I would love to hear from Filipino Oversea Baristas, Friends..... working in Korea, Japan, China, Australia, Europe, America, etc....hows coffee industry there with regards to retail business, job opportunities? Share your experience and thoughts...
I've been surfing around the site for this topic and there's some bits and pieces scattered around, but those threads are mostly full "I prefer monin over davinci" or whatever.
we don't have room for a hot plate, and certainly not a stove, and it's
This goes out to the coffee shop macgyvers out there. Inspired by some of the cool home made pour over stands I've seen on here, I was thinking making things yourself is probably a lot cheaper, and for a coffee house, having custom made things can al
"Strong coffee doesn't equal a dark roast, merely a greater concentration of grounds to water. Also, dark roast has more caffeine by weight because it looses more water during the roasting process. However, since the beans expand it has less caffeine
I'm trying to keep expenses to a minimum in opening a coffee shop. Does anyone know where I can get a used latest edition (3rd) of Bean Business Basics by Ed Arvidson, Bruce Milleto, and Victor Bogart?
hi. i just acquired this dvd in an effort to streamline some sort of basic, introductory process to new baristas at the shop and i'm curious about what ya'll have to say about it. have you seen this dvd? what are the elements you agree and disagree w
I want to make espresso that hits every part of the pallet and makes the eyes light up every time I pull a shot. I want my milk to blend in with the crema in a way that makes you feel like milk and coffee should just get married and have babies,
Tibet was slammed with 7.1 magnitude earthquake that leveled 70 to 90% of the area. For some reason, the media is not reporting on the severity, nor are musicians playing a prime-time benefit to raise funds or awareness. That said, I feel it's impor
I just had a cool idea for helping to educate customers, and I thought I'd share with y'all. I was in a little coffee shop the other day, and noticed that behind the counter they were using one of those digital picture frames that you can set on "sl
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I took over a small coffee shop a few years back it has a ice cream freezer. It has space for 8 flavors. Really all I have done so far is keep it stocked with ice cream. Was thinking of expanding with hot fudge maybe strawberry topping, cones whi
The Barista Exchange Traveling Darth Vader moved on to a new home during the SCAA in Anaheim. Jason Calhoon of Avenue Coffee (http://www.avenuecoffee.com/) in Tucson, AZ, stopped by the Coffee Kids booth and graciously accepted the Dark Overlord. If
First of all, I'm a newbie to espresso. Although I've had many lattes throughout the years, most have been mochas. I tired of paying $5 for way too much sugar and way too little coffee flavor so I bought an espresso machine. Hey, you don't need 30g o
Howdy. I’m looking for a fully automatic espresso machine to start serving drinks at a event I run every Sunday night. There are around 200 people that come every time. I don’t except that amount to order drinks, but still a good amount. My budget is