Julia

Kitchen

Cocktail iterations, ice cream, coffee, and other culinary experiments.

Stations

Log

2026

October

  1. Bar
    • Creamy beige sour in an etched coupe with a thick foam cap, grated nutmeg and Peychaud's hearts, on a wooden table
    • Overhead of the foam: a scattering of grated nutmeg and three coral-pink Peychaud's hearts
    Squash Sour v1
  2. Bar
    • A pale pink sour in an etched coupe on a wooden table, a lemon twist hooked over the rim, with a vase of red and yellow dahlias and a patterned napkin holder behind
    Jasmine v1
  3. Bar
    • A red cocktail in a rocks glass with a dried citrus garnish
    Mezcal Negroni v1
  4. Week of 19 OctCafé

    4 shots logged, 1 pour

    • Two flat whites with latte art
  5. Week of 12 OctCafé

    3 pours

    • Hand holding a latte over a wooden floor, a crisp heart on top
    • A rosetta in a glass on the drip tray, the machine’s lights behind it
    • A latte on the drip tray with a full, well-defined rosetta

September

  1. Week of 21 SeptCafé

    1 pour

    • Overhead view of a latte on the scale with a stacked tulip
  2. Week of 14 SeptCafé

    1 pour

    • A heart curling into a swan-like loop
  3. Week of 31 AugCafé

    2 pours

    • A latte with a tall, symmetrical rosetta
    • Two lattes side by side, a rosetta and a tulip

August

  1. Week of 24 AugCafé

    4 pours

    • A tulip on a latte resting on a digital scale
    • A rosetta in a glass, coffee grounds scattered on the counter
    • Overhead view of a latte with a rosetta of fine leaves
    • A latte on the scale with a layered tulip
  2. Week of 17 AugCafé

    1 pour

    • Two lattes on the counter, each with a rosetta
  3. Week of 10 AugCafé

    1 pour

    • Hand holding a latte in a glass by the machine, a small rosetta on top

June

  1. Bar
    • Hand holding a pale green sour in a coupe, garnished with a blue borage flower and a cucumber ribbon on a pick, the foam flecked with lime zest
    Cucumber Gin Sour v1
  2. Café
    • Cut-glass tumbler of orange juice with a dark layer of espresso floating on top, lit by the window
    Espresso & Orange v1

May

  1. Freezer
    • Pale orange ice cream in a stemmed glass, topped with dried orange slices and mint
    Lemon Crème Fraîche Ice Cream v1
  2. Bar
    • Hand holding a pale green sour in a coupe against a white curtain, a cucumber ribbon on a pick, the foam flecked with lime zest
    Cucumber Gin Sour v1
  3. Bar
    • Frothy sour in a coupe, scattered with dried rose petals
    Elderflower Sour v1
  4. Freezer
    • A scoop of egg white ice cream in a cut-glass coupe, its surface blowtorched golden brown and charred in patches
    Egg White Ice Cream v1
  5. Freezer
    • Whisking egg whites and sugar in a steel bowl over a pan of simmering water, on the element
    • The ice cream machine on the counter: a steel body with a clear domed lid
    Egg White Ice Cream v1
  6. Bar
  7. Bar
    • Martini in a cut-glass coupe with an olive on a pick, bottles behind it
    • The martini beside a bottle of vermouth
    Martini v1
  8. Bar
    • Two golden sours in stemmed glasses with lemon twists
    Whisky Sidecar v1

April

  1. Bar
    • Layered orange and red drink in a cut-glass tumbler, topped with an orange slice
    Garibaldi v1

2025

  1. Freezer

    Gabriel's birthday ice cream tower, chilling on my snowy balcony. Blackberry, espresso, a home-made Cherry Garcia, and maybe one more.

    • Scoops of purple and beige ice cream under cling film, set outside in the snow
    Blackberry Ice Cream v1, Espresso Ice Cream v1, Counterfeit Cherry Garcia v1
  2. Freezer
    • Pork belly rice bowl: glazed pork belly, a scoop of gochujang-persimmon ice cream, pickled red onion, carrot ribbons, nori and spring onion
    Gochujang-Persimmon Ice Cream v1
  3. Bar

    Wild berry gin and tonics, probably. The gin had set to a jelly, which gave them a lovely mouthfeel.

