Posted on July 8, 2010 by Mike
A great interview with the current world champ Michael Phillips, back in his stomping grounds of Intelligentsia, Chicago. Listen as he discusses his thoughts on competition, tattoos, sourcing beans, and how he credits his entire team in securing the victory. [blogs.vocalo.org]
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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 1, 2010 by Mike
This video is two months old, but it’s new to me. Tyler Wells (USBC semi-finalist number 24 with 529.5 points) walks you through the variety of brew methods available at Frank, in Austin, Texas. [via Whoa Cup, via Sprudge]
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Posted on April 29, 2010 by Mike
Kind of a cute idea. But what good does it do you to know the temperature of your coffee after you’re done brewing? Clearly you’re better off investing in a Fluke. You know, like Owens. Syphon, Intelligentsia from Department of the 4th Dimension on Vimeo. (Via Art. Lebedev.)
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Posted on April 27, 2010 by Mike
Another video from Department of the 4th Dimension in their series with Intelligentsia.
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Posted on April 24, 2010 by Mike
Nice article on Mike in the Chicago Tribune today [chicagotribune.com]. Too bad he won’t see it in print for a few days. He’s in NYC for the CBS Early Show [watch the segment here]. Hey Mike, remember when you were supposed to be on Oprah? If you win us the WBC title maybe you’ll get another [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2010 by Mike
Mike Phillips from Intelligentsia Coffee just won the USBC for the 2nd year in a row! Congratulations Mike, see you in London! A full recap of Mike’s winning routine is available here. Also available are video archives of the events (in two hour increments). (via 2010 USBC Blog. Photo credit: Liz Clayton)
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Posted on April 14, 2010 by Mike
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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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 ReadingPosted on January 18, 2010 by Mike
Apparently 2010 will be the year of the video. Here’s another nice one featuring Kyle Glanville. Espresso, Intelligentsia from Department of the 4th Dimension on Vimeo.
Continue ReadingPosted 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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Posted on October 27, 2009 by Mike
Allison Hemler takes a serious look at Joe’s switch to Ecco, and does a nice job explaining the advantages. Coffee Chronicles: Introducing Ecco Caffe at Joe | Serious Eats : New York.
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Posted on June 23, 2009 by Mike
It’s not exactly a dumpster, but I get his point. The question is, which location is this from? I’m looking at you, CA. The dumpster behind intelligentsia. on Twitpic. (via @alexsherman)
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Posted on June 5, 2009 by Mike
Notice the difference? This was the scene today at Barista PDX, so come get it. So says Billy Wilson anyway: Which means they’ve restocked, and the shelves look a little better than they did yesterday:
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 May 23, 2009 by Mike
Intelligentsia just held a launch party for their newest store, located in Venice, CA. My impression (from 3,000 miles away) is that this store has combined aspects of all that they hold dear in coffee with design features of a typical Apple Store. No, they’re not repairing iPods. But no longer do you file in [...]
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