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“Tickling Miss Silvia”: Mark Frauenfelder Hacks Coffee’s God-Shot

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] Share

Video: 2008 U.S. Barista Champ Kyle Glanville

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] Share

New Kees van der Westen: The Spirit Two-Group

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Mike

Just in time for London. [More photos and info via Kees van der Westen] Share

Todd Carmichael Insults Everyone Who Serves Better Coffee Than Him

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. Share

My Most Successful MojoToGo Results so Far

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] Share

Video: Meet the Baristas at Cafe Grumpy

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Mike

I don’t know who RoadDrips is (or what exactly is going on with this video), but I definitely recognize Caroline’s voice. [YouTube] Share

Defining Success in the Coffee Industry

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. [...]

Portland Monthly Magazine Ranks Five Local Coffees

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 [...]