Pretty good pairing going through the hoppers at the minute. @workshopcoffee Gitesi is all honey, orange and spiced cherry, whilst @coffeecollectif Espresso 2 is throwing creamy chocolate and pecan shapes. Best bet is to try both I reckon.
Take some old Ikea table tops and @paulfredaldous’ amazing craftwork and you have yourself a set of new, interchangeable A-Boards depending on what time of day it is. This is Sunday. This is us. OPEN.
KEEP YOUR EYE OUT. This girl is going round using a map as a disguise to steal phones off tables. Just done Tariff Street. Pretty recognisable. If anyone sees her she already definitely has one phone that’s not hers. What a wrong’un. Such a shitty move.
The second loser/third winner’s final is on shortly, involving England’s last run out of the World Cup. Which means it’s our loyalty cards last run out being valid for beers! Don’t know which one I’ll miss most.
THIS WEEKENDS PIE LINE UP: Chocolate Cream, Peach, Vegan Cherry, Blueberry with Pecan Streusel Crumble and Pecan 🤙🏻
Open. Sunshine. Nice breeze. Cold brew topped with steamed milk. Bluegrass music playing so obnoxiously loud that Jack just turned it off cos he’s a spoilsport. Here till 11pm.
Just dropped in to see @robbaileystudio’s new exhibition at @siopshop and it’s brilliant. Constantly reinventing the space and nailing it every time.
AHHHHHH! Terrifying photo of our vegan spiced chickpea sandwich being eaten atop of Edale, taken by @r_r_c_o_. But that’s what you get on Friday the 13th. Scary shit.... Alsowe’reclosingatsixtodaybecausewe’vehadloadsoflatenightsduetothefootballandwehaveapoorlybabyathomeandi’mreallytiredsorryifthatputsanyoneoutbutyoucan’tsaywedidn’twarnyounowokaythanksbyex
We’ve got a slightly reduced menu in the kitchen this weekend, but still plenty to get excited about! Including this amazing version of Lucy’s (world famous) banana bread which is replacing our stuffed french toast (just for a couple of days!). Topped with mascarpone, salted caramel, pistachio and raspberry. ‘It’s well good.
Got a new magazine rack for our @rare_mags library din’t we.
What goes well with coffee? Pie. Always Pie. Chocolate Cream Pie and Blueberry Pie with a pecan streusel crumble will be out today, amongst other I WANT THAT cake items.
Football hasn’t come home, just a text saying “It’s not working out, I’m sorry”. And the sky is an unfamiliar grey colour. But coffee. Always coffee.
Even though Germany crashed out early, this little red bear has been seeing us through every England World Cup game so far. And a big delivery of some newly designed cans just landed. Loyalty cards at the ready for tonight. Es ist coming home.
Ha! God bless eBay for making these tiny shoes affordable. Now Ivy finally has the Idle Hands uniform be prepared to see her behind the counter serving you coffees. Just give us a shout if you see her drinking one.
NEW MAGAZINES IN FROM @rare_mags. This month we’ve got: TURF & GRAIN - Makers. Traditional craft and heritage design through a lens of sustainability and persistence // KINFOLK - Delving deeply in to home, work, style and culture. Get your eyes on em.
Very excited to announce that @himhallows will be launching #0161Brutal (his first solo show!) on the evening of Thursday 2nd August at Idle Hands. All works are risograph printed and will be available as a hand bound print collection on the night (and online after). His work will then be decorating our walls till the end of September. If you’re a fan of Manchester’s brutalist buildings then I suggest you come along and check it out. Concrete 4 lyf.
No World Cup on today, but I can’t think of better background scenes than Le Tour de France up on our walls from midday. Shout out to THE man here. One of my favourite sportsmen ever. If Marco was a footballer he’d be on the cover of every @mundialmag.
I made sure the fridge is stocked for the England game. Those loyalty cards at the ready? See you soon. Can’t wait. Only gone and got to the quarters! Maybe even further? I know what you’re thinking. Not gonna get carried away? Go on. Have some fun. Open up your inbuilt pessimistic barriers. Make some outlandish claims. Excitement is allowed, especially after you’ve gone back and read the first letter of each sentence...