Sunday 28 March 2010

Menu 29th March - Easter week

This week is a short week, and we are really looking forward to a bit of a break. Easter week brings back so many memories of travelling around Europe, especially in Italy, France and Malta with all the religious ceremonies but also importantly, families and friends catching up together and feasting on all sorts of good food. Yum.

We will be closed for the Easter weekend. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to be away with Mrs Kaffeine and baby Layla, eating loads and spending quality time together. Perfect.

In the lead up to Easter though, enjoy hot cross buns, easter chocolate muffins and on Thursday, perhaps the Easter bunny will bring easter eggs.

Breakfast
Organic porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and rasperry compote, dried nuts and fruit 2.50
Traditional bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote and greek yoghurt 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn, compote and yoghurt 2.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissant with Coppa cotta ham, spinach, talleggio cheese and tomatoes 3.80
Seven Seed bloomer toast with homemade preserves 1.5

Baked Goods
Easter chocolate muffins 1.70
Courgette and cheese muffins 1.70
Hot cross buns 1.50
Lamingtons 2.50
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.40
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Supermoist chocolate brownies or white chocolate blondies 2.00
Banana Bread 1.80
Cinnamon and Raisin toast 1.50

Soup!
Cauliflower Polonaise 3.00 / 3.50

Lunch
Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Bacon, tomato, avocado, aioli, rocket and red onion OR
Tuna, olive and fennel with spinach

Retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa cotta ham with gruyere, apple butter and rocket OR
Morrocan carrot with goats cheese, olive tapenade and spinach

Tart 2.50 (with salad 5.50)
Leek and goats cheese

Salads 4.50 / 6.50
Kumara, chantenay carrots and camargue red rice salad
Italian roast ham, rhubarb, strawberry, pecorino, rocket and basil

Enjoy your Easter and most of all be safe and sound. Eat lots.

Peter, Catherine, Emma, Rhea, Jared and Piotr

Monday 22 March 2010

Menu - March 22nd

Hello all, we went to the fabulous Columbia Road market on Sunday and it was amazing (and reassuring) to see all the spring flowers on sale down there. We love Columbia road and though it gets packed from 10 am onwards, it's great to get there either at the start or at the end of the day. Finish that off with a breakfast baguette and flat white at the excellent Taste of Bitter Love on Hackney road and the day is sorted. Sundays? Done.

Lamingtons are an Australia/New Zealand traditional cake. Perfect in the afternoon with a pot of tea or perhaps a latte, they are two pieces of sponge, covered in chocolate, or maybe raspberry jelly crystals and then coated with coconut. Two pieces are then sandwiched together with cream in the middle. We make them fresh every day, so limited amounts available. Get them while you can.

Breakfast
Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, rhubarb and raspberry compote, dried nuts and fruit 2.50
Traditional Bircher muesli with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with dried fruit, nuts and popped corn and compote 2.80
Croissants with Coppa cotta ham, plum tomatoes, spinach and talleggio cheese 3.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, tomato salsa and rocket 3.80
Seven seed bloomer toast and homemade preserves 1.50
Own made cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50

Baked Goods
Yellow plum and yoghurt muffins 1.70
Tomato, cheese and herb muffins 1.70
Lamingtons (two pieces of sponge, covered in chocolate and coconut with cream in the middle) 2.50
ANZAC, Afgans and Chocolate cookies 1.40
Carrot cake friands (made with ground almonds instead of flour) 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.70
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
White chocolate blondies 2.00

Pastries from seven seed bakery
Croissants 1.60
Pain au chocolat with valhrona chocolate 1.80
Almond croissants 2.50

Soup! 3.00 or 3.50
Turnip and spring garlic (Mon/Tues/Weds)
Bacon and corn (Thurs/Fri)

Foccacia with sea salt and rosemary crust 4.50
Smoked salmon woth spinach, dill, aioli, capers and red onion OR
Bufala mozzerella with tomato, rocket, basil and aioli

French retro baguettes 4.00
Coppa cotta ham, rocket, dijon, tomato, red onion, gruyere OR
Pear, blue cheese, onion jam, spinach

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Quinoa, black olives, rocket, orange segments, cashews, basil OR
New potato, sugar snap peas, parsley pesto

Tart 2.50 (with salad 5.50)
Carrot, coriander and chilli

Enjoy the spring!
Peter, Catherine, Rhea, Emma, Piotr and Jared






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Monday 15 March 2010

Menu - March 15th

Our menu this week is just about startiung to get into the Spring action. We are very excitied that the sun is getting up before we do these days and that the new produce will start coming through our doors to create even more wonderful menus.

