Opened in December 2008, this coffeehouse is a joint venture between two longtime friends. Both of Stone House’s owners operate other local businesses; one a restaurant, and the other a bakery. The
coffeehouse provided the opportunity for them to com
Hey BX'ers, i've been thinking about this for a while and would like some of your input.
Ok, here's the story. A lady comes in my shop and orders an espresso. Her accent told me she was from Italy. She gets her espresso and exclames, "You Americans like your espresso so strong!" I ask if it was over extracted or something and she exp
Read more…model numbers please?! I strongly dislike the programmed doses. I could explain, but, it's a long conversation, and most of you probably already know why. So, I want to put my portafilter into the holder and have it shoot out ground espresso untill I
Read more…I saw these listed on Craigslist. Any advice? They were both priced at a shocking $400 (for both). It sounds too good to be true.
Read more…The shop I work at right now has an older three group Linea (2001 or 2002). Last night I took off the group head screen for cleaning and noticed a lot of scale build up on them. I usually keep everything pretty clean, but I've been ill and haven't be
Read more…Hey fellow BX'rs I am just putting the word out to see about locating a commercial machine for my brother's shop. He is currently rocking a La San Marco 3 group, which is on its last legs. He asked me to help him locate something in the 2k-3k range t
Read more…Ive been racking my mind about what grinder to buy for home use. Then i thought "duh, ask the good people on barista exchange". I only care about it is it grinding espresso well. I own a Rancilio Silvia espresso machine. I know theres probably going
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I will be attending the ABC school at the end of October and while in Portland my goal is to visit a few different cafes to get some ideas for what my cafe will look like as far as atmosphere and decor....It will be a cafe attached to our church, and
Read more…I'm curious of what some of you use and/or have used that you like and don't like for Point of sales software....my main concern is quickness as we will have rushes of people before & after church in our cafe & may also have volunteers at times so so
Read more…I have been in the market for a replacement machine for our shop. I have found what appears to be a good deal (3 group EE La Marzocco FB-70 for $5500). The machine was built in 2005, and pictures do not show any sign of major flaws. The seller either
Read more…Hello bX'ers!
Just wanted to share with you that I have been working on a real iPhone app that I hope to launch soon.
You can check it out at the following link, and there are some other set up and publishing things I need to do before it is availabl
Hello Everybody, been silent for a while, health issues... but that's another story. Anyway, have an opportunity to get a location which has the ability to install a drive-thru.
It is located on a main road, directly next to a Burger King.
Here is th
Hi! I am just wondering if anyone out there has some suggestions for a great retail site for Coffee shops. I want to start getting some funky items for my retail shelves - coffee accessories, and other fun things - like those milk cards, cool magnets
Read more…Our coffee bar gets visits from family and friends who travel miles just to see us. It's hard to not offer some free drinks, but sometimes we feel we really need to charge them—especially during these tough times. What is the best policy for freebies
Read more…What's the best way to clean the coffee machines? Is there a company that specializes in that?
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1. DIS-LOYALTY CARDS — World barista champion Gwilym Davies produced a different take on the promotional coffee shop loyalty card. The Dis-Loyalty Card features a selection of quality coffee places around east London that customers are encourag
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