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January 2009 Blog Posts (74)

I ate 8 oranges

If I were a character in Willy Wonka, my name would be Clementine.

This afternoon I had some friends over for coffee and delights. I had a pretty good idea what coffees I wanted, but I started my day with a cupping at the Stumptown Annex for extra ideas. Megan set up a beautiful, bright table: Costa Rica, Panama Don Pachi, El Salvador Kilimanjaro, and Kenya Gaturiri. It was also an exceptional experience because there were only 3 cuppers! I was only familiar with the Kenyan coffee… Continue

Added by Rita Kaminsky on January 23, 2009 at 12:08am — 3 Comments

Coffee: The World in your Cup - Trabant at The BURKE MUSEUM in Seattle, WA

Hello Everybody,

So, The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the UW in Seattle, is doing a 9 month exhibit on coffee, and this weekend is the Grand Opening!! They've been hanging out in our cafe interviewing with camera crews, photographers, and have asked about a billion questions about coffee! It's actually been a fun experience to have them in the cafe wanting to learn so much about what makes coffee so amazing and what it is exactly that brings all of us together, from… Continue

Added by Alexa Baehr on January 22, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Origin Trip-Day One, Arriving in Colombia

After getting to Newark the night before and having dinner at Ruby Tuesday's in Elizabeth, New Jersey (the only walkable option from our hotel), Rik Kleinfeldt (New Harvest Coffee Roasters) and I met Jaime Schoenhut (Royal Coffee New York) at the Newark airport and off we went. After a full day of travel we met Oswaldo Acevado of the El Roble farm that produces Mesa de los Santos and Don Telmo Reserve, and Max Fulmer and Jennifer Huber, both of Royal Coffee-SF in Bogota, and flew with them to… Continue

Added by Troy Reynard on January 22, 2009 at 3:46pm — 1 Comment

Round three

Well, things got off to a good start today. I learned how to re-light the afterburner up on our roof, if it should ever fail us. Which it commonly does. I guess it's part of the weather here in Seattle that is to blame. All the sogginess and condensation gets into the rig during damp foggy or really wet weather, and prevents the pilot from lighting. Our afterburner is mounted horizontally, as opposed to the more common (?) vertical set-up, and this may have something to do with it too (?).… Continue

Added by Chad Smith on January 22, 2009 at 1:41pm — 1 Comment

SCAA Skills Building Workshop February 13th-15th

Added by Brent hall on January 22, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

Check it out.

www.opencoffee.com

They have some great info, as well as some interesting links. Lots of neat stuff.

Added by Mo Hautala on January 21, 2009 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Roaster up and running in new home

Sunday moved my little USRC 3k 8 pounder workhorse out of my cramped Paradise Cafe to it's new much bigger digs 80th and St Johns. Almost forgot how heavy that little puppy is! All went without a hitch. Took a few pic's, will get 'em up here later.

Eventually will have a second cafe up and running St Johns, but will take some time. Yesterday got 31 feet of track lighting up for the main cafe seating area. Lighted ceiling fan still needs juice run where it'll go. Table tops,… Continue

Added by Mike McGinness on January 21, 2009 at 6:24pm — No Comments

TNT Charlotte February

Added by Brent hall on January 21, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

I hosted my first coffee cupping today....

Tonight Courtney(Girl) and I were able to throw together a coffee cupping at Kozy, it was only a week ago we put out a sign up sheet and watched it fill up within a day and a half. To our surprise we had almost twenty very interested people show up and dive into a world that they all agreed that they knew nothing about. On the menu the Girl and I decided that we would try a PNG, a Sumatra, a Bolivian, and a Brazilian(we were hoping for some kind of African coffee, but our roaster didn't show up… Continue

Added by Eric on January 20, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

InterAmerican Coffee Sponsors Coffee Kids Reception at 2009 SCAA

InterAmerican Coffee is the sponsor of the Coffee Kids Reception at the 21st Annual Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Exposition in Atlanta, Ga. The event will be held on Friday, April 17 from 5-7pm, in Room 302A at the Georgia World Congress Center.

