I recently moved my family from Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Connecticut for the space, and took a position leading the coffee portion of a brand new cafe/coffee shop in a small but wealthy town about an hour and a half away from NYC. Most residents wo
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I plan on visiting Guatemala soon for some R&R, and to learn everything about the process of what goes into creating a good bean. I plan to be in the San Marcos/Lake Atitlan/La Laguna area; however, I can expect to travel for coffee.
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Read more…I have been in charge of the cupping at my coffeshop for a few weeks now, and in that time Ive become more aware of the different tastes in the beans I cup.
Ive been wondering how the soil where the coffe comes from affects the taste in the final p
Read more…Hi everyone, Does anyone have any cool images from origin that they would be willing to share for my use on my website and Facebook page? If so, I would sure appreciate it. I don't want to pull something off the internet and use without permission.
Read more…I spent the first few months of this year farming in Kona. I was recently considering everything I did not get out of the trip; all my unanswered questions. I could list about one million of them, but the ones that stick out relate to the significanc
Read more…Interesting article on Costa Rica coffee farm and the Rainforest....
Read more…I just posted a photo set of the most recent Roasters Guild Origin Trip to Honduras. A truly unforgettable experience!
Hope you guys enjoy :-)
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Perhaps Henry James described it best in The Great Good Place, his short story about a harried writer who dreams of a simple
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This just kind of fell into my lap amazingly enough but I've recently come by an opportunity to set up a direct trade with Rwandan coffee farmers. A gentleman who visited my cafe is moving from Rwanda to the United States and has approached me regard
Read more…So I know that this has been topic of discussion before, however:
I'm looking for any opinions on single origin espresso. As far as how many shops actually serve single origins, all the time.
My shop has been experimenting with different origins, I'
Read more…I like to put up a few thoughts out regarding an increasing dilemma in the coffee trade. And need as much input as possible to interpret and predict trends. It should not be a your against my opinion, but more like a brainstorm from various perspecti
Read more…We're located in Austin TX just off the west campus of one of the largest public universities in the country. We serve good coffee and good food at a good price. As a coffee business we're not perfect and we expect to continuously learn: from a vari
Read more…When entering "red e" cafe the first thing you may notice is the beautifully open, authentic space with gallery style lighting directed at the walls. Where many cafes are short on seating and claustrophobia may ensue during the busiest hours, the red
Read more…Hello I'm heading down to do some solo backpacking through Argentine and Chile. Starting out in Santiago. I was simply wondering (hoping) somebody had some interesting coffee contacts/recommendations for me while I'm down there. Any shops and whatno
Read more…Hola amigos, I wanted to ask you what are you guys looking in a Origin trip, can you please share a bit with me .- What would make you take an origin trip, location, price, experience,security??? anything will be perfect to know as in Guatemala we wa
Read more…A drum roaster called "Boris" and an espresso machine called "Natascha"... Single Origin is about my favorite cafe in Sydney. It is found jammed into a small, pandorra box like spot on Reservoir Street in ultra hip, coffee urban Central Sydney. I lik
Read more…Voice your opinion on your single origin espresso experience's. What SO's have you come across to be completely brilliant? Voice any specific's that you came across in order to achieve this brilliance (dosage, water temperature, ect...). I hold this
Read more…Leading a closed micro lot hunt march 11-15, others welcome to join visiting our farm and a few others March 15-21, 2008
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