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December 2008 Blog Posts (49)

going to Toronto

I will be going with my Family to Toronto / I'm off to Toronto for two weeks - 18 hours by car from Moncton, NB to Toronto, Ont. We head off on Dec 25 early in the morning and we will be staying over the first night in Montmagny Quebec at L'Oiseliere.

I'm really looking forward to spending some time in Toronto downtown area. I'll be taking a lot of photos for sure.

looking to visit as many coffee houses along the way. If you have any suggestions please let me know.

Added by Steve MacDowall on December 17, 2008 at 4:29am — 2 Comments

Sorrento....

My last trip through Venice, a couple of years ago, was also in the month of November. My memories of the once powerful city-state were of brilliant blue skies, and coldness reverberating like heavy sound off the stone walls that line the narrow lanes. Cold. It was Cold last time and cold this time as we spent the night wrapped up warm waiting for the train to Naples.

With three in the travelling party, two of us decided it was wise to reduce our… Continue

Added by Alun Evans on December 16, 2008 at 6:03pm — 3 Comments

Business is booming!

The holidays have proven to be very hectic. Our online shopping cart is up and running - finally! Our orders have also picked up and our deliveries to Bread & Bagels, our local coffee shop, have been steady. A nice way to round out the year. Visit us at http://www.greenergroundz.com!

Added by Greener Groundz on December 16, 2008 at 6:13am — No Comments

The power of smart copywriting (Coffee)

I just finished reading Seth's Blog on copywriting and he uses Coffee as his theme.

Added by Steve MacDowall on December 16, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

one of the four m's missing

alas, after one week in gordon's bay, i found a cafe -- albeit in a department store -- with a very respectable machine ( la marzocco linea three group) and a very sound pair of mazzer grinders. i was ready to take a chance on the miscela (third m) but as i sat and observed the barista's techniques my expectations slowly sank with my energy and enthusiasm levels.

why? why does it have to be that something has to fall short of pulling a good cup of espresso? the ignorance is almost… Continue

Added by Von Flores on December 16, 2008 at 3:00am — No Comments

Coffee Saturday

Gray and drowsy Saturday, what better to do than drive a few hundred miles and drink more coffee than your body can physically tolerate. This trip presented itself by way of much need leisure. A couple of the Alliance World Coffee boys got together and decided that I needed an escape from the day-to-day, and that we all needed to make happen a much talked about coffee tour to the City of Wind. A mildly last minute decision led to mildly detailed plans for the trip. Only one goal was on our… Continue

Added by tom on December 15, 2008 at 8:58pm — 1 Comment

one week without my la marzie

i've been in cape town one week and i've yet to find a good espresso!!!!!! aaarrrrrggghhhhh.

specifically, i'm in gordon's bay/strand area, which is east of cape town (about 40 minutes). most of the cafes don't know a thing about proper espresso. they leave the portafilter sitting on the counter, for crying out loud! i can understand why a starbucks would do well in places like this. for the love of pete! it doesn't take much to give care in making good coffee! pleeeease! can somebody help… Continue

Added by Von Flores on December 15, 2008 at 12:47am — 1 Comment

Coffee Purse.

Hello Everyone,

I've been really busy working and attempting to start up my own business from home.. It's actually going pretty good!

I make purses and handbags out of the jute coffee bags that green coffee is shipped in.

You can find my Coffee Purses retailing exclusively at Trabant Coffee & Chai in Seattle, as well as at my new ONLINE SHOP ON ETSY!

Click on the link below, buy something, and tell your friends!…

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Added by Alexa Baehr on December 12, 2008 at 11:14pm — 1 Comment

coffee, coffee and more coffee

I was up at 5am and working by 6 in my home office. I made my self a wonderful mug of coffee with my Frence press then around 6:30 my wife made a pot and brought me in another rather large mug of hot black coffee. I just kept working and talking - Then around 10:30 my daughter made more and brought me in a mug. My lunch time I felt I had a little too much coffee for the morning.

It was so nice that they thought of me and served me.

