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] Share
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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] Share
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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] Share
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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. Share
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Posted on April 11, 2010 by Mike
Scott Rao has just published his sequel to ”The Professional Barista’s Handbook”. If you’ve read the first book then this is just as exciting for you as it is for me. “Everything But Espresso” will be available for shipping on April 17th and focuses on, well, everything but espresso. Screenshots from both titles are available on his [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2010 by Mike
Voice Systems Technology, Inc. has released a pretty slick iPhone app that calculates the extraction yields and TDS percentages of your brews. Curiously, the original purveyor of MoJo software (George Howell) now redirects web traffic to VST. Did George lose his MoJo? Naturally a refractometer is still required to actually make calculations, but no longer are [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by Mike
Curious about how to brew in your latest toy? There’s a site for that. Share
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Posted on November 9, 2009 by Mike
This past weekend, Raul “El Tigre” Rodas held on to his title as Guatemala National Barista Champion (using Ecco Caffe’s beloved La Maravilla), earning himself a spot at the World Championships in London. Congrats my friend! I hope you didn’t wear yourself out! Share
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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 [...]
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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
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