (further …
Posted by Paddy on 22/08/2011
Every Day I Learn Something New About Coffee
I still see myself as 'the new kid on the block' when it comes to coffee, Scott and I set up Paddy and Scott's five years ago and it was initially a very steep learning curve but what amazes me is every day I learn something new about coffee. Yesterday we had a company Barista day where, Oz, who makes probably the finest cup of coffee I know, updated us on the latest techniques in serving that perfect cup of coffee. We dabbled with latte art, were given a science lesson on the properties of milk and how temperature …
Posted by Paddy on 10/08/2011
Fancy A Free Coffee, But There's A Catch?
Paddy and I spend quite a lot of time creating and tasting new coffees, I suppose you would call it the perks of the job, however, sadly not many of these blends make it into production for various reasons so when we do create a new blend of coffee it’s a pretty exciting time here at the Roastery, however, what really counts is what our customers think. We find it’s our customers that tell it to us straight, the good the bad and the ugly!
During August and September with every web order (while stocks last) we will …Posted by Scott on 27/07/2011
I'm Now Away On Annual Leave....
As I write this blog my two eldest sons are playing tennis, Oliver my third son is fascinated how bread rolls double in size when thrown in the swimming pool and Linzi is calmly trying to feed baby William his third bottle of the day while desperately trying to read the sixteenth page of her holiday book!...ok I should have got the bloody TV fixed in our bedroom and what's this got to do with coffee I hear you thinking!?
Well its the school holidays and this year I'm fortunate enough to have spent a week in Portugal …
Posted by Scott on 14/07/2011
Paddy Bishopp - Charity Begins At Home
Next month we once again burst into action setting up two coffee stations (don't tell anyone but they also sell our tea and hot chocolate as well) at Red Rose Chain's Theatre in The Forest at Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk. This year they are performing 12th Night, another Shakespearian classic and if you have never been this event it is a must, it is set against the backdrop of the stunning Rendlesham Forest and is designed to enchant all the family.
What I have not mentioned is that all the profits from the coffee stations are kept by Red …
Posted by Paddy on 28/06/2011
Paddy Bishopp - My Love Of Food And Drink Events
I had a great conversation on Saturday night, OK, after a few glasses of wine, but the gist of it was how could I enjoy spending my Saturday and Sunday serving nearly 1000 cups of coffee at The Greene King Food and Drink Festival!! It was also 1 am in the morning and I knew that at 08:00 the next morning I would be back at the festival, getting the machines up to temperature, putting the displays back out and preparing for the busy day ahead.
I spent the journey home that night pondering many things:
Why …
Posted by Paddy on 25/05/2011
Paddy Bishopp - The Joys Of The Robusta Bean
The wonders of modern technology, here I am in my hotel room in Bucharest taking a couple of hours break from my Romanian Colleagues we are helping to set up an Entrepreneurial Course with (I consult for an International Business School in Cambridge a couple of days a month) and I can go on-line, into our website and write a blog.
So, some interesting facts on Romania
1. It is a very formal place but this makes the people very gracious!!
2. It is a very hierarchical society where age and position are respected
3. …
Posted by Paddy on 11/05/2011
Paddy Bishopp - My Small Shopkeeper Mentality
Some one said to me the other day that I 'sometimes have a small shopkeeper mentality' and guess what, I do!! and what a compliment.
Yes I/we have big plans, yes we work with Waitrose and Tesco and yes, I really am off to America next year to introduce them to the next generation of British Coffee (I think they will love us).
But yes, I used to be a shop keeper having set up my own Cafe/Deli and those who know the roots of Paddy and Scott's will know that this is where my love of great coffee came …
Posted by Paddy on 03/05/2011
The £6.99 Cafetiere Vs.the £12,545 Automatic Coffee Machine?
One of the perks of this job is being able to taste new coffees. It's always makes me tingle when a new coffee is presented, the smell, colour, aroma it's a real sensory moment and on this occasion it was no different. This coffee was amazing, a deep cinnamon roast, well presented beans. I could tell this elderly second generation coffee broker was really proud of his find. We started the customary cupping session, pouring hot (not boiled) water on freshly ground beans allowing the coffee grounds to rise the the top and settle for a couple of minutes before we broke …
Posted by Scott on 19/04/2011
Paddy Bishopp - Can Anyone Make That Perfect Espresso?
Last week a team of a hundred baristas broke the world record for the number of espressos made in an hour’ by producing 12,005 on 31 machines. The total is to be submitted to the Guinness world record people.
The hours of training and work these guys have put into making the perfect espresso is huge and they say the average Joe could not achieve this . Or can they??
We got Chrissie who does our accounts to make an espresso with our Cafe Culture after just 5 minutes training and do you know what, the crema was fantastic, the strength just right …
Posted by Paddy on 12/04/2011
Photoshoot At The Hoste Arms In Burnham Market
We had great fun doing a photoshoot with the gorgeous Jeanne at The Hoste Arms in Burnham Market`.
We supply their delicious slow roasted coffee in all their guest bedrooms at the Hoste, and it is proving very popular.
Jeanne is always very keen to support us and read about how she came to discover Pady and Scotts coffee..
Jeanne Whittome, the new Chairman of the Hoste Arms in Burnham Market, first tasted the deliciously slow-roasted `Paddy and Scotts` coffee a few years ago at a friend’s hotel. Jeanne enjoyed it so much that she decided …
Posted by Paddy on 04/04/2011
