Island Life Magazine Ltd October/ November 2012 | Page 123
FOOD
French Franks for
fine choice in coffee
The spend on coffee outside the home
has doubled since 2005 despite the
economic squeeze. One in 10 now
visit a coffee house daily and 40 per
cent visit regularly. Growth is more
than matched by an explosion of
coffee shops most notably driven by
chains with hundreds more in planning
and the latest incarnation of express
formats spring up in supermarkets,
role is skilled and needs both practice
petrol stations and workplaces.
and training. Regrettably many of the
It is undeniable that coffee culture
establishments serving coffee simply
has hit Britain, and in many respects
do not know how to properly prepare it
cafes have taken a status similar to
and this in part has left an open door
pubs as a place to meet and coffee is
for big chains.
considered an affordable luxury.
French Franks of Newport is a
French Franks looked long and hard
for the right coffee eventually choosing
popular meeting point, the ethos of
Danesi and in the process becoming
quality fresh food and great coffee at
the first UK customer for a 130-year-old
every-day value goes some way to
Italian family roaster. They like its
explaining the bustle. Proprietor Mark
smooth and slightly caramel flavours.
Horton outlines a bit more of what we
Equally they acknowledge some may
need to know about coffee.
prefer a slightly more bitter tone and
Firstly, he says we need to split out
good coffee from bad, The Barista’s
the advice is always to try until you find
one you like.
Mark Horton's
Coffee guide
Filter coffee
Still a staple and for
many people good fresh
filter coffee delivers, filter
coffee leaves room for
and compliments food or
a sweet.
Espresso
A double shot espresso
is 15g of ground coffee
which a small amount
of near boiling water is
forced through under
pressure. A good one will
take around 20 seconds
to run and the espresso
should have a creamy
texture. All of our coffees
have a double shot
espresso based unless
custome '26