one of my two favorite coffee shop in vermont. Barista owned and operated.The shop features an array of coffee products, baked goods, smoothies and homemade Italian sodas. Hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays;
Read more…So here I go! I just bought a Torrefattore manual electric shop roaster and I have no idea how to use it. I have years of experience with large drum gas roasters (usually Probat) but never with something small or electric. I went back and forth for a
Read more…is there anything coming up? i have heard of some jams in other parts of the country, but so far nothing to my knowledge in Portland... we should change that... the machine at my shop is kinda a piece, or else i would try to host, anyone wanna? i wil
Read more…The retail cafes where I work are going to get rid of the drip coffee program. We currently offer several custom brew methods alongside the drip, but since none of our staff drinks drip, or supports drip extraction as an accurate brewing method, we s
Read more…I am looking for a good thermal pot for my shop. Preferably gravity fed. The boss would prefer something with a thermometer on it to keep an eye on heat loss. I am not finding anything out there. Are we just dreaming??
Read more…Just received an application from a barista that worked at Cafe Brioche in the Bolton Hotel in Wellington. Anyone been there or know anything about their program, their quality and/or what I might be able to expect from this Barista with regards to s
Read more…located in white river jct. offering fair trade, shade grown, vermont roasted coffees house made bakery offerings.
Read more…To all the baristas, shop owners,master roasters and all home baristas Happy new year hope to all of you that you'll have a productive and blessed new year. Lets share those ideas!! And make sure that everyone one drinks a good cup of coffee coz that
Read more…Caffè Umbria's flagship retail store is centrally located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square. Occupying the very site first estalished by the Bizzarri family roastery in 1986, the café offers an authentic Italian bar experience complete with expert
Read more…WEBMD.com has a video article today about "The Truth about Coffee" It talks about the health benefits of coffee and the down side to french press and Scandinavian boiled coffee. After you se it come back here and talk about the health info or comme
Read more…We currently offer Reg Barber tampers to our wholesale customers but I have found a few that just don't want to spend the money. I know how important a good tamper and all of our cafes have Reg Barber tampers, so I'm not looking to get into a debate
Read more…Hey, guys. I just saw this "Ripple" tamper on Reg Barber's site today. This is the first I've heard of it. Does anyone have any experience with it? And what's the logic on using a tamper like that?
Read more…Trabant Coffee and Chai is one of Seattle’s premier 'Third Wave' coffee bars. Trabant is committed to quality and fairness in all aspects of its business. It purchases only coffee beans that have scored extremely high on the cupping scale. Baristas u
Read more…Trabant Coffee and Chai is one of Seattle’s premier 'Third Wave' coffee bars. Trabant is committed to quality and fairness in all aspects of its business. It purchases only coffee beans that have scored extremely high on the cupping scale. Baristas u
Read more…Who wants to bunk? I am: a. neat b. smell like a fresh field of daisies c. like scotch thats pretty much it. Whoever wants to share, I'm down. There's gotta be someone out there.
Read more…Ok I've heard through the espresso machine discussion that a good grinder is a key factor to a great espresso. I have a burr mill grinder that is small and does the trick, so I think. I've noticed that my coffee taste better using the burr vs. the bl
Read more…The soon to be wife of Chris Owens, and incredible barista in her own right, m'lissa muckerman's having a birthday. So, Happy Birthday Miss Muckerman! Hope your day's the best day of your birth you've ever had, full of fun, merriment, wonder and joy.
Read more…any word on how the NW regionals are turning out? streaming videos and whatnot? PDX is very curious
Read more…So, I attended my first cupping today and it was awesome. . . I really enjoyed cupping different beans from multiple origins and really being able to distinguish differences between them. During the cupping, we also got to see a roasting cycle demons
Read more…Serving some of the best loose Tea available in Britain and also superb 'Rainforest Alliance' coffee.
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