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Added by teja atmandhewa on April 7, 2009 at 8:17am — No Comments

Slow, social Ethiopian ritual is the ultimate coffee experience

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Added by Melissa Allison on April 6, 2009 at 10:40am — No Comments

April

Well it is April now and a few new things going on at 2% Jazz. Sean is doing a great job out at the Roastery, making the best of winter green choices. We are looking forward to the spring shipments. The new coffee coming in promises to be some of the best that I have been able to secure. Through John Sanders, I am able to buy some relationship coffee from Dwayne! This new opertunity is what I have been working towards for a year. The pay off is going to be worth it. John is also bringing over… Continue

Added by Sam Jones on April 5, 2009 at 10:48am — No Comments

Roasters, importers find it hard to get Ethiopian coffee they want

I'd love to know what you're hearing about this issue.



By Melissa Allison

Seattle Times business reporter



U.S. coffee importers and roasters are worried that a new auction system in Ethiopia makes it almost impossible for them to buy coffee from the particular farmers whose beans they want.



The system, overseen by the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, mixes coffee beans from different growers before selling them for export.



That's a big deal to… Continue

Added by Melissa Allison on April 3, 2009 at 10:34am — No Comments

Red Sky Blend

Posted by: Shannon Smith



I normally stop by the Bay View store every morning on my way to the Factory. Today, however, I was running a bit behind and decided it best to come straight downtown instead. All the way from Bay View to the Factory I thought about what kind of coffee I would brew in the French Press upon my safe arrival. I get stuck in ruts sometimes with only wanting the same coffees each morning. Lately, the Garden Blend and our new Factory Reserve (the Burundi-try it, it… Continue

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on April 2, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Who's getting coffee from Ethiopia right now?

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/coffee/2009/04/01/whos_getting_coffee_from_ethio.html

Added by Melissa Allison on April 1, 2009 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Check out our April issue!



www.freshcup.com



Features:

Cafe Finance

What you need to know to succeed

By Chris Legler



Chai Times

The classic Indian drink is mainstream--how are you setting yours apart?

By Chris… Continue

Added by Fresh Cup Magazine on April 1, 2009 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Making this much easier...I hope....

http://www.foodologycollective.com/foodology/the-fc-needs-you/

Added by Erik Karlsson on April 1, 2009 at 6:38am — No Comments

Leaving Home Machine on too long

I have a Rancilio Silvia home machine and I left it (not the steaming wand) on all day accidentally. 11 hours or so. Now when I try to pull a shot the water runs through the grind way too fast. Any suggestions?

Added by Scot McKnight on March 31, 2009 at 5:47pm — 3 Comments

'Uncommon Grounds' author visits Seattle next week, starts writing second edition with updates on Starbucks, Fair Trade, Vietnam

Anyone have ideas for the second edition, and who Mark Pendergrast should visit in Seattle?


http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/coffee/2009/03/31/post.html

Added by Melissa Allison on March 31, 2009 at 2:40pm — 2 Comments

Our Milwaukee

Posted by: Carrie Gapinski



We all know that supporting our local Milwaukee businesses is important, and it's great to know that there are organizations out there that encourage the public to celebrate our community's unique character by choosing local.



Our Milwaukee is a business alliance that advocates for locally owned businesses the goal of the organization is to build market share for Milwaukee's independent businesses by increasing awareness about the personal and… Continue

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on March 31, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Elections and Tea in West Java, Indonesia

As the hundreds of motorbikes reved their engine in noisy unison, I inwardly rejoiced at the fact that elections in Indonesia only happen every five years. In 1999 I was in Yogyakarta to experience my first Indonesian Election. Day after day the streets were clogged with motorbikes, each having ha its muffler removed in order to alert anyone who ws unware that election season was upon the nation. The riders wore their favorite parties colors- yellow… Continue

Added by Alun Evans on March 30, 2009 at 5:43pm — 1 Comment

Northwest Foodservice Show

I spent some time down in Portland at the NWFS this weekend. Kind of a slow show but it did have some high points. On the way down Saturday, we stopped by a customer of ours - Siena Wine Bistro & Coffee House. They are a very cool coffee and wine bar that just opened in Lacey on 6th Ave.



Schuyler (the owner) has a Clover machine in there and serves Batdorf & Bronson. Great cup and really friendly staff!



Then while at the show, we were lucky to be right next to Greg… Continue

Added by Mike Spence on March 30, 2009 at 4:48pm — No Comments

mersk cargo shipping container

Well we got our 38,000 lbs of green coffee today. The offload went pretty well, fortunatly lots of our baristas came over from the cafe to help. I'll post some pictures if anyone took any I think we got a couple.



Now begins the exciting and ardous task of sample roasting and cupping to figure out how we're going to roast the Santa ana blend. It's different this year since it's a fermented wash instead of semi washed aka pulp natural. Also we got some shg natural, which I'm excited… Continue

Added by John Cunningham on March 30, 2009 at 11:08am — No Comments

A Spiritual Rule in Espresso

Musings on the Parable of the Coffee Shop

The parts to a good espresso:

Roasting, Blending and Grinding

The first thing needed in preparing good espresso is a…

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Added by Chris Hooton on March 29, 2009 at 7:32pm — No Comments

South East Debut: A Perfect Cappuccino

Hey, everyone. Just posting now to let readers know about an important happening the night before the SCAA Conference gets under way. In Athens, GA, we'll be debuting a new film from director Amy Ferraris, called A Perfect Cappuccino. The film examines American consumer culture and starbucks' chain store business model. Hopefully, we'll all learn something.



Come out on 4/14 to take in the quirky town that is Athens before retiring to the hustle and bustle of Atlanta for the… Continue

Added by Zechariah White on March 29, 2009 at 1:51pm — No Comments

My Near-Death Experience

I've worked in the same coffee shop for two years, and wondered when that mysterious barista-in-disguise would come to my shop. They would quietly critique my work while I stand on the other side of the bar shaking from a mixture of fear, adrenaline, expectation, lack of nutrition, and excess of caffeine.



The first barista to invade my turf and critique me, was more of a pompous ass who, with his nose wrinkled snidely asked, "would you pour some hot water in that cup to temper it… Continue

Added by Katherine on March 28, 2009 at 5:54pm — 2 Comments

Facebook challenge

I created a couple trivia challenges based on the test we use for Barista training - so my trainees could practice. Check them out here: Part 1, Part 2

Added by Chris Hooton on March 28, 2009 at 3:21pm — 3 Comments

Surf, Search, SCORE!

Couple years ago scored 2 brand new in the box Mazzer Super Jollys for $500 total on Craigslist. Not too shabby. Caveat they were European models so needed 220v (and runs a wee bit faster on 60Hz versus Euro 50Hz.) No biggy in a shop new build but no good for most home use. This morning though scored big time. Brand new 110v Robur, $250. No kidding. Times are tight and broker than dead broke, I mean broke will be a great place to get back UP to (as in out of debt), but such deal could NOT pass… Continue

Added by Mike McGinness on March 28, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

In search of Greek coffee to go with Greek honey cheesecake, or yogurt

http://tiny.cc/AAUxE

Added by Melissa Allison on March 27, 2009 at 11:12am — No Comments

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