“The Kick”was the brainchild of a few guys at Lulus who wanted to do something special with peppers. “The Kick” as it is today is the result of many hours of trial and error. Rather than resorting to prepackaged or processed ingredients, Sam wanted to rely on real, wholesome, fresh ingredients. Sam cooks a lot…
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Bunch a’ Idiots: Blowtorch Roasting
So a friend of mine once told me this story about his trip to Oregon. On this trip, he stopped at a shop outside Portland and saw something incredible. While he was ordering, a girl out behind the store with a blowtorch roasting individual beans. No, really, he said it was legitimate. Sounds like a myth?…
Awareness in Espresso: The Barefoot Journey Continues
Hey everyone! This is Kyle Abbott, back with the blessing from James to provide more insight as I take my first steps into the high pressure (9 bars, to be exact) world of espresso! Hey, hey. Don’t “Awww…” me. This will be much shorter than the last article. So I spent two days thinking, “What…
Why do we buy three group-head machines?
Something I noticed in shops lately got me thinking. There seems to be a fundamental paradox in artisan coffee when it comes to utilizing espresso machines. We all want to produce a quality product and that takes skill, timing, knowledge, and the proper equipment. Most shops assign one barista to a machine, allowing that person full control…
A Barefoot Journey: the Kyle Abbot Coffee Story Begins
Hey everyone! Kyle Abbott here! First time writing non-shamisen related things in many years. Much gratitude to my espresso/screamer buddy CJ (I.e, Coffee-Jesus/James) for inviting me to contribute to his CoffeeSite. Hopefully this will be semi-interesting. This story will be of my entrance into the wonderful and flavor-filled world of espresso. When I turned 19,…
Coffee is for Lovers 
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