Video: Regional Barista Championship 2010 – CNN iReport
Posted on March 24, 2010 by Mike
via CNN iReport. It’s always nice to see friends on CNN. Remember this, Brent? Share
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Video: Espresso at Intelligentsia
Posted on January 18, 2010 by Mike
Apparently 2010 will be the year of the video. Here’s another nice one featuring Kyle Glanville. Espresso, Intelligentsia from Department of the 4th Dimension on Vimeo. Share
Continue ReadingVideo: A Day in the Life of a Canadian Barista
Posted on December 16, 2009 by Mike
. December 9th, in 3 minutes. from John Giannakos on Vimeo. Share
Continue ReadingCoffee Chronicles: Coffee's History In America, A Short Primer | Serious Eats : New York
Posted on November 24, 2009 by Mike
“Before Stumptown, Gorilla, Grumpy, and even Dallis, there was a coffee roaster who set up shop in Manhattan, and 160 years later, still proclaims the good news about specialty coffee. Gillie’s Coffee,who moved to Brooklyn from Greenwich Village in 1991, survived through the tumultuous economic times in the coffee world, the “coffee crash” of 1881, [...]
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Favorite Brew Method of All Time
Posted on September 30, 2009 by Mike
Originally uploaded by Chris Giannakos Share
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The Aromatics You Lose When Coffee Has Been Ground For 30 Minutes
Posted on August 7, 2009 by Mike
I posted this on Twitter last weekend but thought it was worth posting here as well. It’s an excerpt from Coffee – Recent Developments, that was temporarily available online. The hardcopy is available on Amazon. Although this evidence supports grinding on demand, there has been interesting discussion regarding grinding in advance, which Scott Rao writes [...]
Continue ReadingBlue Bottle Coffee with Dave Morin (San Francisco, CA) « VendrTV
Posted on July 7, 2009 by Mike
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 [...]
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The Professional Barista's Handbook by Scott Rao: Expert's Guide to Preparing Espresso, Coffee and Tea
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Mike
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. Share
Continue ReadingLifehacker – Illustrated Chart Makes Coffee Drinks Easy – Charts
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Mike
Lifehacker – Illustrated Chart Makes Coffee Drinks Easy – Charts. Share
Continue ReadingYouTube – Octane Coffee Bar and Lounge
Posted on June 11, 2009 by Mike
A video profile of Atlanta’s Finest; Share
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New York's best coffee and cafes: baristas worth every bean
Posted on June 8, 2009 by Mike
New York’s coffee explosion has been noticed as far away as Australia. La Colombe, Jack’s, Joe, Think, Gimme, Abraco, and 71 Irving all got shoutouts in The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday. They should have emailed me. I could have doubled their list pretty quickly. Check out the article below to read the accompanying reviews. [...]
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Barista PDX
Posted on June 5, 2009 by Mike
Notice the difference? This was the scene today at Barista PDX, so come get it. So says Billy Wilson anyway: Which means they’ve restocked, and the shelves look a little better than they did yesterday: Share
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America’s Top Lunch Trucks – WSJ.com
Posted on June 5, 2009 by Mike
The Wall Street Journal reports today on the current state of high-end food trucks. Those more twitterly-inclined may already be familiar with this post from Serious Eats; A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter And while there are a few coffee trucks parked in various locales here in NYC, none have quite the pomp [...]
Continue ReadingBitter Brew
Posted on June 3, 2009 by Mike
I’d be remiss to not mention the brewing coffee battle currently going on over Stumptown Coffee Roasters here in NYC, though it’s not what you may think. This particular battle is being waged between the media outlets, and not any brewers of the bean. It started in April when New York Magazine published this article [...]
Continue ReadingDIY Espresso | Serious Eats
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Mike
The Serious Eats blog recently posted a collection of DIY articles from Make Magazine regarding coffee. Included in their post are these PDF instructions for the home enthusiast; DIY Coffee Roaster DIY Espresso Tamper DIY PID Temperature Control Also in the Serious Eats archives are instructions for cold-brewing your coffee at home. A full list [...]
Continue ReadingIntelligentsia's Shiny New Apple
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Mike
Intelligentsia just held a launch party for their newest store, located in Venice, CA. My impression (from 3,000 miles away) is that this store has combined aspects of all that they hold dear in coffee with design features of a typical Apple Store. No, they’re not repairing iPods. But no longer do you file in [...]
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