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The Sumatran coffee was better than the civet coffee (Kopi Luwak) at Caffe Vita this morning

http://bit.ly/FFiSP

Added by Melissa Allison on April 24, 2009 at 2:07pm — 1 Comment

Finally Charlotte coffee gets some love from the press! TV love, at that.

It's about time. I've been working to get this for two years. All I want to do is spread the love of good coffee. Here's to that end:
http://www.wcnc.com/video/traveler-index.html?nvid=354925

Added by Jason Dominy on April 24, 2009 at 10:57am — No Comments

Scott Conary, Andrew Hetzel & Steven Morrissey interviewed on CNN for 2009 World Barista Competition

World Barista Certified (WBC) coffee professional Scott Conary served as a Head Judge at the World Competition on 4/16-19, at the World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, during the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Annual Convention; the largest gathering of coffee professionals in the U.S.



CNN Link can be found here:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/04/20/barista.battle.cnn



Scott has been active in judging these coffee competitions since 2003… Continue

Added by scott conary on April 24, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Is that a Mirage?

I am buying 2 Mirages for my cafe! I am going to give heat exchange a second look. I used to have a Faema and liked it well enough at the time (1995). A lot has changed. I like the Marzocco group and my Synesso is great, so I am a little nervous about the switch. I will keep my Synesso for a while to make sure that the Mirage is going to work for me. I've been jumping around excitedly all week and driving my peeps a little crazy. I will post pictures when they arrive which may be as soon as… Continue

Added by Sam Jones on April 23, 2009 at 10:24pm — 2 Comments

Any Baristas in the Hollywood Area?

So.. the cafe is doing really well and business is picking up.. and we are in need of a new barista to keep up! We are located on the corner of Hollywood and La Brea, a couple blocks from the Kodak and Mann's Chinese theaters, and tourist season is fast approaching. We are interested in finding a new member of the family, preferably an experienced barista/server (as we do also serve food) -- and someone DEFINITELY with a great personality and love for coffee. Please feel free to send me a… Continue

Added by Selina on April 23, 2009 at 5:49pm — 5 Comments

Another Sumatran coffee tasting at Caffe Vita, 10 a.m. Friday

http://bit.ly/GzEw4

Added by Melissa Allison on April 23, 2009 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Starbucks VIA

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-schultz/staying-real-in-an-instan_b_167381.html



Shouldn’t Starbucks be more concerned with disrupting and reinventing their core retail business and not the instant coffee category? this question is from "brand autopsy".



why starbucks? if people wants to chase a global dream, we should study from them. I respect them because they have build a coffee empire within short time. if you google "starbucks", millions sites talk about them.… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 23, 2009 at 8:13am — 2 Comments

Specialty coffee - Vietnam is never respected

Vietnam is the epicenter of robusta production, funded at a furious pace by the big corporate coffee buyers, which helped create the "coffee crisis" (more background on the coffee crisis here, with many links). Forests are cleared for these sun coffee monocultures. More than 182,000 acres of forest have been cleared in Dac Lac province alone; water shortages and soil erosion have been problems in coffee-growing areas.



A small percentage of the crop is arabica, and there is some… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 22, 2009 at 11:09pm — No Comments

Starbucks in Phnom Penh

I was surprised when I saw Starbucks logo in Sihanouk street. Some questions in my head, why does not it have "starbucks coffee" panel in font of the building. When does it come to Cambodia?



I walked inside the store and saw starbucks logo in the menu board. The barista did not wear starbucks uniform. of course, it is green color. The espresso machine is not LM. it is unknown brand. I ordered an espresso. Oh my gosh, it looked terrible, little crema was on the cup wall, black coffee… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 22, 2009 at 10:53pm — 4 Comments

What’s Special About Specialty Coffee?

The term "specialty coffee" refers to the highest-quality green coffee beans roasted to their greatest flavor potential by true craftspeople and then properly brewed to well-established standards. Specialty coffee is not defined by a brewing method, such as the use of an espresso machine.



