Posted on January 31, 2012 by Mike
“For my birthday, my girlfriend got me a training course with the world champion. That’s what I’m going to do when I get back to London.” Maybe Daft Punk will play at his cafe. [Via Grub Street New York]
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Posted on January 27, 2012 by Mike
“I could take that coffee that was so carefully cared for…and just screw it totally up. And that’s a lot of responsibility.” Indeed. If you’ve never seen the inside of Sweet Leaf before, here’s a nice opportunity. They’re still the best spot in 11101. [Via Vimeo]
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Posted on March 26, 2011 by Mike
Coming to NYC for the NERBC? Here’s my map of places in Manhattan that you may want to visit. Some places have multiple locations but have only been listed once, and there are many more places in Brooklyn if you’re feeling adventurous. The map is hosted over on NFT so click through for brief descriptors, address details, [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2011 by Mike
Brew Methods got a refresh recently and added the ability to sort the methods alphabetically or by date. They’ve also highlighted their “pick” for each method based on their own preferences, and a mobile version of the site for those on the go. By my count they’ve now collected an impressive 96 different brew recipes! [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2011 by Mike
“Frustrated with grinds in her coffee, ingenious German housewife Melitta Bentz used her son’s school blotting paper to create the first-ever coffee filter in 1908.” Hence the “Melitta” filter and cone. The above is number seven of the nine innovations, but there actually appears to be ten listed in total. [via 9 Innovations That Changed [...]
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Posted on August 8, 2010 by Mike
New Coffees has just launched to provide updates on all your favorite coffee roasters.
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Posted on August 4, 2010 by Mike
An interesting look at the history of coffee culture in the United States.
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Mike
A great read on the storied history of the Rancilio Silvia. Featuring folks like Andy Schecter, Greg Scace, and Kyle Glanville. [Via Gizmodo]
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Posted on June 16, 2010 by Mike
Not new, but new to me. Kyle Glanville interviewed at Intelligentisa’s Silverlake location. “Great coffee is always gonna have to be the result of extra hard work, and extra attention to detail”. [YouTube]
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Posted on June 14, 2010 by Mike
Just in time for London. [More photos and info via Kees van der Westen]
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Posted on June 2, 2010 by Mike
Todd Carmichael, co-owner of La Colombe Torrefaction, has never enjoyed a positive reputation within the coffee industry.
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Posted on May 24, 2010 by Mike
My most successful brew so far. I am officially obsessed with MoJoToGo. You should be too. [Missing the point- VST]
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I don’t know who RoadDrips is (or what exactly is going on with this video), but I definitely recognize Caroline’s voice. [YouTube]
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Posted on May 10, 2010 by Mike
A couple of weeks ago Jason Dominy became frustrated enough to rant a bit on Twitter (probably not the best idea). The issue essentially being that there are high quality cafes within the industry that don’t get the “respect” they deserve from the global coffee community. More specifically, Jason’s new employer Batdorf & Bronson/Dancing Goats.
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Posted on April 29, 2010 by Mike
Of the five they picked, three barely count. Why not Heart, Coava, Sterling, or Courier? Also available in Portland? Intelligentsia, Ecco, Olympia and Counter Culture. Kudos to them for doing the tasting blind, but it seems they chose the purveyors blind as well. Unsurprisingly, (spoiler alert!) Stumptown won. (Via Portland Monthly Magazine / Eat & Drink [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2010 by Mike
Another video from Department of the 4th Dimension in their series with Intelligentsia.
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