In the meantime, we are still on the edge of winter comfort food. Lets make the most of it while we can.

Breakfast
Organic Porridge with condiments of muscovado sugar, dried nuts and fruit, honey or golden syrup 2.50
Bircher Muesli pots with rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Wheat free muesli with popped corn and rhubarb and raspberry compote 2.80
Ciabattini with poached egg, english bacon, rocket and tomato salsa 3.80
Croissants with Coppa costa ham, spinach and plum tomatoes 3.80
Seven seeded toast with homemade preserves 1.50

Pastries from Seven seed bakery
Croissants 1.60
Pain Au Chocolat 1.80
Almond Croissants 2.50

Baked Goods
Yellow plum and yoghurt muffins 1.70
Parsnip, jalopino and cheese muffins 1.70
Lamingtons 2.50
Super moist chocolate brownies 2.00
Super moist white chocolate blondies 2.00
ANZAC, Afgans and Chocolate Chip cookies 1.40
Carrot cake friands 1.80
Cinnamon and raisin bread 1.50
Portuguese tarts 1.70

Soup!
Celeriac and Agretti 3.00/3.50
Roast Tomato Soup 3.00/3.50

Baguettes 4.00
Suino Salami, dijon, tomato, red onion, rocket
Bufala mozzerella, plum tomato, spinach, aioli, basil

Foccacia with sea salt and osemary crust 4.50
Smoked salmon with spinach, aioli, capers, dill
Coppa Cotta ham, herb ricotta, rocket

Tart 3.00 or 5.50 with salad
Polenta tart with tomato, rocket, goats cheese

Salads 4.50/6.50
Broad bean with tofu
Quinoa with black olive, orange, rocket and cashew nuts

We hope you enjoy the menu and the Spring sunshine.
Peter, Catherine, Estelle, Rhea, Jared, Erin and Emma

Monday 1 March 2010

Menu - 1st March - UKBC Champion John Gordon

We should have posted this menu last week, but I wanted to wait to see how the UK barista championships ended on Monday. Our own Estelle Bright did an amzing job and finished just outside the top 6 at number 8. She is the number 1 female barista in the UK overall, a fantastic achievment and something we are very proud of.
We are also very very happy to say that John Gordon, originally from Australia but now representing the UK, came out overall UK champion late on Monday. For an insight into how John works as a barista, check Kaffeine the movie on our website.
John, full respect not just to you but all baristas who entered, a job very very well done.
Look out, spring is coming, daffodils, sunshine and lovely lovely food. Can't wait......

Breakfast
Porridge with condiments including homemade compote, muscovado sugar, nuts and fruit 2.20
Traditional bircher muesli pots with compote 2.50
Wheat free muesli pots with popped corn and compote 2.50
Ciabattini (bad boys), poached egg, bacon, rocket, aioli and tomato salsa 3.50
Croissants (bad girls), coppa cotta ham, tomato, spinach, talleggio cheese 3.50
Cinnamon and raisin toast 1.50
Seven seeded toast with homemade preserves and french butter 1.50

Baked Goods
Rhubarb and raspberry muffins 1.50
Red pepper, red jalapeno and cheese muffins 1.50
Super moist chocolate brownies 1.80
Super moist white chocolate blondies 1.80
Portuguese tarts 1.50
Carrot cake friands 1.70
ANZAC or chocolate chip cookies 1.20
Melting moments with passionfruit icing 1.20

Lunch
Soup!
Borscht with chorizo 3.00 or 3.50
Salsicce miso

Baguettes 4.00
Bufala mozzerella with plum tomatoes, spinach and basil
Chrorizo, plum tomoatoes, rocket and gruyere

Foccacias with sea salt and rosemary herb crust 4.50
Roast vegetable, hummus, spinach
Coppa cotta ham, herbed ricotta, rocket

Salads 4.50 or 6.50
Tuna, olives, potato, red onion, tomato, egg, rocket, dill and capers
Asparagus with mustard dressing

Tomato and Four cheese tart 3.00

Thank you all for your support of Estelle and John in the championships.

Hope to see you soon.

Peter, Catherine, Rhea, Estelle, Jared and Erin.