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Hilarious customer exchange:

Chuck (40 something regular customer walks in the door)

Me (Head Bean): Hi Chuck, see your forgot your mug, paper or porcelain?

Heidi (21yr barista & general galley wench): Paper, he breaks cups.

Chuck: laughs, medium mocha in paper is fine.

Me to Chuck: (While Heidi pulling whole milk from fridge) That's skinny isn't it?

Heidi: No he gets whole milk

Chuck: Yeah skinny, they always forget.

Heidi (Blushing, putting whole milk back getting out 1%): You… Continue

Added by Mike McGinness on May 4, 2009 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Finally an east coast supplier of espresso/barista gear

have you been to the fazendacoffee.com on line store? Check it out!!

Added by Philip Schein on May 4, 2009 at 9:19am — No Comments

The Hub Coffee Co.

It's coming!!!! Reno's first, exclusive, artisinal independent coffee shop! Simply high quality coffee. My pops and I are extremely excited for what is to come from our itsy bitsy teenie weenie little café of 400 sq. ft. (thanks to ADA, almost half of that is bathroom!!! maybe a good thing in a coffee house? ewwww....).

Check out the blog at thehubcoffeeco.blogspot.com and follow along as we get closer and closer to realizing the vision!

Added by Joey Trujillo on May 2, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Ahhh, after dinner Esmeralda Gesha Americano after a busy Saturday

Popped by the cafe this morning shortly after opening intending to just restock the whole bean shelf and buzz back to the roastery and fire up the USRC. Finally got out of there 'bout noon. Not a bad thing being busy and needing to help at the bar to be sure!



Gotta say, again, I do love my little USRC 3k workhorse. 128LB greens 16 batches 6 hours later left and returned to the cafe to restock the bean shelf again! Dadburnit if Ben didn't let people buy a bunch more… Continue

Added by Mike McGinness on May 2, 2009 at 9:29pm — No Comments

Cupping for the best Antigua coffee region competition 2009.-

On 21 March 2009 , I participated in the coffee tasting session during which we chose the best cup from the finca to represent this year’s harvest. The finca Filadelfia won the Coffee Producers Association Genuine Antigua (APCA) competition as the Best Antigua Region Cup of 2009. It took us almost 6 hours to find the best blend and taste from among all the coffees of the plantation, tasting over 30 cups! I remember that day I didn’t have LUNCH until 5pm ; we were tired but happy.



The… Continue

Added by Pablo Castaneda on May 1, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

SCC is awarded the Ethical Business Leadership Award

Posted by: Christie Boivin



Stone Creek Coffee has recently been awarded the 2009 Ethical Business Leadership Award for Environmental Stewardship from the School of Business and Legal Studies at Concordia University. Here are some of our initiatives that we have been recognized for:



• Ethical:

-Socially Responsible Coffee Certification System

-A Fair Trade licensed roaster

-Buying Direct- establishing direct relationships with farms

-Supporting the… Continue

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on May 1, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

World Fair Trade Day: Saturday, May 9, 2009

Posted by: Jess Imig



World Fair Trade Day is upon us!!!! 8 days and counting! Lots of thanks go out to the Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition for organizing this event locally and for sponsoring the World Fair Trade Crawl. World Fair Trade Day is a global effort to recognize fair trade practices and products. Globally, the US will celebrate with 80 other countries, and locally Stone Creek Coffee will be celebrating with 30+ local, Milwaukee businesses through the World Fair Trade… Continue

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on May 1, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

"Kick It Up for Coffee Kids" Benefit Auction, during May at Homeroasters.org

Lots of great items for homeroasters and more!!!



Throughout the month of May 2009, Homeroasters.org is conducting auctions on a wide variety of items, many of which the specialty coffee industry donated with jubilation. Items up for bid range from assortments of top-quality green coffee, to magazine subscriptions, grinders, brewers, roasters and much, much more; all proceeds going directly to Coffee Kids.



Coffee Kids® Grounds for Hope was born out of the specialty coffee… Continue

Added by Chad Sheridan on May 1, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

Fresh Cup's May Issue!

www.freshcup.com



Features:



Chop Shop

Modifying your machine for fun & profit (but mostly fun)

By Steven Krolak



Tracing Tea

Pakistan's fledgling tea industry

By Sophie Ibbotson and Max… Continue

Added by Fresh Cup Magazine on April 30, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

World Tea Expo

I'm at the World Tea Expo this weekend. So far the new business boot camp seems to be a very valuable resource for everyone that is signed up.



