August 2008 Blog Posts (58)

Search Blog Posts

JBC08-09 qualifier of East Japan

East regional qualifier of Japan Barista Chanpionship was founded.

I & my friend Baristas competed.









Semi final & final round will be founded in SCAJ show October 15(Wed.) -17(Fri.), Continue

Added by Masa Onishi on August 24, 2008 at 8:05am — No Comments

we are going to party tonight . . .

Most of August was a disaster; talking about the weather – out of the first 20 days we had maybe three or four days of sun, otherwise it was overcast with rain most days. Now the weather has turned pleasant; sun, a few clouds and warm. Today looks like another perfect day.



What’s on board for today; cleaning the studio, hanging up some watercolour works in the studio and in the front entrance; working on the Thursday File and the… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 24, 2008 at 4:55am — No Comments

Intelligentsia; The Impenetrable Fortress

I love visiting other coffee shops. It is generally both a great experience in both learning and indulging the senses, and I've always especially appreciated my visits to Intelli. I remember my first visit just two years ago when I was at coffee fest Chicago for the weekend. I was new to the upper echelons of coffee when I walked in to Intelli Millenium Park, and I was greeted by both a friend barista by the name of Goodrich (whom I met up with in competitions just a year later) and my first… Continue

Added by Chris DeMarse on August 23, 2008 at 7:40pm — 5 Comments

just working away in my studio

Wow another nice hot sunny day. Beverly and Liz took of to a Baby shower this afternoon, then they plan to shop for tomorrows party and the wedding next week. It looks like it’s going to be a very busy week leading up to Nathan’s wedding on Saturday.



I’ve been working today mostly on the Thursday File but also cleaning up my computer doing a ton of filling. My screen looks a little better. I keep jumping around – a little of this a little of that – moving slowly but am I getting… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 23, 2008 at 12:33pm — No Comments

holding the line

i´m currently in the dominican repubilc for the coffee harvest. i knew i might arrive earlier than the ripe coffee, so it is a good thing i have other things to do.



coffee tends to produce a lot one year and a little the next. this is a big year. antonio, claire and i picked all the ripe cherries. it only took an few hours becasue there were only few and all of them had ´la broca´or bean borer. we boiled the cherries for a couple minutes (to kill the la broca) and then depulped them.… Continue

Added by byron on August 22, 2008 at 3:05pm — 1 Comment

very busy morning

Yesterday was wonderful, sunny all day, this lead to our first red tomato, which we all took a slice of. The taste was out of this world. If this keeps up we are going to have a ton of tomatoes.



I have a very full morning of work from 6am until 3pm I only have two half hour breaks the rest of the time is non stop action you might say. It’s hard in one sense; you must stay focused and watch the time like a hawk; time does go by fast though and before you realize it. The work day is… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 22, 2008 at 1:42am — No Comments

you serve bad espresso.....an you should be ashamed.....igot razors in my car if you want

to all you halfway descent shops and cafes out there...YOU FUCKING SUCK

i'm fucking tired of going into places and getting a dirty little demitasse filled with hot black water with a little red foam on the sides......at least it was hot...theres a knob near the hopper collar that makes your grind finer or more course.
kill yourself ,so somebody else can try to make me happy

Added by kirk knipmeyer on August 21, 2008 at 9:17pm — 3 Comments

Hello there!!!

I'm Lacey. I would sincerely love to meet new people on here, but i honestly don't get online all that much. I don't have a computer, don't watch TV, no ipod, nothing but a track phone really. I am one odd individual, i guess.
I do have a myspace page, which is the easiest way to contact me: www.myspace.com/raccooncityangel

Yay coffee!!

Added by Lacey on August 21, 2008 at 4:56pm — No Comments

searching for partner

Hi I would like to get in contact with someone that will like to set a microroaster in Palma de mallorca(Spain )
barista@johnblendcafe.com

Cheers,
Jose

Added by Jose on August 21, 2008 at 5:33am — No Comments

#1 Shop in Boston!

Hey everyone, I have great news. The shop that I am currently the trainer at just got voted best coffeeshop in Boston by Boston Magazine. If anyone is in the Boston area anytime soon come by and check us out.

Espresso Royale
44 Gainsborough st.
Boston, MA

Once again I have to thank Matt Milletto, Jared Moeckli, and Bruce Milleto. I learned so much from you guys at ABC and I can't thank you enough for it!



peace, love, and coffee
Joe

Added by Joe Smith on August 20, 2008 at 10:48am — 2 Comments

Murder she wrote?

My granddaughter Shannon stayed over last night which takes a lot of our time you could say we had our hands full.



