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HIRING! Chapter 2 Coffee in Financial District
HIRING! We are looking for experienced baristas/cashiers/shift leads to join our team. We are a locally owned, specialty coffee bar in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District and we're looking for passionate and energetic people with amazing
Read more…Does anyone know where we can hire experienced baristas for our caffes?
illy Caffe San Francisco currently has 5 locations in the financial district and we are opening 2 more locations at the end of October and in November. We are in need of experienced baristas but great employees seem hard to find. Does anyone know of
Read more…Employment Application
I sat in on a talk at CoffeeFest this year and a point was made about having a more "telling" application in order to get a better feel for the personality of the applicant. Does anyone have a template that they have found useful in their hiring pro
Read more…Start up list
Hello all. I am sweating and getting head aches over my business plan, ok not really. I am writing my plan and trying to get my start up costs. I know I missing things and I reaching out for expert advice. Here is what I have to date. Can you pl
Read more…Unic Stella di cafe ... are there any thoughts on this machine for SO use?
Desperately seeking advise on quality of the machine .... it reads like it can deliver in terms of quality of build/components. I would think that applies to SO light roasted coffee.
i would welcome ANY thoughts on the whether this thing can deliver.
Looking for work in Olympia, WA
Hey! I'm a barista recloating from Reno to Olympia, Washington and I wanted to put out as many feelers as possible in the coffee world! If you hear of any leads or know of any good folk hiring, I'd love a tip! Thanks!
Read more…Learning more bout sourcing coffee
As a new roasting company, we really want to learn how we can move towards sourcing our own coffee.
What are resources we could look at to learn how we can do this? Where do I start, on a personal level, to learn more about sourcing?
Anyone have a good understanding of the UNIC Stella di Cafe 2 group head
Just trying to learn as much about the machine as i can. I think im choosing this over the Synesso Cyncra and just trying to understand what it can do.... so to speak....
thanks!
smoothing out the grinds before tamping
I'm not sure what the technical term for this is, or if there even a technical term, but I find that a lot of baristas seem to skip this step. They go right from the grind to the tamp. To me this would seem to cause a lot of poor extractions. When it
Read more…1883 Maison Routin & Barista 22 Sauces and Syrups
Hello! Someone just gave our coffeehouse a TON of unopened 1883 Maison Routin and Barista 22 sauces and syrups, I am wondering if anyone has had any experiences with it. Honestly I had never even heard of it before. Is it good at all? I get the feeli
Read more…Nuova Simonelli Aurelia For Sale
I have a 5 year old 4 GR Simonelli WBC machine for sale. This machine has been completely over hauled in the last few months. New control board, complete boiler, new group heads, all new plumbing inside including flow meters and fittings. This is
Read more…IPAD POS SYSTEM
Is any one using the Ipad as a POS system, or recommend good pos software that uses the the Ipad. I am shopping for POS system in Minnesota state and I haven't had much luck. Thanks in advance
Read more…Anyone keen on a cafe managers post in Hong Kong
Sending some feelers out to gauge interest in a posting to HK- FOH role in my busy Central HK cafe. Coffee focus, with two espresso machines- food is breakfast/brunch themed. Drop me a message for more info.
Read more…thoughts on a UNIC Stella 2 group vs. Synesso cyncra ? synesso is a little more exp
looking at both of these and used both and like both
any thoughts on either??
Read more…Coffee Brewing Mug
Hey Everyone!
It's great to be a part of the forum.
I wanted to let you know that we have designed a portable coffee brewing mug, soon to be launched on Indiegogo. I really wanted to source your feedback and what you think about our mug.
Here is a
Read more…Best Coffee in Wisconsin?
Since moving back to to my home state of Wisconsin, many people have been asking me about my opinions of Wisconsin coffee roasters and coffeehouse. Most of all, they wanted to know if I thought there was any 3rd-Wave coffee being offered here. Rath
Read more…FOR SALE : Coffee Equipment
I have used coffee equipment (all in good working condition).
Serious inquiries only!!
pick up in Bronx ( Shipping available to limited areas and on limited items )
1 - Curtis warter boiler $500
1- Under counter double door Beverage air fridge $100
For sale Nuova Simonelli Aurelia 2 gr Espresso Machine in Portland, OR
Nuova Simonelli Aurelia 2 gr Espresso Machine
2 NS MDX grinders
7 years old with consistent moderate use, in good working condition.
Hopper lid missing on one grinder
Asking $1500 for all three
Read more…I would like to see your comments on our new coffee blog.
We've built coffees.mobi - a comprehensive blog on coffee defs & reviews. But it seems we cover too much. If you have time, plz have a click at it and send us your thoughts & feelin'. Many thanks.
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