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Coffee… Great Coffee! A delicious companion to Mel’s beautiful pastries!  I’m only now scratching the surface of how fantastic a great ‘third wave’ coffee can be… Hi!  Bob here. Mel’s one and only, holding down the fort in Utah.  Since she’s busy baking, I thought I’d take a few of you through my coffee journey […]

Yes, you heard me right.  Beautiful weather in London.  82 degrees and blue skies. Today is a Bank Holiday and I believe the English version of Labor Day.  So many people are off work today which means the parks are full and everyone is walking around with pink sunburns. As for school, this past week […]

This was a long week.  Not all due to classes and baking but maybe a bit of culture shock added in.  Or maybe lack of sleep has really caught up with me.  Bob reminded me I quit a 30 year career, took 4 days off, moved overseas, left Mosley behind, and have dealt with several […]

Morning. Sunday mornings simply need to begin with a good cup of coffee, for me at least.  I haven’t been able to find a nice small maker so I journeyed out to buy a cup and brought it back to the flat to sip on while I made a huge breakfast.  Scrambled eggs, sliced tomato, […]

We packed a lot into this past week.  Had some really long days with some good results and some so-so results.  The chefs really stress the message that you are here to learn so they don’t expect everything to be perfect. (Lucky for me!) Especially the first time.  That helps when your dish doesn’t turn […]

Seriously, the weather has been really nice the these last couple of days.  Some blue sky, 50 degree temps and only a little wind at times. This past Wednesday, I felt like a maniac in the Practical session.  My partner was Anya.  She has worked in her parents bakeries in Switzerland  so she has far […]

Been a couple days since I’ve written.  Friday was a holiday here so we spent the day getting a few more household chores checked off my list.   I have an appointment to open a bank account on Tuesday, so my hands are tied on several items until li have that. We found a really […]

First day was orientation and a lot of instruction.  We were instructed where to go for a fire escape or fire drill several times.  (We meet by the British Museum by the way.)  We are reminded of it enough it makes me wonder just how many fires they’ve had. On to the second day for […]

Landed in London Tuesday, March 20!  The week is basically a blur.  Spent 3 days working with a couple different letting agents and finally rented a flat which should close on Monday.  Discovered I packed too much in the way of clothes (except fleece, could use more fleece).  Its chilly and damp here but so […]