Author: Allergendad

Andy’s Man Club

*Warning – this blog post contains sensitive content around discussions of mental health I’m lucky to work for a company that seems to value employee welfare and development as more than just tick boxes on an HR checklist. In the 2.5 years that I’ve worked there we’ve had really interesting and involved discussions around a…

By Allergendad 4th December 2024 0

Oh dear, Zizzi

“Not the best” – this is how my very good friend would describe this day. This is fairly ‘hot off the press’ and I’m writing it frustrated. Frustrated with the experience but also frustrated with myself for not knowing better after years of dealing with allergies. But before I can tell this story, I need…

By Allergendad 7th January 2024 6

9-bar, finely ground bean water

Sounds nice doesn’t it? No? How about medium-dark roasted coffee beans grown at high altitude, finely but consistently ground into a light powder, tamped tightly into a ~18g ‘puck’, pre infused with near-boiling water and then perfectly extracted by (optimally) high pressure water for roughly 30 seconds to make a tiger-striped, aromatic, crema-topped velvety 40g…

By Allergendad 23rd February 2022 0

New Job

Thoughts on a first day Well… not quite the start to my first day in a new job I was hoping for. I arrived at Slough train station in plenty of time only to find that all trains running between London Paddington and Reading were suspended. Roughly 90 mins later I was finally on a…

By Allergendad 17th February 2022 1

A little news…

August 2021: Freedom from lockdown, socialising in pubs and restaurants, vegan ice-creams in the unpredictable British sunshine, and (hopefully) a little brother or sister for Piglet. Yes, as quite a surprise to us, it seems that we are going to have a second child! For those who of you who have followed our story closely,…

By Allergendad 10th April 2021 1