Hey Bxrs I'm planning on taking a nice long road trip since the coffee shop that I worked for closed. I'm planning on heading out west from Iowa to Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, and down to San Diego. Then I'm going to drive my way to Florida around th
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Yesterday I had some coffee made through the Hario V60 Porcelain over at Comet Coffee in Ann Arbor. It's an interesting little thing. It's basicly a pour over with a big hole at the bottom instead of two small o
Hi all! I'm visiting Boston for the first time in my life, I'll be there for 4 or 5 days. I'm already loaded up with historic tourist suggestions, but what I really want to know, of course, is...what are the best coffee houses to visit?
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Read more…Anyone know or heard of anything about The Chai Company's chai tea? What's the best chai out there, anyways? Here's the website.
Read more…Hi, I'm starting a new coffee shop it is small take-out business. Which type of espresso machine should I use to start? I will need something with 110 volts and not to complicated to use.
Read more…Our coffee shops currently use chocolate milk for all hot chocolate and mocha drinks. Unfortunately there is only 1 brand of chocolate milk that we can use because the other ones separate when steamed. I have tried Monin dark chocolate sauce but it d
Read more…I run a very busy deli and coffee bar inside a co-op. I have been buying new pump pots about every quarter and am tired of it. Does anyone have a good brand name or source for quality pots that will withstand some bumps and bruises?
Read more…Does anyone now where to get cups imprinted with your logo without a 100 case min. per size? We are using the fusion strofoam cups with our logo and we are happy with the cup we just can not buy 100 cases per size at a time. Also where would you stor
Read more…Hi, we are newly to be open coffee house in Coral Springs, FL and are looking for an experienced barista to join our small operation. If tere is anyone out here..or can recommend someone, give me a shout!
Read more…I posted a while ago asking for ideas to help me sell my coffee shop in the Parkland/Spanaway, WA area. One suggestion was a business broker. I have been trying to find one. Anyone know a good one they would recommend? Thanks so much!!
Read more…We're glad to now carry coffee from Roast Magazine's Roaster of the Year for 2009, PT's Coffee Roasting Company. PT's has won more awards than Michael Phelps, and across the board too in many categories and regions. 30 of its coffees have rated 90 or
Read more…I'm going on vacation this next week to Indian Shores, FL. I've never been there, so any guidance about good shops to check out would be appreciated. Anything around the Clearwater, St. Petersburg or Tampa area would be great. I'm bringing along a Fr
Read more…Did anyone else happen to catch this show tonight? An amazing documentary about the woman (Eleni Gabre-Madhin) behind the Ethiopian Commodities Exchange. While this didn't answer all of our questions about how the newly adopted ECX is going to affect
Read more…http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE56R2L020090728?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:35am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The electrical smell that caused a Southwest Airlines Co flight to make an unexpected landin
Read more…We have been tossing around the idea of having Wine for sale at our coffee bar and I am curious to hear from the coffee houses out there doing this very concept already, what works and what doesn't...
Read more…Hey everyone, Here are some pics of the Milwaukee vs. Chicago throwdown this past weekend. It was an amazing event with a lot of really talented barista's throwing down. Props to Brett for representing Roast and pouring a rosetta, earning him 4th pl
Read more…I was browsing arround and I found this, I find it a great invention, it's a pitcher for milk, that shrinks in order to keep air out of the container allowing milk to last for even a week longer! http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/shrinking-jug
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