Towards the end of our last trip to the US I referred in a blog entry to the flourishing London coffee scene. Word of that continues to spread, it seems, and the New York Times travel section has become the latest publication to run a feature: London Sips a Different Cup.

I’ve yet to make it to Prufrock, the main establishment featured, because although it’s a short walk from my office it doesn’t open till 10.30am by which time I’m usually well settled with a cafetiere we’ve prepared ourselves. I can, however, vouch for the comfort of the battered sofa at Tina, We Salute You. And worry a little that it’s now going to be even harder to find an open seat at Milk Bar…

Perhaps this is why the Flat White website is currently unavailable, having exceeded their bandwidth allocation?