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
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Kickstand Coffee Now Serving Coffee By Bicycle
Posted on May 15, 2010 by Mike
Coffee and bicycles have long gone together, but only occasionally are they integrated so completely. Kickstand Coffee is a new company operating a mobile coffee stand in Brooklyn Share
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Video: Cafe Grumpy’s $12 Cup of Coffee on the CBS Early Show
Posted on May 4, 2010 by Mike
Watch as the hosts of the CBS Early Show try, but totally fail to understand the $12 cup of coffee. [A $12 Cup of Coffee! - The Early Show - CBS News] Share
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La Marzocco’s New Strada Coming to NYC
Posted on April 16, 2010 by Mike
Since the above photo was taken by Terry Z in Milan in October of 2009, La Marzocco has announced two updated versions of their highly anticipated new “Strada”. And although they’re busy getting their unveiling on at SCAA in Anaheim, they’re already making plans for the Big Apple. This June La Marzocco is bringing their [...]
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Is NYC the Next Melbourne?
Posted on April 10, 2010 by Mike
The Milk Bar’s Alexander Hall thinks so. “The New York coffee scene is similar to Melbourne in 1985.” Ouch! But Francesco Agoftino from the Glass Shop thinks flat whites are “uncool”. And apparently the issue is so sensitive, a former Melburnian “who was also the first to roast premium-grade beans in New York” won’t even [...]
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Employees Strike at Brooklyn’s Gorilla Coffee
Posted on April 10, 2010 by Mike
Breaking on Sprudge this morning is news of an apparent strike by the workers of Gorilla Coffee in Brooklyn’s Park Slope. Although not unionized like the workers at Ithaca’s Coffee Co, it appears that employees planned a walk-out that began last night. Details are still coming in, but for more coverage see: Sprudge.com » Unconfirmed: [...]
Continue ReadingVideo: Starbucks vs Gun Control in Cafe Grumpy
Posted on April 5, 2010 by Mike
An interesting piece on ABC’s Nightline about Starbucks, featuring interviews with Howard Shultz. Particularly interesting to me was the contrast they made between Starbucks and Cafe Grumpy. Starbucks and Grumpy have a little bit of history, with Shultz famously declaring that Grumpy served him “the best cup of brewed coffee I have ever tasted” shortly before he acquired the Coffee [...]
Continue ReadingBrooklyn's Blue Bottle
Posted on February 23, 2010 by Mike
I found myself once again following up on a NY Times post by Oliver Strand, this time visiting Blue Bottle‘s newest location in Brooklyn (and first on the East Coast). The space is large, nearly 4,000 square feet, and most of it is dedicated to roasting production. The service area has a paddle group La [...]
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The Best Coffee in New York
Posted on February 18, 2010 by Mike
If you’ve ever asked where the best coffee in NYC is, Liz Clayton just answered you. twitchy » Blog Archive » twitchy does nyc: a handy map. 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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