So, this site was a brain child for all of, well, 15 minutes. I was sitting in a shop in Japan and it suddenly dawned on me, if I like coffee why not write about it? I started this site, really excited, and then because of work it just kind of fell off my radar….
Author: James Ong - 飲み物捜す人
Single Origin Coffee (S.O.)
My review is actually for Single Origin Coffee rather than the food part of Short Cake. I went here hearing that it was a great place with some experts in the industry trying a new gig. Sort of hard to find, but it was worth the endeavor. First off, they use Verve coffee. I work…
Coffee Tomo
Cafe Tomo is so tantalizing to me because it is about half a mile from my future house; an easy bike ride to a great shop to study and enjoy a drink. My brother has been raving about this place for a while so I finally went with him today. Disclaimer: this is a pending…
Synesso Hydra
One of our shops just got the new Synesso Hydra. I first heard of Synesso from David Shoumer’s book when he discussed different single and double boiler machines. I know that they are top of the line in terms of American machinery. There was a lot of talk about getting one and I was giddy…
South West Regionals
This event was fun. For me, it felt kind of showcase-ey, a little over the top, and a little too serious. I and many others described it as, very lovingly, a “dog show.” We loved going to it, it was fun, exciting, but it seemed more about being a showpiece and an entertainer than being…
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