Posted on February 2, 2012 by Mike
Mr. Freeman, a native of Northern California who began Blue Bottle after he “washed out” of playing the clarinet in local symphonies, began serving his first cups of slow coffee at a local farmers’ market in 2002, relying on a small batch roaster for his beans. Blue Bottle’s name is an homage to Jerzy Franciszek [...]
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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 December 16, 2011 by Mike
Interesting perspective from a Business Insider writer. [Why Working at Starbucks for Three Weeks Was the Toughest Job I've Ever Had]
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Posted on July 11, 2011 by Mike
A nice visual guide from Meister. [Serious Eats Slide Show]
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Posted on June 15, 2011 by Mike
Great how-to video from Nick, who sells Kalita gear here.
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Posted on June 8, 2011 by Mike
To be clear, this essential tome from William Uker has been available as a free ebook for quite some time. But as of last week Amazon is providing it as a free Kindle download as well, which basically gives you no excuse to pass it up. On a related note, why does the Kindle store [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2011 by Mike
Bear Pond Espresso is having a charity event in Tokyo on March 26th to collect “love and prayers” for those affected by the earthquake. For those that don’t know, Bear Pond’s Katsu Tanaka spent many years living and working in NYC, and the last few taking private barista lessons at Gimme and Counter Culture (and [...]
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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 October 28, 2010 by Mike
I went to The Great Coffee Debate today, sponsored by illy, and held at the International Culinary Center. It was moderated by Corby Krummer, the Senior Editor of Atlantic Monthly
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Posted on September 19, 2010 by Mike
Half Ricky Gervais, half John Hughes, all brilliant. Shot on location at the home of the Nordic Roaster of the Year. Sixes all around.
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Posted on September 3, 2010 by Mike
A nice little video on Aeropress brewing from Stephen Leighton. This one should definitely be added to BrewMethods.com. [Via HasBlog]
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Posted on June 18, 2010 by Mike
The Atlantic’s favorite Illy barista (Giorgio Milos) is back, this time discussing milk texture. He credits America with mastering the science, particularly those in Chicago and on the West Coast. [All You Need to Know About Steaming Milk - Food - The Atlantic]
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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 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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Posted on May 22, 2010 by Mike
I’ve spent less then a week with the MoJoToGo and I’m struck by how wildly inconsistent my manual pourover technique has been.
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