http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/ en info@transitionespresso.co.uk Copyright 2011 2011-06-01T11:36:58+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/team-tri http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/team-tri The week after the half marathon Kate along with 4 friends took part in the Tri Grand Prix at Emberton Country Park. They were the only girls in the competition which consisted of swimming 750m, cycling 22km and running 5km. It was a huge achievement for all the group who were all raising money for different charities. Kate’s designated charity was Coffee Kids a charity that works coffee farming families to improve their lives and livelihoods. 2011-06-01T11:36:58+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/kates-half-marathon http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/kates-half-marathon A couple of weeks ago Kate (partner/director of TE) completed the Chester Half Marathon in 2hr 17mins. Here she is pre event with her little girl. 2011-06-01T11:33:55+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/kates-half-marathon1 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/kates-half-marathon1 A couple of weeks ago Kate (Partner/Director of Transition Espresso) did the Chester Half Marathon, she completed it in 2hr 17mins. Here she is with her little girl pre event. 2011-06-01T11:02:39+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/team-townend-pushbike-challenge http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/team-townend-pushbike-challenge Over the last bank holiday weekend Transition Espresso took to the road and travelled up to Loweswater in Cumbria to serve up coffee for the participants of a cycling event. The event was organised by one of our good friends Dave George. Before Christmas last year two brothers Christian and Niggy Townend were knocked of their bikes whilst out cycling and killed. The event was organised by Dave and the group of friends closest to them. The money raised at the event went to a charity called Road Peace, a national charity for road crash victims, supporting those bereaved or injured, and working for road safety. The day included 2 rides, one which was 22 miles and another which was just over 40 miles. The rides took in some of the highest passes in Cumbria. There were 190 riders that took part in the event ranging from professionals to complete novices. After the riders had finished there was food laid on which had been baked and prepared by friends and family. There was so much cake it was obscene. In the early evening a hog roast was provided and then onto the auction in the evening for which the organisers had got local business to donate items. These included 3 bikes, meals at the local pub, bike accessories, Man Utd tickets and much more. After this had finished there was a band and the local pub had donated beer which was also sold to make money for the charity. We played a very small part in the event but it was an honour and a pleasure to be involved. The event is set to takes place next year around the same time so watch this space for more details in the not too distant future. 2011-05-04T10:36:20+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/chef-tazs http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/chef-tazs We felt at Transition Espresso that Taz’s scones deserved a blog post all of their own. They did feature heavily in the Team Townend Pushbike Challenge which is a post that will follow this one, but as they were so special they have been given their own post. Taz is a good friend to us here at Transition and has helped us out in many ways over the years. His full time work is in IT but he’s an amazing chef and has recently taken a career change to work with food in some way or another. We’re really excited. 2011-05-04T10:17:28+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/the-ukbc-finals http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/the-ukbc-finals This is a bit of a belated update from the UKBC. Luke just missed out on getting through to the finals but did a great job in the semis. The final 3 from the finals were:- 1st place - John Gordon from Square Mile roasters in London. He won best espresso & joint best signature drink. 2nd place - Neil le Bihan from Exchange in London he shared best signature drink with John and won best cappuccino. 3rd place - Dale Harris from Has Bean roasters in Stafford (these guys supply Transition Espresso with our wonderful espresso blend) John will go onto the World Barista Championships in Bogota (Colombia) from the 2nd-5th of June. Expect more updates once they commence. 2011-04-04T09:31:07+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/swim-cycle-run http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/swim-cycle-run In May one half of Transition Espresso, Kate will be completing two sporting challenges to raise money for some well deserved charities. On the 15th of May she will be running the Chester half marathon this will be to raise money for Coffee Kids a charity that works with coffee farming families to improve their lives. On the 22nd of May she will take part in the Tri Grand Prix sprint triathlon in Buckinghamshire, this will be to raise money for Save The Children (Japan Earthquake Appeal) this will help raise funds for the many children left homeless by the recent earthquake in Japan. Completing these two events in consecutive weekends will be a tough challenge so be sure to dig deep and show your support. There will be a link in a following blog post for people to kindly donate to. Until then, enjoy the weather! 2011-03-21T11:30:00+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/the-road-to-the-semis http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/the-road-to-the-semis Great news, Luke (pictured) made it through as one of the final 20 to go onto the semi finals at the London Excel Centre on the 15th-16th March. The semi finals will take place on the 15th and the finals on the 16th. Word is he’s been at Bold Street Coffee till all hours practicing his performance so we’ll be eagerly anticipating the semis to see how he does. Dale Harris from Has Bean (our roasters) made it to the semi finals, along with Howard Barwick who we’ve had the opportunity to work with before. Congratulations & see you at the semis. Can’t wait! 2011-02-27T14:20:41+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/ukbc-2011-update http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/ukbc-2011-update The Scottish heat has been and gone with Stuart Lee Archer from Pumphreys Coffee in 3rd place, Jonathon Sharp from Kilimanjaro Coffee in 2nd and Megan Barker from Artisan Roast in 1st position. I had the pleasure of going to both Kilimanjaro and Artisan Roast in Edinburgh on a recent trip and I really enjoyed both. Although I have to say Artisan Roast stood out as a really original coffee shop. The guy in there serving at the time told us all about the beans they had to offer at that time and sent us away with a great selection to try at home. The North West and final heat before the semis took place yesterday and is finishing off today. Luke Byrne-Perkins entered who we’ve been lucky enough to work with and is a barista at Bold St Coffee our sister company. I watched live on USTREAM which you can do here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/testukbc he did really well and apparently finished with 3 seconds to spare! We’ll be eagerly awaiting the results later on today. 2011-02-18T10:19:30+00:00 http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/uk-barista-championship-2011-update http://www.transitionespresso.co.uk/blog/uk-barista-championship-2011-update The Midlands heat took place on the 9th of February in Lincoln. In 1st place was Hayley Draper from The Window coffee shop in Norwich, which is apparently the smallest coffee shop in the world. Hayley took best espresso. In 2nd place a freelance barista called Andrew Carter who took best cappuccino. Finally in 3rd place a barista who we’ve had the pleasure of working with in the past, Howard Barwick from Limini Coffee who took best signature drink. Congratulations Howard!! The next heat takes place in Edinburgh on Valentines day. 2011-02-10T17:20:23+00:00