    • Two red drinks in cut-glass tumblers, each topped with a blackberry and lemon
    Wild Berry Gin v1
  4. Week of 21 JulCafé

    2 pours

    • A rosetta with wide leaves in a glass
    • A smooth, kidney-shaped white blob of foam on a latte
  5. Bar
    • Overhead view of a pink drink with a lime wheel and a hibiscus flower on a pick
    • The pink hibiscus drink beside a bottle of tequila
    Hibiscus Margarita v1
  6. Freezer
    • A scoop of pale pink strawberry ice cream on sliced strawberries in a stemmed glass
    • Overhead view of the sundae, a jar of strawberry sauce beside it
    • The sundae finished with bright red strawberry sauce poured over the ice cream
    Strawberry Ice Cream v1
  7. Café
    • Coffee tonic with a creamy head and a dehydrated blood orange garnish, next to a bottle of Porter’s tonic and an espresso machine
    Coffee Tonic v1
  8. Week of 28 AprCafé

    1 pour

    • Two lattes side by side, a slanted tulip and a heart
  9. Week of 10 FebCafé

    1 pour

    • Two lattes, each with a layered heart
  10. Freezer
  11. Week of 6 JanCafé

    4 pours

    • A heart swirled sideways, a portafilter handle beside the cup
    • A small three-layer tulip in a glass
    • A tulip with a slim tip rising through it
    • Overhead view of a latte with a broad, slightly lopsided heart

2024

  1. Freezer
    • Rice bowl with glazed pork belly and broccoli, topped with a quenelle of gochujang-persimmon ice cream and sesame seeds
    • Close-up of the bowl: the orange quenelle of ice cream sinking slightly into the warm pork belly
    Gochujang-Persimmon Ice Cream v1
  2. Freezer
    • Pale pink ice cream in a long yellow loaf tin
    Strawberry Ice Cream v1

2023

  1. Freezer
    • Two scoops of white ice cream in a bowl on a wooden table
    Vanilla Bean Ice Cream v1
  2. Week of 2 OctCafé

    1 pour

    • A small leaf on a latte in a glass
  3. Freezer
    • Light brown ice cream with darker ripples in a white bowl
    Apple Cinnamon Ice Cream v1
  4. Freezer
    • Two scoops of pale green ice cream in a white bowl
    Pistachio Ice Cream v1
  5. Freezer
    • A scoop of deep pink berry-coloured ice cream in a white bowl
    Blackberry Ice Cream v1
  6. Freezer
  7. Week of 22 MayCafé

    1 pour

    • A clean, full heart in a glass, another cup beside it
  8. Week of 8 MayCafé

    1 pour

    • A large heart with layered wings, close up
  9. Week of 6 MarCafé

    1 pour

    • A heart pulled sideways in a glass cup

2022

  1. Week of 12 DecCafé

    1 pour

    • A layered heart in a small glass on a speckled white counter

2020

  1. Week of 13 JanCafé

    1 pour

    • A rosetta swirling off to one side, in a glass on a wooden counter

2019

  1. Week of 28 OctCafé

    1 pour

    • A crisp, symmetrical rosetta in a wide ceramic cup
  2. Week of 9 SeptCafé

    1 pour

    • A broad, lumpy rosetta in a white mug
  3. Week of 8 JulCafé

    1 pour

    • A curly white shape in a glass cup, a little like a seahorse
  4. Week of 17 JunCafé

    4 pours

    • A thick white stem with stubby branches, like a toothbrush
    • A slim rosetta with small leaves down a central stem, in a glass
    • A rosetta in a white cup, its leaves fading towards the bottom
    • A faint, feathery rosetta in a glass cup
  5. Week of 3 JunCafé

    1 pour

    • A white smudge drifting off to one side of a latte in a glass
  6. Week of 27 MayCafé

    1 pour

    • A small, stiff tree-like pattern in a white cup
  7. Week of 13 MayCafé

    3 pours

    • A lopsided white blob on a latte in a glass cup, on a wooden counter
    • A wobbly, sprawling rosetta in a white ceramic cup
    • A big white blob of foam filling most of a white cup