Ho ho holy cow - it's the Christmas episode and the end of the first season of Anything But Coffee!!!

What started out as a bit of a joke has taken quite a bit of momentum - and to be honest I could say the same about most endeavours in my life - but this has been a really lovely project over the past few months and I'm genuinely blown away by the response to it.

To wrap up the season I'm coming in with a brand new look for the show - mayyyy have ripped off the Beeb - but also bringing a surprise guest:

Mark Alexander is a music teacher and he has nothing to do with the coffee industry - except for the fact he's my partner. There's a good chance you'll have seen him at various coffee events through the UK or you may have seen me drag him into your cafe, but beyond that I thought it might be a fun little experiment to have an outside perspective come on for a Q&A.

Plus I thought it might be interesting to have him come in and interview me a little with questions I didn't see beforehand. If anything, as I've brought him up a few times on this show it's only fair he gets to have his say! This one does get a little emotional and teary, so consider yourself warned.

Anything But Coffee will go offline over the holiday period, but rest assured I'll be back in January with some incredible guests from the UK and EU coffee industry. For now, sit back, relax and have yourself a merry little Christmas. Kisses.