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Redroaster's first Open Roastery day

21 May 2011 During the Brighton Festival in May, coffee roasters Paul and Tiago enjoyed meeting and talking to some of their regular wholesale customers at Redroaster's first Open Roastery day in Kemp Town, Brighton. Coffee tourists from Spain, Argentina, New Zealand and the United States also visited to sample coffees and watch a roast in progress. One visitor bought up all they had roasted of the Guatemalan Cup of Excellence beans.

Project Waterfall

4 – 10 April 2011 Redroaster agreed to match every 5p donated by Redroaster customers to Project Waterfall, as part of the national fund-raising event, UK Coffee Week. A total of £235.58 was sent via The Allegra Foundation to a chosen water project, the first in partnership with WaterAid in the Mbulu District of Tanzania. Many thanks to all who supported the fund and especially to the many customers who donated far more than 5p.

European Coffee Challenge Win

12 March 2011 Paul, chief coffee roaster of Redroaster was a member of the UK team which won the European Coffee Challenge competition in St Petersburg, Russia. The UK team won a cupping (tasting) round and came first at sorting unroasted coffees for defects. They also made an espresso cup resourcefully out of snow, winning extra points for presentation. Reigning world coffee making champion Aysin Aydogdu and two of this year’s UK Barista Championship finalists, Neil Le Bihan and Edmund Buston, were also in the team. Celebrations in St Petersburg continued until 8am on Monday yet Paul was back serving coffee at Redroaster by 7am on Tuesday.

Best Lit/Workshop

31 May 2010 Winner of the Best Literature/Workshop event at Brighton Festival, awarded by Latest this year was – Grit Lit at Redroaster, beating Martin Amis into second place.

Guardian

25 September 2009 The Guardian picked Redroaster as one of the ten best cafes in the UK: "A Brighton favourite. Unpretentious, functional, friendly and stuffed with locals who come for the excellent coffee and the best hot chocolates on the south coast. As well as the large indoor space there's a smaller outdoor area for catching a few rays, although stalwarts sit outside year-round. There's often good live music here in the evening, too."

Simone

18 November 2008 Simone Ware, Redroaster manager, gave chase when she spotted a man she thought had run off with a customer’s wallet. She alerted a community police officer who happened to be in the cafe at the time and they both ran fast enough to corner the thief in Pavilion Gardens and the officer was able to make an arrest. Simone was able to return the stolen wallet to the customer.

NY Times

28 September 2008 The New York Times featured Redroaster in its Sunday Travel Guide to Brighton, reporting that: "Brighton's
clubbers and cognoscenti rejuvenate at the Redroaster Coffee House, a Valhalla of caffeine where..." To read more go to:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/travel/28hours.html?scp=1&sq=Brighton&st=cse