“The enemy.” In a recent conversation with one of my co-workers, he asked me if he should consider another local coffee shop to be “the enemy” now that he worked here. I told him my take is that there is absolutely no reason he should feel that way, and for two reasons: Value and trust.… [Read more…]
June 19, 2011
Editor’s note: I’ve written and re-written the start to this post about ten times now. I kind of wish I had an animated GIF showing exactly what I typed so that you could see proof of this, but I don’t, so you’ll have to take my word for it. (Too bad, ’cause it would look… [Read more…]
February 19, 2011
A few quick Coffee Fest thoughts and observations from the hotel of the Marriott this brisk Chicago morning… no particular order, blah blah blah: So, so, so proud of the four Louisville baristas who advanced in yesterday’s first round of the Latte Art Championship. I think we, the #cfest502 crew, were driving a bemused and… [Read more…]
January 6, 2011
If I had a full post’s worth of writing to put on here, I would definitely post a full post. But, since I don’t have a full post, and only a bunch of half-baked ideas for posts that won’t do as fully-developed posts, I’m not going to write a full post. Instead, I’ll post a… [Read more…]
December 29, 2010
A couple of weeks ago, I decided I would do a post reviewing my top ten coffee moments of 2010. I was kind of excited about writing it, since I can sometimes be the sentimental/storytelling sort that likes to look back and reflect a bit. The problem? Such top-ten posts aren’t allowed before Christmas, you… [Read more…]
September 10, 2010
Regarding the recent posts about getting together the coffee folk of Louisville, I’d like to say this: I have no intention of stopping there. One of the most appealing aspects of coffee is the very human element of it. In order for the coffee experience to be enjoyed, it must be smelled; it must be… [Read more…]
September 9, 2010
Yesterday, I had a little chat with Matt and Jesse. They came up to me and, without much preamble, told me that they wanted to see a bunch of us get together and geek out over and enjoy coffee in a concentrated yet informal setting. Sound familiar? Yeah, I thought so. The awesome thing? Matthew… [Read more…]
September 3, 2010
I’m blogging more, and it’s all Lee’s fault. A couple of days ago, I roasted a Guji to what I anticipated being a light, bright, fruited City roast. Today, I brewed it here in Sunergos on Preston Street in a V60. The brewing parameters were, roughly, as follows: 30 grams of coffee (relatively fine grind;… [Read more…]
June 18, 2010
So. By this time next week, a whole lot of coffee folks are gonna be focused on the second location for Louisville’s Sunergos Coffee. It’s no overstatement to say that it’ll be the most anticipated opening for a Louisville coffee shop in over a year, and it does, in my estimation, deserve every bit of… [Read more…]
November 29, 2011
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