Added by Steve MacDowall on December 12, 2008 at 11:29am — No Comments

see: http://lenehyldahl.blogspot.com/

I just wanna wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year - another great coffee year!

Added by Lene Hyldahl on December 10, 2008 at 1:29pm — No Comments

First "Press" release

For those of you interested in looking at our shop and the feedback we got from Arizona Coffee heres the website!

www.arizonacoffee.com

Added by Steve on December 10, 2008 at 10:01am — 1 Comment

Lifetime "godshot" number eight...

Started the day with what's become my somewhat usual start of the day Panama Esmeralda Americano, not everyday but probably 3 out of 4 the last few months. Okay, yeah I'm spoiled!

This afternoon after a wee 4 hour roast session decided time for a shot. Since I ended the session roasting a batch of Esmeralda figured only appropriate to pull one since it's in our SO grinder this month. Now the Esmeralda straight shots the past weeks have been good but a bit out of balance.… Continue

Added by Mike McGinness on December 9, 2008 at 7:20pm — 1 Comment

Taste Of Honey

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:

December 9, 2008

Counter Culture Coffee Contact:

Mark Overbay

(888) 238-5282

mark@counterculturecoffee.com

Elphene’s Contact:

Kim O’Shea

Elphenes@gmail.com

Charlotte to Get “A Taste of Honey”

- Counter Culture Coffee and Elphene’s to Offer Charlotte a Rare Taste of Small-Batch Honeys -

Charlotte, NC (December 8, 2008) – Counter Culture Coffee and Elphene’s Coffee &… Continue

Added by Brent hall on December 9, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Ditting Grinders

Any one interested in buying used Ditting KFA 1203 grinders. I have two with new burrs. Asking $800 for each. + shipping. Call Joey 619-683-7787 email jcox@caffecalabria.com

Added by Joey on December 8, 2008 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Bitter Coffee

Since I have moved to Kenya from Atlanta, there seems to be a misconception about how black coffee should taste. I have been to The Java House and Dorman's and each time I ask for black coffee no sugar no cream I get this look and always the same phrase "oh you like it bitter". This is very annoying because the coffee I make at home is certainly not bitter... on the contrary, regardless of whether I get dark or medium roasts, the ratio of water vs. coffee grinds is what counts. Sometimes I have… Continue

Added by Janette on December 8, 2008 at 5:53am — 2 Comments

Praying the hours with a cup of coffee?

I am quite taken with the latest tool I’ve found in my quest for spiritual discipline. The podcast from divineoffice.org offers wonderful readings of the hours. I adore their use of music throughout the podcast both incidentally under some of the prayers as well as at the time of the hymn. A bell chimes at the beginning and end calling the soul to prayer. I was… Continue

Added by Chris Hooton on December 6, 2008 at 5:25pm — 1 Comment

6 December 2008

We are one day away from our trip to Cape Town, South Africa.

Unfortunately, my wife was deported back to South Africa in January of this year. She has our two year old boy while our six year old remained behind. I have been "minding the store" ever since. I feel like I have been amputated! She was the well oiled machine that ran the inner workings of our business. She was meticulous in her bookkeeping, inventory control and all that stuff for which I have very little patience nor talent.… Continue

Added by Von Flores on December 6, 2008 at 6:09am — No Comments

reading my mystery book with a strong mug of coffee

I woke up eary this morn - I had two hours before I would start working so I made myself some stong black coffee sat down in our living room with my mystery book and read - my coffee and my book. What a life.

Added by Steve MacDowall on December 6, 2008 at 4:32am — No Comments

Happy Repeal Day!

As it approaches 2:30 pm here in Portland, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Repeal Day, save the coffee for tomorrow morning. :)

My friend Jeff Morgenthal has a great cocktail oriented blog and wrote about Repeal Day as well. His site is for sure worth checking out, as he is the king of signature drinks in his… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on December 5, 2008 at 2:40pm — No Comments

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Added by Brent hall on December 5, 2008 at 12:20pm — No Comments

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