Hello BX!
I am currently a barista and roaster for a small coffee catering business in Portland, OR. I helped open the shop three years ago with two (amazing) partners, and we grew from a few small events to two full-time operating espresso stands.
Read more…I am really struggling with trying to balance out my menu prices!!! My cost of goods is going
up and up!! How are other coffee shop owners working in their costs vs menu pricing to recover some costs but not price yourself right of out business?
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I am having some issues with my Nuova Aurelia 2 group espresso machine. Whenever we turn on the water spout, a loud buzzing takes place from the bottom of the machine. It appears to occur when the machine is drawing water. Any ideas w
Read more…We just opened our shop in November and we thought we had made a good decision on the POS system we chose. But we have had a lot of problems with it. So we need to figure out how we can return it. I would like to get feedback from other coffee shop o
Read more…Is there such a thing as 100% Peaberry coffee? Just curious since I was recently told that even if a coffee is labeled Peaberry, I should expect a mix of non-Peaberry beans in the bag...as in flat larger beans. I swear I have had bags of beans that a
Read more…I am trying to develop the americano served at my coffee shop, and am finding myself at something of a loss. I recently updated my macchiato recipe based on taste. I started with what I believed to be the traditional drink and then from that base tri
Read more…Way back in 2009 we started thinking about opening a really comfy & inviting coffee house that would have cool music playing in the background, local art hanging on the walls, a nice big bookcase full of books and most importantly a place that made g
Read more…Does anyone have info on a 3 button Watlow. I did not know how to program. My search online, I only find 4 button units. It has a high and low how do you set them?
Thank you,
Tom
Read more…I'm getting frustrated with the lack of adjustability on the standard Bunn G1 grinder I use at my shop, as well as the coffee loss that sort of plagues this grinder.
A lot of shops use the Mahlkonig Kenias and Guatemalas, and I've seen some Dittings
I'm looking to get a good deal on a broken machine that I can use as a repair project. I live in North Carolina. Anyone have a broken machine laying around they'd like to get rid of?
Read more…Does anyone know of cafes in San Francisco using a Slayer? We are looking into getting a Slayer for our coffee bar (opening in downtown Honolulu, HI in early 2013) and we want to check out some cafes currently using a Slayer and ask them about their
Read more…Thanks for any help.
-Mac
Read more…I'm looking at doing a few small coffee catering events this year and i'm curious to see what type of setup people are running. Mainly the lowest cost single group machines that can handle a decent work load. I've been looking a NS Mac, and a few ot
Read more…I'll be in Seoul that week, probably go on Friday the 23rd.
Anyone going?
Read more…We're looking to move away from using our espresso machine to steam chai. Currently, we fill a steaming pitcher half full with a chai concentrate, and the other half with milk and steam this concoction on our Simonelli. What are some other methods of
Read more…Hey everyone, my friend and I are making the trek down from Portland to the Bay area next week for a coffee crawl. We are hitting all the major spots (Ritual, Sightglass, Four Barrel, Blue Bottle), but I am wondering if there are any that are off the
Read more…Ethiopia hosts international coffee conference
Are you likely to be in Ethiopia in the early part of November?
If so, you might want to swing by the Ethiopian Coffee Export Conference on 8th and 9th of the month, which is aiming to focus on ‘Strength
Read more…Hi guys,
I'm Lorenzo, I'm 31 yr old, I'm from Belgium.
I would like to open a Café and I'm wondering if this business would
be successful in a warm weather place like Hawaii.
I'm wondering about the coffee drinking habits of the people living in suc
Want to recognize great performance by employees....ideas? Gift certificates, Employee of the Month, etc......
Read more…Is anyone using the Apple POS system? If so, I'd love to hear what you think about it. Pros? Cons?
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