Currently obsessed with grapefruit. Like, really obsessed.…
LabEsp
If I meet friends for coffee in town it’s usually at Laboratorio Espresso. The filter coffee is good, and I always pair it with a cannoli. …
Coffee By The Window
During the summer I moved into a new office in the Axiom building. It’s an old warehouse of some sort—maybe an old flour mill. The windows are a lovely feature and ours looks out onto a rooftop terrace (and the Kingston bridge).…
The Best Iced Coffee
I was in Stirling for Stirling Photography Festival when I visited Unorthodox Roasters. It was a hot day so I fancied an iced coffee, but I wasn’t expecting it to be the best iced coffee in the world. When I told the barista this she said their secret ingredient is maple syrup. It’s still secret as nobody reads my blog.
Outpost Coffee Roasters
Geri took us to Outpost in Nottingham while I was there to speak at New Adventures. The day after New Adventures was my birthday, so it was great to start it with a coffee tour of Nottingham.
Taking My New Friends To A New Coffee Shop
Another day, another new coffee spot. Toro opened in the Southside and word on the street is that they do a flight of coffee. Bazzziiiing!
A couple of friends from California were visiting Scotland, so I picked them up at the train station and took them to Toro. It’s a lovely little spot and I definitely recommend checking it out. I’m surprised I handled the flight of coffee with my highly sensitive nervous system.
Handpicked Rhubarb
My friend, Ayden, moved into a proper grown-up home with a garden. The previous owner has planted lots of fruit and vegetables, so I took some rhubarb home. I haven’t had rhubarb since I was a kid, which I used to dip in sugar. My metabolism wouldn’t forgive me for that now, so I just boiled it and washed it down with black coffee. It was a tasty breakfast!
Coffee Dates with Dogs
Went on a doggy coffee date with Indie and Luna to The Good Coffee Cartel. Indie likes her coffee black, whereas Luna is partial to a flat white.
Another Year of Glasgow Coffee Festival
This was my third year attending Glasgow Coffee Festival. You can see photos from the last 2 years here and here. In some respects it was better than other years (they introduced reusable cups, which in turn saved a grand total of 18,000+ disposable cups). The only disappointment was that no dogs were allowed this year (ignore those photos of Indie—she is an emotional support dog).
I ate cake, drank coffee and chatted to suppliers about the businesses they’re building and coffee they’re roasting. Just like last year, Rab and I had photographed a wedding the day before so we needed caffeine to recover.
Saturday Mornings at Market Coffee
The Southside is where it’s at. A lot of indie coffee shops have been popping up, including Market Coffee. If you want to drink great coffee in a surrounding that’s perfect for Instagram, this is the place! Shawshank and I could have spent hours here, but 2 coffees and 1 cake was our limit. We’ll definitely be back.
