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As the majority of the country starts to save up for the Holidays, I’ve started saving right along with them, but for a completely different reason: I’m moving to the West Coast.
I’m truly excited about the move. Sure it’s a fresh start i
I'll have an awesome 4 group Linea available in December. It's (3) boilers have been decalcified, and new wiring and heat-resistant connections replaced. It works great! This is a high-volume capable machine ready for use! I'm asking $4,000 for it an
What beans do you regularly roast Dark? I have regular customers that just love dark roasts. I don't even roast to the dark side, well not normally. it all dependes on how they sample out. Some customers really don't even care about the origin, just
Hi bX'ers!
I woke up this morning with an idea, and I want to see it happen. Even I get a little bored of the same header on Barista Exchange at times, and I am wanting to change it, along with a little bit if style on the website. Instead of myself
Joe Van Gogh operates three coffee shops, and supplies coffee to many others throughout North Carolina.
Great Art is Made of These - And Great Coffee, Too.
Joe Van Gogh makes the coffee bean our canvas and your palate our exhibition space. Before
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I'm new to cold filtering and not many Australian cafes are doing it yet.
I just got two toddy's in the post from the states today and I threw a brew together straight away...
for this first time around, I have gone for a blend of Yirgacheffe and Ke
What is a barista? This is a word that I hear thrown about quite loosely. I find it quite insulting that starbucks has chosen this term for all of their employees. Their massive influence on the public has yielded, that anyone who works in a coffee h
I'm shopping for a POS. There are too much room for error with debit/credit and the old casio. Any input on good/bad features or products? Thanks!
p.s. I prefer mac laptops and would like something compatible. Am I shooting myself in the foot?
My shop owners and I are talking about ditching regular drip coffee in favor of just doing Americanos. We're going to be half a block away from a busy street corner in Chicago, right by an elevated station. So lots of foot traffic.
And before someon
Hey Check out Mug Life... It's a re-launch of "the Liturgy of Espresso"...
Basicly the content is going to be distilled into short tips, trivia, and other stuff all related to what you want in a cup...
MUG LIFE!
I'll have a great 4 group newly refurbished and cleaned available for sale in December. I'd like to start any bidding at $4,000.00. Let me know if you're interested and I will be able to send you pictures of it when it becomes available. This machine
Electric Beanz has a well trained and very knowledgeable staff. We are proud to serve only fresh coffee and espresso beverages from various coffee regions around the world. All of our coffee is ground to order, ensuring that each cup is fresh. We off
So for all of you unfamiliar with Rohs Street Cafe (prolly most of you), we are a small fair trade coffee shop on the corner of the UC campus.
Next Wednesday we will be showcasing our roasters direct trade coffee. Be lucky enough to try a truly spec
Sanibel is a beautiful little island about three miles off the coast of SW Florida. About 70% of it is protected refuge lands.
PocoLoco Sanibel is located in the Jerry's Center, which has the prettiest outdoor seating area on the island, featuring n
I am trying to help a regular customer at my shop find good coffee abroad, can anybody give me a list of places to be in Seattle and/or Fullerton California?
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As far as I know, there are three espresso machines currently on the market (or soon to be) that offer adjustable brew pressure: Synesso Hydra, Slayer, and La Marzocco Strada (in 2010). There's a lot of info and a lot of hype surrounding all three an