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!
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Posted on June 5, 2009 by Mike
If I didn’t live in NYC, and owned a car, I would buy one. I may buy one for my occasional rental anyway. via Coffee-Cup Power Inverter for In-Car Charging | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by Mike
The El Salvador COE auction was today, and what’s notable is not who won lots of green in this years auction, but who didn’t. Conspicuously absent from the list are roasters that traditionally scoop up the best of the best every year. Nevertheless this year’s 1st place lot price has eclipsed last year’s high ($20.10), [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 4, 2009 by Mike
Allison is back with part four of her coffee based series on Serious Eats. This edition focuses on espresso. Quote of the day? “Starbucks either is very smart or taking the easy way out by using all automatic espresso machines” Keywords today include; Erin (as in Meister), Stumptown, Counter Culture, and Organic Valley. Click the [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 3, 2009 by Mike
Allison Hemier’s third Serious Eats post focuses on sustainability, and includes a photo from Tonx. Allison says she’s “not drinking the kool-aid” while promoting Starbucks green buying practices, and to be fair, she does seem to be taking a fairly objective and thoughtful approach to the topic. Included in this post are shoutouts to Intelligentsia [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 1, 2009 by Mike
An article was posted today on the Serious Eats site, written by an employee of Joe the Art of Coffee here in NYC. She went to Starbucks HQ in Seattle and is sharing her experiences for Serious Eats readers with a series of posts. Click the link below to read her first; thoughts on origin, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on May 30, 2009 by Mike
I drove from NYC to Ithaca on Thursday to help participate in the Ithaca Festival, a 30 year old, weekend long celebration of music, food, and fun. It’s the first time in our 8 year history that we’ve actually had a booth at the festival, facilitated by our experience operating at the Ithaca’s Farmers Market [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on May 29, 2009 by Mike
An American man has decided that “his project in life was to drink a cup of coffee in every Starbucks in the World”. He says he’s already been to over 9,000 across the globe, and plans to hit over 3,000 more. His motivations are unclear, but the traveling sure sounds nice. I wonder if he’s [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on May 22, 2009 by Mike
Colleen is in Panama right now, hanging out at Finca Hartmann with the folks from Ninety Plus. Although she hasn’t been updating her Twitter account with tasty tweets, I did manage to score this exclusive photo from her Facebook account. Her Facebook status by the way, currently says; “rode a horse for the first time [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 2, 2007 by Mike
San Cristobal Coffee Importers hosted an Eco Trip this February that allowed myself and some others in our industry an opportunity to gain first hand knowledge of the Mexican coffee trade. We hiked through mountain passes, picked coffee, toured wet and dry mills, and learned about the logistic challenges involved in improving quality and sustainability [...]
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