Joanna

Joanna
I co-founded Zabu because I have always loved fresh coffee (and hate instant!) since drinking proper coffee from a coffee pot, percolating on top of the Raeburn. The Tanzanian AA is my favourite.

Olympic Coffee at Grind

7am on Monday morning. Usually a bad time of day for me, but we are on our way to watch the hockey in the Olympic park and just taken time for breakfast. I asked a guide in Westfield where to …

Department of Coffee and Social Affairs – London

How Leather Lane has changed!  I have been visiting my dentist in Leather Lane for over 20 years -which is brilliant because I have always enjoyed wandering through the market and then meandering down to Farringdon Tube through the jewellers …

The Hidden Lane Tearoom – Glasgow

What an unexpected find! We’ve wandered round the West End a few times – stopping for coffee in a variety of places in Ashton Lane and Argyle Street. We were staying in Corunna Street and a Google search threw up the Hidden Lane Tearoom in Argyle Street…

Outback Gallery – Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

Wow, what a spot to drink coffee, browse art and enjoy fantastic scenery. The Outback Gallery must be one of the most remote art galleries in Britain. We drove from the Machrie golf course through winding roads. along stunning coastline finally turning inland…

Fowles Diner – Newburyport, USA

We have just finished a great trip down the East Coast of the US from Plum Island (40 miles north of Boston) to Reheboth (east of Washington DC). We ate in some great diners but the best coffee we had …

Bullet Coffee at The Roastery – Wandsworth

The Roastery is hidden away on Wandsworth Road – a small and interesting coffee shop, serving us locals.  There are newspapers to read and you can pick up a card for the local tradespeople.  The food is sourced locally (if …

Bean counters

I read a great article in the FT last weekend about coffee, A-listers (gorgeous George and Julia Roberts) and some interesting stats and info about coffee. Coffee sales continue to grow rapidly in the UK (up 17% from 2005 to …

Welcome to the Zabu Coffee blog

I’m Joanna. I found buying good freshly roasted beans difficult, so with some friends I set up Zabu Coffee to deliver these direct to people in their home. I prefer to make my coffee using a cafetiere – although I …