I started working in coffee at a little local 2.5 wave shop in 2009. Customer was king at our store. I didn’t (and still don’t) always agree with the primacy of this principle, but amiability and professionalism were cornerstones of our business. My manager was a master at the craft and being your buddy. Being snobby was…
Category: Uncategorized
E-space-o? Space-presso? ISSpresso: To BOLDLY go where no Bean has Gone Before
While “authentic” may not be the first word to come to mind for those drinking the elixir produced for our Argonauts floating miles above our heads, flavor aside (remains to be seen), this espresso represents an incredible feat of engineering and technical innovation. Since “espresso” describes a process as well as a product, the high-pressure brewed coffee in pulled orbit…
Check out “The Bitter Barista”
I found this on Kickstarter and thought it was pretty good. I am not sure if this is a single or set of authors for the publication, but the site uses posts from random contributors. Some of the posts seem like chain-shop type complaints, others more the artisan brand. Nice to see a range of…
Dean & Deluca Tokyo
I have visited the Dean & Delucas in New York on a few occasions but never had the chance to try their coffee. To be honest, when I went into the upper Eastside store and saw their beautiful LM GB/5 with a steam wand covered in milk scale, let’s just say, I was not exactly…
“Expert” advice on Brewing the “Best Coffee”
I saw this while writing a post this morning. For all those 80%-ers (according to the report) who want to brew at home, this clip claims to give expert advice. Well, at least they tried. Sure, it takes more then just the right beans to get good coffee. Yes, it is important to buy the…
Coffee is for Lovers 
You must be logged in to post a comment.