A few weeks back I started my dream job as a Barista in Y Shed, a local independent coffee shop. It’s been quite a journey to get here….. My love of coffee started 10 years ago, after the birth of my eldest Son. It was the social aspect of ‘meeting for a coffee’ with other
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I’m delighted to have found a new local coffee shop! Y Shed (Y = ‘the’ in Welsh) opened at Gowerton Golf Range (Victoria Road, Swansea, SA4 3AB) in December. It’s the brainchild of Sophie Spence, a former Ireland women’s rugby union international, who’s ended up in Swansea via Newcastle and Dublin. With her playing career
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With Christmas just a week away, here are some gift ideas for the coffee lovers in your life. First up is Christmas coffee itself! Lots of coffee roasters prepare Christmas blends for the festive season. A couple that I’m currently sampling are from ‘Union Coffees Christmas Blend’ (this coffee has notes of cranberry, clementine and
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At the end of the school Summer holidays, we took a city break to Barcelona! A last chance for some sunshine, before the long winter stretch ahead! I chose Barcelona as it seemed to have something for all of us. I was travelling with my two Son’s (aged 3 and 9) and my Mum who
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The Affogato is an Italian coffee based dessert, with the standard recipe being a scoop of cold vanilla gelato topped with a shot of hot, dark roast espresso. ‘Affogato’ is Italian for “drowned”, with is apt as you are drowning your ice cream with coffee! This is an effortless recipe, which is simple yet fulfilling!
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Probably one of the coolest places I’ve ever had a coffee served to me from is ‘The Thirsty Elephant’. This is a unique VW coffee van serving speciality coffee from my friends at Coaltown Coffee. I visited ‘The Thirsty Elephant’ whilst it was set up alongside Pontyclun train station. It is situated here, just outside
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A couple of weeks ago I visited the beautiful seaside town of Tenby. The purpose of my visit was to spend some of my Birthday money and Grand National winnings on Gin at ‘The Cranny’ (Pembrokeshire’s Gin Palace). Mission accomplished! But whilst in town I wanted to also find some decent coffee. My pre trip
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I’ve recently returned from a short family break to Dubai. A much needed fix of Winter sunshine, although it seems a lifetime ago following the ‘Beast from the East’ parts 1 & 2! We stayed at Atlantis, the Palm which was a perfect destination with the kids. They loved the Aquaventure Water Park, Lost Chambers
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I first came across Uncommon Ground when I started working my way through the South West and South Wales Independent Coffee Guide last year. The Coffee Shop is situated at 10-12 Royal Arcade, Cardiff (CF10 1AE). Initially the owners, brothers Ian & Paul Hayman, planned on roasting their own coffee in-store, but this now actually
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As I was sitting here last night debating where I would go today for a coffee, a very exciting announcement appeared on my Instagram feed!!! Coaltown Coffee were opening a Pop-up Coffee Shop in the Edwardian Arcade in Ammanford! I knew they were up to something as there had been a few cryptic clues on
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