Showing posts with label Coffee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coffee. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Latest news and features from Craig Butcher


It's been a quiet Christmas and New Year on the blog, but plenty of news and features behind the scenes. I've had my first commission for The Guardian website on their food blog pages:

"From black garlic to coconut water, two top trendspotters tell Craig Butcher what they see in their crystal balls. Is there anything in it or do you think it's all a load of old cobblers?"

To read the full article "Food Trends 2010" for The Guardian Food website, by freelance food and drink journalist Craig Butcher, click here to go to The Guardian Food website.


My feature "Bean Around The World" has also published in print. It surveys different tastes for coffee around the world for leading US coffee trade magazine Roast Magazine in their January / February 2010 issue. It includes comment from well known roasters Monmouth Coffee, James Hoffman from Square Mile Coffee Roasters and PTs coffee in the US:

"Bean Around The World: How roasters are responding to customer demands and changing tastes".

To read the full article by freelance food and drink journalist Craig Butcher click here for the PDF. Note, it's a large file and may take some time to download.

Click here to read more about Craig Butcher, freelance food, drink and travel writer at the Craig Butcher website. Read More......

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

How To Make The Perfect Espresso - GQ.com

"38 million cups of coffee are consumed daily in Italy - that's one for each man, woman and child in the country.

In Turin, there are more caffès per person than anywhere else. With their art nouveau interiors, intricate detailing and bow-tie bedecked baristas, it's fair to say there are few places in the world where coffee is taken so seriously and yet with such pleasure. GQ.COM joined the experts at Lavazza at their Turin academy to learn how to make the perfect espresso."

Click here to read the full article on the GQ magazine website at GQ.com, How To Make The Perfect Espresso by Craig Butcher. Read More......