The definition of specialty coffee begins at the origin of coffee, the planting of a particular varietal into a particular growing region of the world. But the definition cannot stop there. The… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 22, 2009 at 7:56pm — No Comments

Vietnam Coffee

Coffee was first grown in Vietnam about 150 years ago (1857). Vietnam’s coffee industry is young compared to other coffee growing nations: Indonesia in 1699, Brazil in 1760 (Rio de Janeiro) and Colombia in 1723 (coffee has been Colombia’s traditional main export, accounting for up to 80% of export value in 1925).



Vietnam is currently chiefly growing Robusta coffee (coffee canephor Pierre var. Robusta) with only about 20,000 hectares (about 5% total coffee growing area) reserved for… Continue

Added by Hung Nguyen on April 22, 2009 at 6:53pm — No Comments

Atlas Coffee Importers hosts cupping for Colombian Cup of Excellence winners, which go to auction tomorrow

http://bit.ly/17ywOk

Added by Melissa Allison on April 22, 2009 at 5:47pm — No Comments

Caffe Vita hosts tasting of civet (and other) coffees with growers from Sumatra

Someone wrote to tell me that civets don't live in Sumatra, so it'll be interesting to find out what these farmers have to do with that coffee. Maybe they grow the beans that are fed to civets elsehwhere?

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/coffee/2009/04/21/caffe_vita_hosts_tasting_of_ci.html

Added by Melissa Allison on April 22, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

I am selling a custom Built Black marble top-bar style Coffee Cart-fully eqquipped (oversized) on rollers $8500

It comes with:

2 groups Commercial La Sanmarcos espresso machine

G-Rossi commercial grinder

Mazzer commercial grinder

SNO small ice maker (on the bar)

Bunn Commercial drip coffee machine

Bunn Commercial 5lbs capacity coffee grinder.

All accessories…



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Added by Settie Safa on April 22, 2009 at 10:29am — No Comments

Twitter, tweeter, twibe...

I started a "twibe" on Twitter.

Go to http://twibes.com/group/Baristas to join.

Added by Jonathan Lawson on April 21, 2009 at 5:48pm — No Comments

The new La Marzocco!

http://timwendelboe.no/2009/04/the-new-la-marzocco/


Was always my favorite espresso machine and i have my own GB5 with teflon covered portafilters and steam wands, barista lights and some extras but this new LA MARZOCCO is my next...

Added by nik orosi on April 21, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Coffee Kids SCAA Reception Big Hit

We just got back from our evening out and are thankful to all of our friends who stopped by our booth today at the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. Our reception, sponsored by Interamerican Coffee, had a tremendous turnout with people lined up outside the door. Executive Director Carolyn Fairman and Board President Rob Stephen spoke on Coffee Kids impact, and our partner and friend… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on April 21, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

Mike Stemm of Dominion Trading Ethiopia coming to Barefoot

Barefoot is bringing in Mike Stemm of Dominion Trading Company to talk about the amazing coffee and people work that Dominion Trading is doing in Ethiopia. Mike runs the U.S. side of the coffee import for Dominion Trading. Barefoot has been working with Mike Stemm and Dominion for three years now sourcing amazing coffee and building our relationship. Barefoot has been to Ethiopia twice to visit Dominion Trading and just returened a few weeks ago from the latest trip.



Mike will be… Continue

Added by Andy Newbom on April 20, 2009 at 11:11pm — No Comments

Re-Enter

I haven't been on here in a really long time, for no reason at all except for time issues. I really started thinking hard and want to try to establish relationships and create some excellent networking. Reason being: I want to one day open my own shop and want to start building the skills now to make the process easier in the future.



Being in Milwaukee I am constantly in the shadow of Alterra Coffee Roasters and see the amazing things that they create and am constantly learning from… Continue

Added by Meredith on April 20, 2009 at 1:46pm — No Comments

SMUG!

Posted by: Steve Hawthorne



An article in last week's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured a story about the SMUG - a travel mug with an embedded RFID chip that would allow users to essentially carry their gift card in their mug!



The SMUG was conceived of by Marquette University student, Chris Hallberg. Chris and his group, under the advisement of our owner, Eric Resch, won the undergraduate award for Best Business… Continue

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on April 20, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

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