I sent out my last ever j'adore le plonk on Friday. In memoriam I've turned it into a zine with the help of my friends @helenannesmith.bsky.social Otto Taylor-Rickard and @gergemanson.bsky.social I think we've made something very beautiful - pre order's are now live! www.burumcollective.com/jlp

The TCCPA announce their Perry is Alive campaign in response to Westons recent declaration that perry is "dead" Imagery: @helenannesmith.bsky.social tccpa.co.uk/perry-is-ali...

#FaceItTogether is a movement led by The Drinks Trust focused on creating actual change for those in the drinks and hospitality sectors who are experiencing hardship. The goal is to ensure that no one in our community feels alone in their hour of need. Donations 👇 www.justgiving.com/campaign/fac...

In our next piece, Rosemary Richings talks to a variety of people within the disability community about what they want to see from hospitality venues when it comes to making customers feel welcome Words by Rosemary Richings Illustration by Helen Anne Smith www.burumcollective.com/posts/trueme...

Our first online piece from The Usual is by the community publican of The Trafalgar in Wimbledon, providing us their perspective on pubs, building community, and what it means to have regulars 🍻🤝 Words by Oli Carter-Esdale Illustration by Helen Anne Smith www.burumcollective.com/posts/solace

We managed to hit our pre-orders target on day one! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy so far 🩷💫

we've turned our latest project into a physical zine cos a) i hate the internet, b) i think it makes a great companion piece to Service, Please! & c) it's really fun making art with your best mate The Usual is such a good exploration of the rough/smooth of the customer service dynamic. Order it!

Pre-orders for our latest zine; The Usual are now live! A collection of written and visual work around the dynamics between being a regular, and having a local, from the perspective of both customers and service staff. Zines will be sent out WC 5th of May! www.burumcollective.com/store/p/theu...

Rumour has it there are only FIVE CraftCon tickets left, and only 36 hours to get them. It's one of our favourite events of the year, so much so that we're now both on the 3CCPA Committee, and are really looking forward to being able to attend once more 💕

You can also book in for Cider Club at @rosscider.bsky.social on Saturday 29th March! £15 gets you a welcome cider, a selection of ciders from this months cider maker, Floribunda from Italy, and a buffet! A real feast! rosscider.com/ciderclub/

Workers at multiple Starbucks locations across the country went on strike yesterday, walking out in protest of management's refusal to negotiate a fair union contract with @SBWorkersUnited. In some cases, the police were called and striking workers were arrested.

Quick reminder that diversity and inclusion doesn't start or end with white women

Thrilled to say that this years CraftCon has sold so well we've had to add extra tickets! These really are the last ones now so please register now if you've been meaning to! craftcon.co.uk/product/craf...

Had a v nice time co-hosting a @wildernessbrew.bsky.social beer and cheese tasting for Sheffield beer week at The Old Shoe yesterday! Sheffield is always a vibe, and v kind to us 💫

Chilean Starbucks workers continue their historic strike today after negotiations between their union and the company broke down this week. Bianca, an SBWU member from Los Angeles, is right alongside them in Chile to tell Starbucks - workers EVERYWHERE deserve better!

At the end of the month we're hosting a beer school for hospitality staff! An intro to the beer styles you almost certainly get asked about, and crash course on ingredients, brewing, and tasting. Bring your notepad and pen! 📖🍻 6pm | 31.03.25 | £5 Bacareto, CDF www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burum-basi...

Starbucks baristas in Chile have just gone on STRIKE!!! Chilean congressman & former President of the Starbucks Workers Union of Chile, Andres Giordano, is with Bianca, a union barista from Los Angeles! Together, they're sending Starbucks workers everywhere international solidarity 🇨🇱🤝🇺🇸

As we roll up to our 5th(!) year of running Burum Collective we are thrilled to say our inboxes are open again for commissions! This year we’ve chosen cider as our theme, specifically: The Future of Cider Read more on the theme, how to pitch, rates, and more www.burumcollective.com/pitching-2025

for a few months now, i've been dealing with a plagiarist, a clever one at that, going through my newsletters and mining ideas and words and reproducing them as their own changing up the sources and presenting it as their brainwave. no credits, no acknowledgment, no attribution.

