I am a student at Northwestern University majoring in Communication Studies with a strong interest in business, and I am looking to acquire a paid or non-paid internship this summer somewhere within the realm of coffee. I would love to lea
I am appointing an employee into a supervisory position and am struggling as to what title to give the new lofty position. I have a small shop with 6 very close employees. I do not want the one whom I am promoting to feel uncomfortable with her title
Whats the best tip jar sign you have seen or written?
"remember tipping only hurts cows"
"family captured by ninjas, need money for karate lessons to save them"
I work with a coffee school that is closing out on an immaculately cared for La Marzocco GB/5. It has only been in 2 coffee schools and a few demos and has been completely cleaned and backflushed after every use. It comes with a full warranty as if
I'm wondering what people are using as a tool to etch designs in latte art. Typically, we just use our thermometers, but we've started to notice that doing so is throwing them out of calibration.
Located at the corner of Belmont and Clark, Kickstand Espresso Bar serves up Metropolis Coffee to the masses. The baristas are beyond talented (and not too bad looking, either), the atmosphere is more than in
Today as I write this posting, I'm deeply disturbed to have to write this, however these are my feelings. I hope that you understand. The purpose of this posting is not to Bash anyone or company, just to voice my feelings and concerns in hopes that n
It is common to use a water debit test to check for defective vibe pumps, but do any of you use this method for rotary pump output as well? Thanks in advance!
hey all, i thought it'd be nice to get some discussion going on drink standardization so we can perhaps get a .pdf written up and posted. hopefully good basic recipe standards will help limit the amount of "LOL CAPUCHINO" threads here on barista exch
Our shop has been reinventing itself for about a year. As we've been working through the changes, there have been adjustments made to the job descriptions and positions. I'm wondering how other shops structure their staff, who's responsible for what
Hi, so I was just wondering if anyone has any thoughts about decaf espresso. I know that it behaves a little differently from regular, just from experience, but I was wondering if anyone has found tricks or techniques that help make a better shot of
So here's a brief run down. I'm a Portland barista and have always dreamt of opening a cafe (like many of us), and the first thing that comes to mind is that I want to do this in Portland. I do. I love it here, it is my favorite, but we're extremel
Hi all,
The cafe I currently barista for simply uses the Torrani Mayan sauce for their "mexican mocha" ... its crap (sorry, my opinion). They'll never change it because they have little creativity, but I'm wondering what you're favorite mexican mocha
Just wondering how many shops out there serve frozen drinks and what kind of mix do you use. What have you had elsewhere that you like. What to you hate more than the power of a ten thousand suns. Well at least over 9000!!!!!!!
Shenandoah Joe Coffee Roasters was established as a small batch coffee roaster in 1993 in Charlottesville, Virginia. We currently offer over 25 varieties of spec
I need to replace my gaskets and have some in my shopping cart on espressoparts.com, but they have two types and I've scoured my user manual and I never turn the machine off long enough to stick my fingers in there without burning them...How do I fin
Thanks to sprudge.com They were the only ones to post this that I could find, so I thought I would re-post. See the original post at http://sprudge.com/usbc-semi-finalists/
SEMI-FINALISTS: Jordan Barber (Cafe Grumpy) Scott Lucey (Alterra Coffee) Robin Se
So, I took ownership of a crazy coffee cafe in Sedona Arizona. I have learned how to roast beans on our 20 yr old L12 Probat roaster. I was just asked by a friend,who owns a small cafe in another town close by, to hold a coffee tasting event. Being a