Yesterday I was surprised by James Freeman walking in the door. Today I was surprised to hear from VendrTV about this piece they did at Blue Bottle Coffee. Each week they travel the globe making podcasts “covering the best of the best curbside cuisines the world has to offer”. In this episode host Daniel Delaney and special guest Dave Morin of Facebook, visit James Freeman at the Hayes Valley Blue Bottle Kiosk.
Have I mentioned recently that I love this book? Because I do. And it’s worth mentioning again. Because even if you haven’t visited Scott’s stomping grounds (Cafe Myriade in Montreal), you can still appreciate the level of dedication that Scott brings to our craft. Keep reading →
It has come to our attention that 2 containers of coffee have been stolen from a locked yard of a California Bay Area warehouse. As the coffee community is a small and close knit commnunity, your help is requested. The counts and ICO marks are listed below. If you are approached by someone offering to sell you coffees that match the descriptions noted, please contact Steve Sloat at pcca (at) paccoffee.com .
This post from The Kitchn isn’t about steaming milk in your cafe, but some of the same science applies.
“When milk is heated, the water the starts to evaporate and the other elements become increasingly concentrated. The proteins – casein and whey – also have a tendency to coagulate once the milk reaches a temperature of about 150°”.
Think about that next time you ask for your latte to be made “extra hot”.
Coffee contains compounds that help prevent bad breath? Two decades of research at Tel Aviv University support this theory, but they have yet to isolate the compounds themselves.