Hello 👋 currently working for a super lovely brewery 4 days a week, doing sales & marketing, but I'm looking to pick up one extra day of work a week I'm based around Newport & Cardiff, but can obvs work remotely. Can be administrative, and doesn't need to be in the drinks field. Any leads lmk! 🍎🍻🍴

•*•.• 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 •.•*•. Our latest release is a saison dry hopped with a blend of Centennial, Saaz and Harlequin. Light spice, grapefruit, juicy 🍊🥤 Available now via our website and Sellar trade store! Label designs by the wonderful Sophie Potter as per 💕 www.wildernessbrew.co.uk/shop

CraftCon is the best industry event of the year, imo. And the team are working so hard to put something really special together. A fantastic opportunity to connect with, learn from and taste alongside some of the best in the game and it would be lovely to see some of you there!

Burum 2025, fashionably late but we're finally here! This means that all of the pieces from Service, Please! are now online, it means that The Usual is just around the corner, and it also means that the pitching guide for our next project is now live 🎉🍎 www.burumcollective.com/about/sixty-...

after a three year hiatus honk is back. you can either thank, or curse my wife depending on your feelings about it 🪿 anyway I wrote about a year in jam mailchi.mp/0808ae2d14a3...

Our latest By the Glass tasting in Cardiff is a session on variety blends, looking at the flavour combinations of pairs of apples, and pairs of pears 💕 February 18th @ Bacareto Pouring starts 7pm Five drinks £20pp Hosted by @helenannesmith.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cider-and-...

Knives Out but it's Benoit Blanc trying to solve the Luka-AD trade

[blind date] HER: I'm a big country fan. ME {trying to impress her}: China is very large.

Down the Docks, Up the Bay: The Colour Bar Our final piece from Service, Please! is by Cardiff local Yasmin Begum on the colour bar in hospitality. Looking at her, and her family's experience of working in hospitality, and the docks history of Cardiff Bay. www.burumcollective.com/posts/downth...

me when any program's AI assistant asks me if I want help writing:

also people should be watching traitors US to support bob the drag queen tbqh

For Service, Please! Camille Smithwick created this amazing piece of work that tells multiple stories in one, truly illustrating the highs and lows of working in hospitality. The whole piece is available to look at on our website so click the link below 👇 www.burumcollective.com/posts/steps

finally started watching VPR season 6 this week, I finished season 5 back in august of last year, but I just think it's really important to remember that we're only human, and there are only so many hours in the day

This is resistance. Not memes and calling him "Drumpf".

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda | Happy New Year ✨ It's very very cold in Cardiff, and Sheffield at the moment, so we've got a piece to warm you up from 2023s Service, Please 🔥🫂 Air by Ariane Parry explores the textures of steamed milk, espresso, and wool 🧶☕ www.burumcollective.com/posts/air

January is basically all about Twin Peaks, Ethel Cain, and trying to remember what it is I'm supposed to be doing

was even more delighted to be in laura's presence while she drank it ☺️

does anyone have any recommendations for places to drink in buxton? aside from the @redwillowbrewery.bsky.social pub ofc 💐

The lights might still be off in the brewery, but we have a bunch of new festive offers for you on our webstore! Pre-order some treats from us from today, and through the weekend, and we'll make sure they're out for delivery on the 3rd of January 📦🌸 www.wildernessbrew.co.uk/shop

had a very nice evening a few weeks ago arguing with my friends about apples and pears, somewhat cleverly they recorded it and it's now a podcast episode thank u @cidervoice.bsky.social for having me & RH on your Christmas special, was very fun, & ridiculous 🍏🍎🍐❤️ now on all good podcasting etcetc

!!!! v good exploration of the social expectations & responsibilities of hospitality work & how that fractures around the boundaries & withdrawals of christmas opening times

okay #food or even #drinks bluesky people, looking for the best book or possibly articles on cooking steaks, and also maybe something on types of steaks etc 🤝🙏 #foodwriting #foodwriter #steakbabyyy

now that I have a mostly desk based job which has a totally different pacing to all previous jobs; I am having to unpack a lot of historical workplace trauma I'm still pretty cruel to myself at times, but one of the ways I look after myself is by taking a lunch break, and at least getting fresh air

Washing Machine

Hot Frosty has a very confusing understanding of both temperature and Christmas.

someone really needs to take a look at the golden globe categories. filing heretic under comedy / musical ??? having a category called comedy / musical ????

for @burumcollective.bsky.social i wrote about the murky reality of solidarity, why hospitality workers getting a pay rise gets people so cross & what asking for better conditions in out industries should really mean www.burumcollective.com/posts/solida...

The continuance of 'Whamageddon' shows the real weak neckedness of this country. George Michael didnt spend his life being a underappreciated gift to us for people to find excuses not to listen to his certified bops.

yes

Just over a decade ago, Tegan and Sara asked a few of their artist friends to each create a poster for one of the songs on their album Heartthrob. I chose Love The Say for mine, as it's one of my favourites.