We Got a 5! LoveYour.Cafe at LoveYour,.Studio Receives the Highest Food Hygiene Rating

We are delighted to share that LoveYour.Cafe has received a Food Hygiene Rating of 5: Very Good—the highest possible rating.

The rating was awarded following our recent inspection by Rushmoor Borough Council. It recognises the standards assessed across hygienic food handling, the condition of our facilities, and the food-safety systems we have put in place.

Getting here has taken a huge amount of learning and work behind the scenes.

A food space is not only about making beautiful things to eat. It is also about getting the kitchen, storage, cleaning routines, equipment, allergen information, labelling, processes and everyday habits right. We are incredibly proud of this result, and grateful to everyone who has helped make it possible.

Stage One: Beginning

The first stage of LoveYour.Cafe was about beginning.

It was about showcasing Tatiana’s wonderful homemade food, trying the coffee machine, learning what people enjoy, and seeing what a café could bring to LoveYour.Studio.

We discovered the beginning of something special: fresh bakes, thoughtful drinks, a calm place to meet, and food made with care.

Stage Two: Foundations

Stage Two was about making sure the café and kitchen operation were ready to serve food safely and responsibly.

We have worked hard on the foundations: safe food storage, cleaning routines, equipment, ingredient and allergen information, food preparation systems, labelling, and the daily systems that allow us to grow properly.

Receiving a 5 is a lovely confirmation that these foundations are now in place.

Stage Three: October is the build

Now we enter Stage Three.

Throughout October, we will be putting LoveYour.Cafe into practice: refining our assisted self-service system, developing the coffee, matcha and tea offer, testing simple nourishing food, improving our ordering and payment systems, and learning how the café, workspace and studio can work beautifully together.

By the beginning of November, we hope to welcome you into a fully functioning LoveYour.Cafe: open early, simple to use, supported at key times, with good drinks, fresh food and a calm place to sit, work, meet or pause.

We are not trying to do everything at once. We will build carefully, listen to what you enjoy, and add to the menu and experience only when we can deliver it consistently.

October is the build. November is the beginning.

Saturday classes and café

As part of this next stage, Marcio will step away from teaching the 9:15am and 10:30am Saturday classes.

The Saturday timetable remains in safe hands:

• Adrian and Katy will continue to lead the 9:15am class.

• Louise will continue to lead the 10:30am class.

This change gives Marcio the time to focus on developing the LoveYour.Cafe offer and experience during the busiest part of the Saturday morning.

That means preparing the Lounge, welcoming people into the studio, helping guests settle in, supporting the café and workspace, serving food and drinks at key moments, and helping Saturday feel more connected from the first class through to the last cup of tea.

We are very grateful to Adrian, Katy and Louise for continuing to offer these important Saturday classes.

What is coming

Over the coming weeks, you will see LoveYour.Cafe grow steadily.

Expect quality coffee, matcha, loose-leaf tea, energy balls and other yogic-inspired snacks, with overnight oats and Ayurveda-inspired salad jars introduced carefully over time. At weekends, we will continue developing fresh homemade vegetarian food, including Tatiana’s bakes when available.

There is much more to come, but the aim will remain simple:

Good drinks. Fresh homemade food. A calm place to meet, work and pause.

Thank you for supporting this little café as it becomes something bigger.

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