“We’re very excited to have InterAmerican Coffee join us in presenting this fun event,” said Carolyn… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on January 20, 2009 at 12:36pm — No Comments

baristas en mallorca

Mallorca se mueve al ritmo del Barista

Added by Jose on January 20, 2009 at 10:25am — No Comments

Singaporean Coffee Culture; beauty in contrast, contrast in diversity.

There is something that is somewhat Colonial chic in drinking a coffee in a French Style Cafe on Beach Road in Singapore. The Cafe, Kafei Dian, is one of the many Singapore cafes that embraces a Parisian style approach to a cafe, fused with all things that are typically traditional Singaporean. The coffee is served in heavy white porcelain cups, complete with a ceramic Chinese Soup spoon for adding sugar. The coffee is Robusta, so it is very rare… Continue

Added by Alun Evans on January 19, 2009 at 4:52pm — 2 Comments

Now Serving Winter Blend

Posted by: Steve Hawthorne

In case you haven't noticed, winter has arrived here in Milwaukee. Last week's record low temperature was yet another reminder to me of how much I LOVE coffee. Here at the Factory, we survived with many cups of our 2009 Winter Blend.

We've combined our socially responsible Brazilian coffee with our French Roast and some fresh beans from El Salvador to create a blend that is the perfect brace against winter's wind and snow. Here's what our green… Continue

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on January 19, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

1510 Meals to Brazil!

Posted by: Eric Resch

Just before the Christmas holiday, I sent a note to people on our Stone Creek email list asking them to join us in donating meals to the children of coffee harvesters that grow our Brazilian coffee. We did this in lieu of sending holiday cards to our customers and friends because it was consistent with our values and helped to make the lives of people that support our business a little bit better.

Wow...what a great response we had. I wanted to… Continue

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on January 19, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Indonique is on Twitter

Watch us develop our revolutionary new business model, programT42, on Twitter at:
www.twitter.com/indonique
Any Social marketing suggestions are welcomed. The more direct sales we have, the more money is available for the communities where our teas are picked.

Added by George on January 19, 2009 at 6:52am — No Comments

Kona Report.

I wish I had already uploaded the photos off my camera, but I am too lazy to do that right now so bear with me. Imagine simply a cardboard box with a light green faded doma coffee roasters logo on it and another ripped open box with a black and orange amazon logo. Next to the doma box a beautiful bag of Organic Brazil NOSSA SENHORA DE FATIMA and a new 32oz Bodem french press with the unshatterable beaker (because I always break em). Next to the Amazon box four new books including The Bhagivad… Continue

Added by mike cubbage on January 18, 2009 at 12:24am — No Comments

it's going to be a cold one. . .

wow it's time for a coffee! By the way: the weather: -24°C (-11° Fahrenheit) this morning in Moncton but it is going up to -19°C (-2° Fahrenheit), with lots of sun and a little cloud.

Added by Steve MacDowall on January 17, 2009 at 1:34am — 1 Comment

WBC Judges Certification

Congratulations to all the judges who passed the WBC judges certification. Dave said it was quite challenging. I was lucky enough to be there as a barista where I was able to get a real insight into the level of judging that is expected, as well as a taste of how much judging has the potential to improve more over the next few years.
Thank you to Emily, Brent, Justin, Chris, volunteers, judges and Box Hill Tafe for an enjoyable, exhausting and rewarding couple of days.
zd

Added by Zoe Delany on January 16, 2009 at 3:41am — 1 Comment

my first coffee this week

I was sick when I was in Toronto but now I have bronchitis and I’m on antibiotics - I've been drinking a lot of tea but today I'm going to have my first coffee in a week. The water is on.

Added by Steve MacDowall on January 16, 2009 at 1:38am — 1 Comment

Rhythm of the Bean

Listen to the rhythm of the roasting drum

Telling me just what a fool I've been

I wish that it end and let me stop this pain

And let me grind and brew again

The favorite bean I crave so much has gone away

Depleted stash now needs a new start

But little did I know when I pulled that very last shot

The crema took my breath and stole my heart

Bean please tell me now does that seem fair

For you to steal my soul away with taste so rare

I… Continue

Added by Mike McGinness on January 15, 2009 at 10:34pm — 3 Comments

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