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New Patent for a Coffee Dosing Device

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Mike

If you were thinking of creating this device, it’s too late. Marcotegui Goni and Jose Angel beat you to it. [Free Patents Online: Coffee dosing device]

Bacon Syrup from Torani

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Mike

Please don’t. [Bacon Syrup | Torani]

Video: Able Brewing with Will Smith of Tested

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Mike

If you missed the $155,162 Kickstarter, here’s another chance to get acquainted with what Keith is up to. [Learn more about Able Brewing]

Sivetz Coffee to Close Following the Death of Michael

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Mike

The end of an era for a storied company. [Sivetz Coffee winds down toward final roast]

Video: Joe Coffee on Nightly Business Report

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Mike

“In my opinion Starbucks is great and certainly back then it was pretty well received by New Yorkers, but I thought that we could do something better and I thought that New Yorkers would get it.” [Via Small Business: Joe Coffee Brewing in NYC | June 14, 2012 - NBR | Nightly Business Report]

Visualizing Fair Trade Coffee

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Mike

“Together, these graphics represent an effort to capture the level of involvement by large corporate firms in the US and global fair trade coffee markets. Because Fair Trade International and Fair Trade USA do not divulge data on the volumes of fair trade certified products purchased by individual companies—deeming the information a trade secret—basic figures [...]

2nd Annual Coffee Cocktail Mashup Fundraiser

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Mike

I was honored to be a judge at the first Mash Up, and am thrilled to be judging the second. The 2nd Annual Coffee Cocktail Mash Up Fundraiser New York, NY – May 24, 2012. Pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Coffee Cocktail Mash Up, a fundraiser bringing together the city’s top bartenders and baristas for [...]

New Yorkers Drink 6.7x More Coffee Than Other Cities

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Mike

Or not. It’s an infographic so it’s questionable at best. But there are lots of other fun facts to question if you look at the full image. The premise is that New York is the healthiest city in the U.S. (probably true, unless you focus on our anger issues and lack of sleep). That’s a pretty [...]

Kickstarter: KONE Coffee Filter and Brewing System

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Mike

Check out Keith Gehrke’s new project on Kickstarter, which has already more than tripled its goal with a month left to go. Also worth checking out is the brand new Able Brewing website. [via Kickstarter]

Video: Modern Marvels on the History of Coffee

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Mike

From an episode broadcast on the History Channel, this 45 minute video is full of fun stuff. [via Modern Marvels on YouTube]

Video: Don Schoenholt on the History of Coffee in NYC

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Mike

If you don’t know who Don Schoenholt is, you don’t know anything about coffee in America. Here he is dropping knowledge on the history of coffee in NYC. [via Dallis Coffee on Youtube]

Video: Nick Cho on Brewing Pourovers

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Mike

This video on extraction is not for the faint of heart. It requires you to read, has no music, and Nick doesn’t even speak (which is kind of amazing). Definitely worth a look. [via Vimeo]

Special Agent Dale Cooper Loved His Coffee

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Mike

But I promise you that the Double R Diner wasn’t brewing “damn fine” cups, despite the obsessions of David Lynch. [image via imgur]

Video: The Cupping Room with Comedian Jim Breuer and World Eating Champ Kobayashi

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Mike

Yes, it’s for Eight O’Clock Coffee, but it’s still worth watching. Sort of.

The Physics of Spilled Coffee

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Mike

“This is a very cool study,” says Lei Ren, a specialist in the biomechanics of walking at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. “It reveals the sophisticated interplay between human body dynamics and the fluid mechanics of spilling coffee.” Interesting stuff via ScienceNOW. [The Physics of Spilled Coffee - ScienceNOW]

Stumptown Now Offers Private Labeling?

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Mike

Remember when Stumptown and Ninth Street Espresso broke up? When Ninth Street Espresso, Stumptown’s first and highest-profile partner in New York, switched to Intelligentsia beans last month, it caused a small uproar. Ninth Street’s owner, Kenneth Nye, says bloggers made too much of it; he simply wanted to get back to proprietary blending, which Stumptown [...]