Have a great time opening the new shop!  I hope it goes well.  It was a treat to bump into you, albeit briefly. 

Enjoy the book!  I hope it doesn't put you to sleep.  :-)

Brew true,

Shawn

It was fun meeting you as well! I'm sure we'll be hearing good things from you soon.

Beans shipped out today via usps priority mail, so keep your eyes open. I haven't actually tried the one that i sent you from cuvee, so I'll leave it up to y'all to tell me how it is.

Oh and yeah there is a return address and i look forward to trying some if your coffee sometime soon.

Just wanted to let you know that I'm sending some coffee up to the shop from a couple Texas roasters for y'all to try. Should get it early next week. Let me know what you think. Tell everyone up in Peoria that I said hey.

I was just reading through the comments i posted here, and yeah, I was spot on...i think i worked 65ish hours last week. it seems like a ton

Oh boy! Resources is a question that I could go on and on about! Read in the blue barista folder that we have in the drawer under the register. There is a lot of helpful information there. Also, in that, I wrote the "about coffee" article (it's the one with the massive color picture of of the bean and cross-section). At the end of the article, I included a list of websites, videos, and books and magazines to look into for further learning. As far as books go, I have "Uncommon Grounds: A History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World", and the coffee Bible which is "All About Coffee." Those are great things to get you started. Also, I don't think i added to that list coffeeresearch.org, but that is a good site as well. You can borrow what I have, but be very very very careful with my "All About Coffee" book! It is out of print and I had to pay $170 for it!

Yes, I'll be returning to work at the shop! This summer and fall (through Christmas time) I'll be working probably 60+ hours a week, so yeah... :) Keep the interest to learn, and you'll go far!

Good luck! You'll need it. I mean, its my book and even I couldn't get him to locate it! haha

Hey! Yes, I do have a copy...or rather, Scott has my copy...and he lost it. So, he's going to either find it or buy me a new copy. It really is a great book.

Your Passion is your finest trait. Never loose site of it.