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 26, 2010 by Mike
After my first week with the MoJoToGo, and a few minor setbacks, I’ve learned a few things.
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Posted on May 25, 2010 by Mike
Holy crap! WATARU & CO., lTD. and Saza Coffee just went at it for the number one lot in the Best of Panama auction.
Continue ReadingPosted 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]
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Posted on May 14, 2010 by Mike
More and more frequently roasters are designing their coffee labels to include tasting notes. But why are they telling people what they’re supposed to taste?
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Posted on May 11, 2010 by Mike
Counter Culture just released an annual report detailing their relationship with each member of their Direct Trade Certification program. This is an impressive step forward for anyone concerned with transparency.
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Posted on May 10, 2010 by Mike
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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Posted on May 9, 2010 by Mike
Last year Stumptown redesigned their packaging to include color-coded informational cards inserted into the front of each bag. Turns out the excellent work was done by Fritz Mesenbrink of OMFG Co., the same creatives behind the branding at the Ace Hotel in Portland, Palm Springs, and NYC.
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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.
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Posted on May 4, 2010 by Mike
And you wonder why restaurant coffee is so bad? [via PRNewswire]
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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]
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Posted on May 3, 2010 by Mike
Lots of great photos of the new Stumptown Amsterdam available via grover does amsterdam, here and here.
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Posted on May 3, 2010 by Mike
View Stumptown in Amsterdam in a larger map
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Posted on April 29, 2010 by Mike
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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Posted on April 27, 2010 by Mike
Another video from Department of the 4th Dimension in their series with Intelligentsia.
Continue ReadingPosted on April 15, 2010 by Mike
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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