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: Grumpy’s $12 Cup of Coffee on WPIX
Posted on May 5, 2010 by Mike
Another news piece on Grumpy’s $12 cup of Ethiopia Nekisse. This time on Channel 11 WPIX, and much more positive than earlier coverage. Take a tour of their Greenpoint cafe/roastery with Liam and Colleen as they discuss their latest offering. 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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Video: $12 Cup of Coffee at Cafe Grumpy
Posted on May 3, 2010 by Mike
The NY Post has a story today about the $12 cup of Ethiopian Nekisse imported through Ninety Plus, roasted by Cafe Grumpy. It’s similar to the $13 cup article in CNN, though clearly more skeptical (and a little dismissive). As Colleen says, “you wouldn’t walk into a wine shop and complain about a $12 glass”. [...]
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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: [...]
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San Francisco is a Coffee Playground – NYTimes.com
Posted on April 9, 2010 by Mike
At least according to Eileen Hassi of Ritual Coffee it is. And who can blame her? Managing both Ben and Steve (featured above) must feel like playground duty. Also featured in yesterday’s New York Times article are Blue Bottle, Ecco Caffe, Four Barrel, Barefoot, and Sight Glass. Although for a more detailed perspective on the state of San [...]
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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Café Grumpy Will Start Roasting Their Own — Grub Street: New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog
Posted on July 24, 2009 by Mike
Fresh on the heels of opening their third location, Grumpy will soon start roasting their own. They’ll join Jamie from Abraço up in Greenpoint, but if you follow Liz Clayton’s flickr, you’ve already seen the sneak peek; For more info, click the link below. Café Grumpy Will Start Roasting Their Own — Grub Street: New [...]
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