Hey everyone, Just a few facts about me and the business I manage: I have been the General Manager for 18 months at a locally owned coffeehouse/café in Moscow, ID. The population is primarily students for the majority of the year, with a marked decre
Read more…I just wanted to take a second to thank all the members who have been so supportive over the past couple years (it's almost bX's 2 year birthday!) I get emails all the time from those who find the site to be extremely useful and I am thrilled that we
Read more…Does anyone know of a company that will do sleeves with custom selections on them? I have a customer in CA that needs a sleeve that has a space for # shots, milk choice etc. The cashiers prep the drink for the barista. They just moved to a plain cup
Read more…Hey, I'm just a coffee house fan, but I was wondering what exactly the rules are about serving alcohol in a coffee house. I was under the impression that any place serving alcohol would have to have age restrictions; however I have been in a few coff
Read more…A barista just asked me about the difference between steaming Mocha syrup in the pitcher with the milk or adding the steamed milk to a cup with the syrup in the cup. I've always added syrup to the drink and added steamed milk to it. Will it make a f
Read more…Is there such a thing? If you know of a place, please share. DH is there for training and has yet to find good coffee...thanks!
Read more…La Marzocco GB/5 Semi-Automatic 3 Group used approximately 1 year at our shop that's now closed. Bought through Counter Culture and maintained routinely. Perfect condition. Located in the Southeast. $6000 price is somewhat negotiable. Please contact:
Read more…For those of you who serve french press by the cup out of an airpot, do you have any recommendations as to which airpots you prefer? Also, what size seems to work best for that purpose? Something smaller so that it is by necessity changed out and fre
Read more…We are a wholesale roaster with a retail location in our roasting facility. Come check us out!
Read more…Welcome to Espresso Buono Garden Cafe! We're an indie coffee shop set among ponds and gardens ... a truly secret haven in the heart of Lynnwood, WA. I'm Penny, the owner. I've teamed with a couple bookstore gurus to re- open a bookstore with the addi
Read more…I have a La San Marco grinder up for sale it currently has 8881 lever pulls on the counter it is in pretty good shape the burrs didnt look bad lest time i looked like 3months ago (also when I last used it, I let someone use it for a backup competitio
Read more…I got an email from Marcus Boni who wanted everyone to know that they are literally days away from launching a new usbaristachampionship.org website. I’ve attached the regional calendar for this year and usbaristachampionship.org is launching next w
Read more…Thanks to all who participated, volunteered, and helped put on the October 4 'spro down in chi' town, hosted by Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea. Thank you Doug Zell for your key note speech and thank you Mike Phillips (new great lakes chapter rep) for
Read more…hi every body in bx,as i am in the process of opening a coffee shop,i would like to have some better ideas from you about what should i team up with my coffee shop.?the place where i am opening a coffee shop is a big one and i am interested to come w
Read more…Why do I have to drink just 25 milliliters of coffee? There are moments in which you need to drink and our organism is satisfied only by a high quantity. And in these moments it is possible to commit two crimes: to water down wine and to order a ‘lon
Read more…I got sloppy. I just could not figure why my food costs skyrocketed UNTIL: a trusted employee was not ringing in credit card sales into the register. He, however would add up the sale price off to the side and then swipe the customer card for that am
Read more…has anyone looked at the newly redesigned scaa site? I can't stand it. I can't make heads or tails of it. one of the links that looked promising lead to a crazy blue screen loaded with computer code! I don;t know who designed the site but it is rubbi
Read more…There is a Facebook Group for anyone interested in drive-through espresso stands. Owners, manufacturers, suppliers, baristas, customers, or whoever. You can find it here and anyone can join and/or invite others.
Read more…How does one go about preparing for a barista competition and what are the key essentials.
Read more…I just got delivered a yama 5 cup siphon pot from espresso parts and have it now in the cafe. I'm not sure what grind setting to use because the instructions are in japanese, or taiwanese. Anyone have any thoughts on this. thank you much!~
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