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  <title><![CDATA[Grove Blend Field]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Grove Blend Field is a specialty café serving traceable single-origin coffee and fresh-baked cakes in EC2V. Open seven days, garden terrace in summer.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The terrace is fully open and the cold brew is back]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Summer is properly here, the rear garden terrace has all 16 seats out, and we have brought back the cold brew for the season. Here is what that means for the menu and the week's schedule.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-28</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[New filter coffee on the bar: Colombia Huila]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We have just moved the filter bar over to a washed Colombia from Huila, roasted by Fieldwork Roasters. Here is a bit about where it comes from and what to expect in the cup.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Private hire: what it looks like and how to book]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A few people have asked about hiring the café for small events. Here is exactly what we offer, what is included, and how to get in touch.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How washed processing changes what is in your cup]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[When Mara cups a new lot on Wednesday mornings, one of the first things she notes is the processing method. Washed, natural, honey: these are not just labels on a bag. They describe what happened to the coffee cherry after it was picked, and they have a direct effect on what ends up in your cup.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Brewing on the Kalita Wave: a straightforward guide]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We brew all our filter coffee on the Kalita Wave at Grove Blend Field. It is a flat-bottomed dripper with three small holes, which gives a more even extraction than a V60 and is a little more forgiving if your grind is slightly off. Here is how we do it, and how you can replicate it at home.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-22</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What direct sourcing actually means for a small café]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The phrase 'directly sourced' appears on a lot of coffee bags. It is worth being specific about what it means in practice, because it varies a lot from roaster to roaster. Here is how it works for the coffees we serve at Grove Blend Field.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-20</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How we plan the cake menu six weeks at a time]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The cake menu at Grove Blend Field changes every six to eight weeks. It is not a rigid schedule: it shifts when a supplier runs out of something, when a recipe is not working, or when the season moves faster than expected. Jonah has been baking here since autumn 2019 and has developed a process that is part planning, part improvisation.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-02</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How we make cold brew at Grove Blend Field]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cold brew is back on the menu for summer 2026. We make it in small batches, Thursday to Sunday, and it usually runs out by Saturday afternoon. Here is exactly how we make it and why we do it this way rather than just brewing a large batch at the start of the week.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-28</pubDate>
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