I’m a real sap for TV shows – one of them I loved to watch was ‘Murder She Wrote’, from 1984 to 1996, simple entertainment you might say but there was something I enjoyed. Angela Lansbury played a mystery writer who always found herself investigating murders that occurred around her. My son would call her “Lady Death – where ever she goes death always follows her.” I… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 20, 2008 at 7:49am — No Comments

Murder She Wrote?

My granddaughter Shannon stayed over last night which takes a lot of our time you could say we had our hands full.



I’m a real sap for TV shows – one of them I loved to watch was ‘Murder She Wrote’, from 1984 to 1996, simple entertainment you might say but there was something I enjoyed. Angela Lansbury played a mystery writer who always found herself investigating murders that occurred around her. My son would call her “Lady Death – where ever she goes death always follows her.” I… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 20, 2008 at 7:01am — No Comments

Murder She Wrote?

My granddaughter Shannon stayed over last night which takes a lot of our time you could say we had our hands full.



I’m a real sap for TV shows – one of them I loved to watch was ‘Murder She Wrote’, from 1984 to 1996, simple entertainment you might say but there was something I enjoyed. Angela Lansbury played a mystery writer who always found herself investigating murders that occurred around her. My son would call her “Lady Death – where ever she goes death always follows her.” I… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 20, 2008 at 2:36am — No Comments

coffee and worms.

I am not entirely sure I should even start posting on this blog..

I am sure eventually I'd be able to say that posting on here, was like opening a can of worms. However, I have two other blog spots, and well, I guess I could probably afford to voice some of my concerns about my own profession and question whether or not I am still as much in love with coffee as I used to be, or is it finally time for me to move on and try to find a job in the roasting industry.

I would certainly love… Continue

Added by Jess on August 19, 2008 at 1:47pm — No Comments

going for a coffee this morning

This morning I’m having a battle of patience with these three flies. I hate them and they are driving me up the wall. I have my flyswatter (maybe I need to get one of those fly gun or flygun, a derivative of the fly swatter, uses a spring-loaded plastic projectile to "swat" flies. Mounted on the projectile is a perforated circular disk which, according to advertising copy, "really does work" and "won't splat the fly".) with me at all times but they seem to be working together – impossible you… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 19, 2008 at 3:22am — No Comments

Third Wave Coffee, a Conversion :: Part 1

I just posted to my WordPress Blog an article entitled "Third Wave Coffee, a Conversion :: Part 1"
It will have two parts. Please visit and please comment, good or bad. On crack or off! LOL

Added by Wilson Hines on August 18, 2008 at 4:43pm — No Comments

World Barista Championship/USBC - Downloads Now Available

Nick sent a link to the brand new downloads for the WBC rules, regulations, and other related documents that also are applicable for all national competitions. All metric measurements, etc. will be changed per country, and there should also be a "Guide to the 2009 USBC Rules" coming out soon.…



Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on August 18, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

blue skies all day long . . .

Just finish my first rounds today and I’m going to make breakfast for myself. Beverly headed out over a half hour ago; she popped her head into the studio and waved goodbye as she was eating a peach. Liz is still in Sussex where she has been for the weekend.



Well, we did not get out on Sunday as I had planed but instead I made a really great salad for Beverly when she got home. The rest of the day was spent doing yard work.



Tomorrow I plan to get over to Chapters for a… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 18, 2008 at 5:11am — No Comments

Mysterious Mountain

Working on the Thursday File for next week; listening to Alan Hovhaness’ Symphony number two . It was completed in 1955 and he named it ‘Mysterious Mountain’ – I love it.

Did you know his last symphony Symphony was No. 67 - 'Hymn to the Mountains', Op. 429 for orchestra - he finished it in 1992.



Beverly is out working; filling in for someone on vacation. She should be back for lunch. And since we did not go out for our… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 17, 2008 at 8:17am — No Comments

the fog outside is so thick that even the birds are undercover

I woke up early this morning to the sound of birds out side my window having an argument; is that possible.

The fog outside is so thick even the birds are undercover. Will the sun come out to play today; I ask?



I had set the alarm for around six but had forgotten. I was so relaxed but fully away thinking about the thinks I wanted to get done today. When the alarm did go off it caught me by surprise – it took me a moment to cancel the sound but it was too late to go back to that… Continue

Added by Steve MacDowall on August 16, 2008 at 4:40am — No Comments

Featured Blog Posts

View All

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

1999

Barista Exchange Partners

Partner Discount Series Offers

Barista Exchange Friends

Keep Barista Exchange Free

Are you enjoying Barista Exchange? Is it helping you promote your business and helping you network in this great industry? Donate today to keep it free to all members. Supporters can join the "Supporters Group" with a donation. Thanks!

Clicky Web Analytics

© 2024   Created by Matt Milletto.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service