As a speaker I'm lucky that I get to attend some of the sessions! The Tea 101 class was outstanding and really made me realize how much more I have to learn about tea. Jane Pettigrew explained the differences, in detail, in the manufacturing process of white, black, green and oolong teas.



I'm going to start getting prepared for my… Continue

Added by Mike Spence on April 30, 2009 at 1:44pm — No Comments

Sips Distribution!

We are a distributor in the Tampa Bay area of Espresso equipment and supplies. We carry Iberital, San Remo, Rancilio, La Marzocco machines and much more. We also carry Italian beans Segafredo, Gimoka, and San Giorgio. Our number 1 seller is the Segafredo X strong! It has the highest quality Robusta & Brazilian Arabica beans and combined to create a strong, intense, perfectly balanced coffee with a rich flavor and aroma.



Besides the machines and the beans we also carry smoothie… Continue

Added by Beth Philmon on April 30, 2009 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Photo of the old Espresso Vivace being worked over by bulldozers on Capitol Hill

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Added by Melissa Allison on April 29, 2009 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Is Seattle big enough for two walking-themed coffee tours?

http://bit.ly/17hzuE

Added by Melissa Allison on April 28, 2009 at 5:17pm — No Comments

The E61 Group Head

follow the link is information about E61group head. it is very details about the… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 28, 2009 at 7:55am — No Comments

the difference between a "full" E61 machine and machine with E61 group head

A "full" or complete E61 group refers to the "leva" versions of the machines - they have the E61 grouphead, the pre-infusion chamber (the chrome cylindrical shape below the grouphead) and the manual lever for operating the brew cycle on the right side of the group. The machines that only have the E61 grouphead have just that, the grouphead, but lack the pre-infusion chamber and the manual lever (they have a button or a keypad of some sort instead).



All of the machines such as Giotto,… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 28, 2009 at 7:50am — No Comments

AMERICAN GANGSTER LESSON FIVE: The Loudest is the Weakest

Setting the Scene:

The big city street life was new to Frank Lucas’ brothers and cousins. They were used to country life in the backwoods of North Carolina before being recruited into Lucas’ drug empire. Once in the game, these young men had instant status and inordinate wealth thrust upon them. It’s hard to stay humble when fame and fortune comes so easily.



Huey Lucas, Frank’s oldest brother, became friends with the flamboyant and always dapper Nicky Barnes. Soon after… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 27, 2009 at 7:50am — No Comments

AMERICAN GANGSTER- LESSON THREE: Brand Dilution

Setting the Scene:

Frank Lucas’ “Blue Magic” heroin became the market leader in New York City. Rivals said he had “upended the natural order of things” by selling heroin that is twice as good for half as much. Competitors left the heroin market because “nobody wants to compete with a monopoly.”



To accelerate growth of the “Blue Magic” business, Frank arranged wholesale distribution agreements with other drug lords and mafia families. This shift in business strategy made… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 27, 2009 at 7:44am — No Comments

AMERICAN GANGSTER LESSON FOUR: Leadership Qualities

Setting the Scene:

“Blue Magic” has transformed Frank Lucas from a nobody to a somebody. Business is booming and Frank needs people he can trust to run his daily operation. For years Frank was estranged from his large extended family in Greensboro, North Carolina. However, family is family and he trusts his brothers and cousins to help him expand his heroin business. The Lucas family is uprooted from Greensboro to live and work in the new family business of “Blue Magic”… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 27, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

AMERICAN GANGSTER - LESSON TWO: Launching New Products

Setting the Scene:

In the early 70s, heroin was widely available in the streets of New York City. Common practice was to dilute the heroin with sugars, chalk, flour, or powdered milk. By diluting the heroin, dealers were able to significantly stretch their product inventory and maintain their high prices without upsetting their customer base. Customers had come to expect lower potency heroin as the only choice despite a growing number of dealers.





Launching a… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 26, 2009 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

AMERICAN GANGSTER - lesson 1: Mentors Matter

Setting the Scene:

Bumpy Johnson was an organized crime kingpin in Harlem. His considerable wealth, street smarts education, penchant for violence, and charitable community efforts made him a larger-than-life figure. For over 15 years, Frank Lucas served as Bumpy’s driver, bodyguard, and collector. Everything Frank learned, he learned from Bumpy. So when Bumpy suffered a heart attack, Frank vowed to continue what his mentor started.



Frank Lucas on Bumpy Johnson

“He… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 25, 2009 at 11:57pm — No Comments

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