Posts Tagged Espresso

The NYT on Counter Culture’s Espresso Apollo

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

In today’s Ristretto, Oliver Strand writes about Counter Culture’s new seasonal espresso blend “Apollo”, and Peter Guliano describes the intention behind this new approach. [Ristretto | Espresso Apollo (The Eagle Has Landed) - T Magazine Blog - NYTimes.com]

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Video: 2008 U.S. Barista Champ Kyle Glanville

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

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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My Most Successful MojoToGo Results so Far

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

My most successful brew so far. I am officially obsessed with MoJoToGo. You should be too. [Missing the point- VST]

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Video: Meet the Baristas at Cafe Grumpy

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

I don’t know who RoadDrips is (or what exactly is going on with this video), but I definitely recognize Caroline’s voice. [YouTube]

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Defining Success in the Coffee Industry

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

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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Mocca Pearl’s Campfire Coffee Grenade

Posted on May 6, 2010 by

Yes, you could use this grenade inspired Moka Pot while camping in your post-apocalyptic backyard, but it probably won’t taste very good. If you’re looking for a multi-tasker you can throw, the Mypressi Twist will taste better, and probably do more damage anyway.  

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Grover Does (Stumptown) Amsterdam

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Lots of great photos of the new Stumptown Amsterdam available via grover does amsterdam, here and here.

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Stumptown Amsterdam Now Open

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

View Stumptown in Amsterdam in a larger map

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Portland Monthly Magazine Ranks Five Local Coffees

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

Of the five they picked, three barely count. Why not Heart, Coava, Sterling, or Courier?  Also available in Portland? Intelligentsia, Ecco, Olympia and Counter Culture. Kudos to them for doing the tasting blind, but it seems they chose the purveyors blind as well. Unsurprisingly, (spoiler alert!) Stumptown won. (Via Portland Monthly Magazine / Eat & Drink [...]

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Video: Cappuccino, Intelligentsia

Posted on April 27, 2010 by

Another video from Department of the 4th Dimension in their series with Intelligentsia.

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La Marzocco’s New iPhone App

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

La Marzocco’s new iPhone App is now available for free in the App Store. It includes specifications and photos of the GS/3, Linea, FB/70, FB/80, GB5, Mistral, and Swift. Also included in this release is a list of distributors (by country), their official events calendar, and native support of their Twitter stream and blog. It’s [...]

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Tim Wendelboe’s Recommended Coffee Bars Around the World

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

Vis Recommended coffee bars around the world i et større kart Tim Wendelboe has created a curated list of cafes around the world that he recommends. If you do a lot of traveling, I recommend bookmarking this map.

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Intelligentsia’s New Space in Pasadena

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

Joshua Lurie from Food GPS gets the first look at Intelligentsia’s newest cafe located in Pasadena, CA. Aside from the company’s growth in general there doesn’t seem to be much to report about the new space (yet). Syphons, pourovers, Synessos, etc. Clovers, I imagine, will not be on the menu. The biggest departure from the [...]

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Is NYC the Next Melbourne?

Posted on April 10, 2010 by

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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San Francisco is a Coffee Playground – NYTimes.com

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

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 [...]

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MoJoToGo Calculates Extraction Yield on Your iPhone

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

Voice Systems Technology, Inc. has released a pretty slick iPhone app that calculates the extraction yields and TDS percentages of your brews. Naturally a refractometer is still required to actually make calculations, but no longer are you dependent on Windows only software to make sense of what you are calculating. If you’re not sure why you need [...]

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