Steampunk Coffee Blog

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Feeling in-between-y?

2021 has felt like a waiting game, what are we looking forward to at Steampunk for 2022?

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Goodbye Mavis!

This is the origin story of Steampunk and it is also a story about an ending.

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In praise of specialisation (or, why we don’t do sandwiches)

Kurt Cobain once famously said; “I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.” And that gets to the very root of one of my fav...

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Will this now be the winter of our discontent?

At the moment it feels like we only move a step forward to take several steps back. I wonder when we will look at the bigger picture and start maki...

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These are not the best of times...

We love the space when it is busy, when people are laughing with friends, when the coffee is flowing. We love the buzz, the vibe! This is why we do...

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Straight outta lockdown

Long term Team Steamer Scotty shares some thoughts on his first week back behind the coffee machine.

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Hot Cross Buns

It's Easter and I'm finally on the ball with doing a themed week! Just typical that it's the last recipe share but it's not so sad as it means we w...

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The Last 10 Feet

Steampunk is about to open to customers again on 5th of April after being closed as a cafe for six months out of the last twelve. We’ve got a new b...

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Vegan Benny with smoky bacon tofu, hollandaise and wilted greens

Here's a beautiful brunch recipe which is vegan and gluten free but can be adapted for any diet. Swap in muffins, toast, bacon, grilled halloumi, m...

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Gingersnaps

If you want to add a cracking biscuit recipe to your repertoire then give these chocolate dipped gingersnaps a go. They are the perfect mix of crun...

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'See ya winter' Salad

Sunchokes, also more widely known as jerusalem artichokes, are actually the root vegetable produced by a species of sunflower. This salad is lovely...

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Sunday Breakfast Turnovers

I love a fruity puff pastry combination, and these flaky and tempting individual pastries have a few extra little improvements that make them irres...