One of the roasters exhibiting at the London Coffee Festival earlier this month was using a Swan. He was very unhappy with the shape of the hopper, saying that he had to keep toying with the beans to get them to drop properly into the grinder

Why "Bengle"? Google tells me the word is Scots for "a heap, a considerable quantity". Is that it?

The next bridge up-river from Tower Bridge is London Bridge, at the south end of which is Borough Market. This is an assemblage of fruit, cheese, bread etc stalls, of high quality, and is worth a visit on its own. Adjacent to the market (west side) is one of Monmouth Coffee's outlets. Monmouth was s...

That's inspiring ... thanks for sharing

Mea culpa! I was very tired yesterday at the Festival. I apologise for mistakenly introducing Harley-Davidson into the discussion. Here are Nurri's own words which I copied into my calendar:

{image} Nurri's Harley-Davison espresso machine. At the London Coffee Festival

I had a single espresso (Illy) this morning at the London branch of Turin's Eataly. With it I had a Neapolitan sfogliatella riccia (a crunchy, ricotta-filled, pastry). They complemented each other perfectly

I don't know if it really matters, but the Lunar scale instructions contain the following sentence: *Note: For the best performance, place the weight in the center of the weighing pan. {link}

I don't know about you, but I get distracted from time-to-time and forget important things. Waiting a few weeks for a safety system seems worthwhile to me

What are Ipanema cups? Thanks