“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…]
September 30, 2011
Some of you were aware that, last week, I took a little trip to Seattle to take in the city, hang out with Ryan and Molly Soeder, and enjoy Coffee Fest and its related festivities. Those handful of you who don’t add excitement and enrichment to your life by anxiously awaiting my every tweet and… [Read more…]
March 4, 2011
So, no joke, I really stink at this blogging thing right now. About a week and a half ago, I was in the process of writing this: Since Michael John Butterworth called me out concerning my lack of writing about the weekend spent in Chicago to attend Coffee Fest, I figured I would bend to… [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 29, 2011
I would like to state up front that I am writing from a point of relative ignorance, and that this ignorance is intentional. Over the past month or so, I’ve given some thought to the United States’ regional barista competitions that are and will be taking place in the first quarter of this year. Although… [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…]
November 12, 2010
Since this beauty was posted on Twitter, there’s no telling how many people did not take the time to truly appreciate it. Yes, it’s “just” latte art, and yes, there’s no telling how it actually tasted, but still, I don’t care what type of milk you do or do not drink, or if you want… [Read more…]
August 28, 2010
I’m well-known for leaving my coffee gear all around town. Once upon a time, Chris and Kenny loved for me to come over to do coffee things at their place, and not least because I’d inevitably leave one of my toys in their kitchen. They always knew that my standard response was something along the… [Read more…]
August 12, 2010
This was, in a word, ridiculously delicious. We did it in one shot. So, in a sense, it was one shot, one kill. Happy times.
June 22, 2010
Here’s a quick observation: Yes, much of my coffee interests as of late have been leaning toward blending for espresso. Kenny made the observation that I’ve been somewhat zoned into that lately, and he’s right; I’m very keen on finding out what the results of my tinkering are. Washed coffees, in particular, are an area… [Read more…]
November 29, 2011
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