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
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Spring Fling 2010
Posted on June 1, 2010 by Mike
The fifth (?) bi-annual Barista Bash has been scheduled to return once again to Spuyten Duyvil, site of arguably the best Fling flung so far. Since the date coincides nicely with La Marzocco’s Out of the Box event, perhaps visitors from far away will once again make an appearance. View Larger Map [Facebook] Share
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Separated At Birth? Daniel Day Lewis & Zachary Carlson
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Mike
I couldn’t let this post from Sprudge slide without a response. Sprudge used pictures from the past. I’ve chosen to project into the future. Looking good Zachary! Be careful in those Amsterdam “cafes”! [Thanks Em] Share
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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. [...]
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Emily Oak Featured on Gizmodo
Posted on April 21, 2010 by Mike
Sort of. In an article on the iPad Twitter client TweetFlow, Gizmodo writer Matt Buchanan provided a screenshot that included this tweet from WBC Board Member Emily Oak. Nice! Also included in the screenshot is her photo of La Marzocco’s new Strada at the SCAA. New Yorkers can see the Strada up close and personal this [...]
Continue ReadingVideo: 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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Liz Clayton’s Photos from the MARBC
Posted on March 8, 2010 by Mike
If you’ve been looking for Liz Clayton’s MARBC 2010 and/or CoffeeFest photos, let me help you out. Click on any of the pics above to see her full photostream. 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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Fall Fling – Novembeerfest 2009
Posted on November 14, 2009 by Mike
It’s that time again — where morning bartenders turn into night baristas and vice versa, and anyone who loves or makes coffee in the five boroughs (and, alright, Jersey, and alright, anyone else that wants to come in from out of town) is hereby invited out to celebrate that love over some beer! Please join [...]
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