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Video: The Unseen Bean: Roasting Coffee In The Dark

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Mike

Think roasting coffee is hard? Try doing it without the benefit of sight. [The Unseen Bean: Roasting Coffee In The Dark]

A Cuppa Day: 2012 in Empty Cups

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Mike

A Cuppa Day | 2012 in Empty Cups

Video: Coffee Circle – Our vision of Direct Fair Trade

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Mike

Not a particularly unique business model among responsible roasters, but definitely a great video. [via Coffee Circle - Our vision of Direct Fair Trade on Vimeo]

Worlds Most Expensive Coffee Tainted by Horrific Civet Abuse

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Mike

There are a lot of reasons why you should never buy this type of coffee. Here’s one more. [Worlds most expensive coffee tainted by horrific civet abuse | Environment | guardian.co.uk]

Books: Neoliberalism and Commodity Production in Mexico

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Mike

Chapter 13 focuses on coffee production in Oaxaca during the 1990′s and early 2000′s, but the entire book is also available. [via Google Books]

Video: A Morning with Ritual Coffee Roasters

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Mike

“Everything that we do here in our roastery in San Francisco, from roasting the coffee, tasting the coffee, quality control, packaging; it’s all to make the coffee taste better”. [via A Morning with Ritual Coffee Roasters on Vimeo]

Video: The History of Coffee Culture in America

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Mike

Merry “Corky” White, author of Coffee Life in Japan, on coffee culture in America. [The History of Coffee Culture in America Video | Smithsonian Magazine]

Video: Brewing Coffee in Ethiopia

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Mike

Coffee Break (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) from John Harrison on Vimeo.

The Good Food Awards Now Accepting Submissions (Again)

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Mike

The Good Food Awards launches its third year with a call for entries August 5-31! Seedling Projects, the “‘do tank’ for the food movement” behind the initiative, is inviting food producers from across the country to submit their beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, coffee, pickles, preserves, pickles and – new this year – confections. A blind [...]

Evaluating Roast and Ground Coffee Particles

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Mike

An interesting study on aroma published in Flavour Journal.

Video: The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Book Trailer

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Mike

Beautiful video about a beautiful book. [Via YouTube]

A Guide to the Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Mike

“Like any other language, learning to speak coffee requires education and practice” Nice piece from Equal Exchange. [A Well-Rounded Palate - Equal Exchange May | June 2012]

Respiratory Inflammation Caused by Coffee Dust

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Mike

This is probably true for everything you inhale, but still a bummer. [Respiratory Inflammation Among Workers Exposed to Airborne D... : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine]

Video: How MacGyver Does AeroPress

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Mike

[via How MacGyver does AeroPress on Vimeo]

The Coffee Berry Borer Invades Hawaii

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Mike

This is an excellent paper, not to be missed. [Insects | Free Full-Text | The Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei) Invades Hawaii: Preliminary Investigations on Trap Response and Alternate Hosts]