New mobile experience??
Is it me, am I missing something? I see no available link mobile app to upgrade on the bX site.
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What do you call a coffee enthusiast?
I drink a heavy mug of coffee every morning, and one of my office colleague called me as a 'coffee nut'. Another one called me 'caffeine head'.
That got me thinking.
What do you call your fellow coffee enthusiast?
Read more…Airpot Hot Chocolate
How does hot chocolate hold up in an airpot? Does anything happen with the chocolate sauce or steamed milk to compromise the product if it sits for a few hours?
Read more…Bartista Halloween!
Any other Batista-inspired Halloween pumpkin carvings out there? Here's a couple I've done, the first being the symbol for my former coffee shop, Breaking New Grounds, the second a rosetta! Enjoy!
New web series about baristas!
Just wanted to tell the world about a new web series called "Perks".
It's kind of a barista version of Cheers shot at Lemonjello's Coffee, a local independent coffee shop in Holland, MI.
Check it out! The pilot episode is up online at www.perksshow.c
Read more…Where to drink coffee in NYC?
My folks will be heading to NYC soon from Australia for a visit and mum is DESPERATE to know where to get a good coffee (she's had bad NYC experiences).
Where can one get good (preferably espresso based) coffee in NYC?
Thanks :)
Read more…There should be a barista platform game.
Like Cooking Mama, but with coffee. Maybe a few mini games, you shake Customers for their spare change, the Starbucks customer decipher the drink challenge, Fix a flat road bike tire before you are late to work, How many nerve endings do you have lef
Read more…coffee special
I just heard about a documentary cnbc is airing on thursday Sept 29th at 9:00 p.m. The coffee addiction. The comerical said the documentary takes viewers in the 70 billion coffee trade and follows the supply chain. It also delves into blends ,
Read more…Torani sauces: do Ghirardelli pumps work?
We stock Ghirardelli chocolate and caramel sauces, but they don't make the pumpkin pie sauce. Torani does, though. We have a bunch of Ghirardelli pumps on hand because the Ghirardelli outlet gives us one every time we buy sauce (only $14 too, great
Read more…Need to do an informative interview on someone!
I'm currently in a capstone class and I need to do an informative interview with someone who has my dream job. So if anyone here works in a shop and has competed in regionals, nationals or world. I'd like to ask you about 15 questions or so. I would
Read more…What methods are you using on your V60?
Just curious as to opinions on how people are pouring on the V60!!!! What ratios, bloom times, are you pouring straight down,?? In counter clockwise circles? On the edge? What?!! Video links would be helpful! I'm using one method nowcand want to kno
Read more…Postings in the wrong forum
Maybe I am the only one who is bothered by this, but it makes me crazy when people post a message in a totally inappropriate discussion area.
Maybe it's just being lazy, or they are disrespectful to the other members by wasting their time.
I reco
Read more…Reddit coffee section
So I have been using / going to reddit for a while now, and only recently did I know they had a coffee section. Whenever it makes sense to, I direct them here to answer their questions if its been addressed here before. They are largely less knowle
Read more…Single Serve Tea
I am looking for a new way to serve in-house tea at my cafe. I like the glass tea pots, but they are pricey and people walk out with them often, costing me a lot of money. I am trying to avoid making customers feel like they need to keep coming up
Read more…Chalk Boards vs. Chalk Paint
I am looking to put a VERY large chalkboard up in my cafe to list upcoming events. Can anyone comment on their experience with chalk paint? I think this would be more cost effective due to the size I am looking for, but am curious as to the mainten
Read more…thoughts on the third wave
One of my favourite things about being able to choose a topic for my term paper this semester is that I got to write a paper about coffee. So I took on this assignment with a lot of personal investment and decided to write about "Third Wave Coffee in
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