hey everyone!, rather new to the community here, and i'm lovin' it! (where have i heard that slogan before?) when i started my coffee biz 8.5 years ago, i was hoping to sell coffee and only coffee related drinks from my mobile unit. didn't happen.
Read more…Allow me to spin for you a tale of barista woe. Sort of. Well, that's why I am spinning it, to get your take on things. It is somewhat long, but should you be engaged enough to read it all, I would appreciate some sort of response - thank you in a
Read more…I am setting up a step van that I will actually roast out of. I am just checking to see if anyone else has done this?
Read more…Ok I just moved back to the Bay Area(of California) and Im looking for a job. I was managing a Cafe in Jackson, MS before I moved back to Cali. I would love to manage a store again, but really any job working with coffee would make me happy. So
Read more…I'm in the midst of designing a new retail bag and am curious what you consider to be most important to the consumer.
hi i am locate in a remote location and getting part for the gb5 can take couple days. my machine is brand new 4 month old and still on warranty , but the warranty doesn't cover the lost of sell well the machine is break down. i had a pretty good tra
Read more…Ok, here's the issue: we just swapped milk suppliers and are now using the first and only organic milk producer in the state. We were previously using Naturally Preferred organic milk from Kroger.
Anyone here going to the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Artisan Coffee Conference? Me and a buddy of mine from the shop I work at are going. He has been before to a conference, but this is my first time going to see and meet/learn from people in the industry
Read more…Hey everyone! My name's Emma Steiber and I am just starting out as a barista in the city of Chicago/Evanston. I am very passionate about coffee and everything to do with it, from the production of the beans to pulling shots and doing latte art. I wan
Read more…HI i am looking for idea for coffee card any one have sugestion? i wonder if we do 3 card like i seen before , one for latte/cap on for drip/tea and one for americano/espresso or i juste do one and even if the customer buy 9 drip coffee and get a lat
Read more…Those of you who will be in Seattle for Coffee Fest are in for a great competition. Now with 64 competitors, the NWLAC will be a fantastic event for all. Having judged the 1st new bracket style competition at the last Coffee Fest in Minneapolis, I ca
Read more…I've been in the coffee business for almost 12 years and have now decided it is time to begin roasting our own coffee.
Need to order greens again soon. Anyone else cringing and wondering when the escalating greens Futures will stop the upward spiral! High so far today $198.65, highest by far in over a decade though back in '97 was even worse.
Hi Guys
I need a bit of advice. I want to replace our Brasilia
machine in our shop and I am in two minds as to what machine we should
get. We have a small shop but it does get busy on Saturdays and on lunch
times. On Saturdays we are 2 Baristas but fo
This may be a little taboo but, I'd like to know how much it costs to get your machine serviced in different parts of the world. In my part of the world it seems people would rather wait till the machine breaks down than to have preventative mainten
Read more…Here's another interesting discussion from the guys over at HB...
Mixing milk with espresso before pouring
Started out as a question - OP saw a Montreal barista add a splash of milk to the espresso, swirl, then pour as usual.
Apparently, some do this to
I'm thinking of buying a second-hand Nuova Simonelli Oscar for home use. Any opinions on this machine?
Read more…Here's the link to the story: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/murder-defense-too-much-caffeine/?iref=allsearch
after reading the story scroll down and read the posts. Pretty entertaining.
