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The Questionable Order: Tall latte, no foam

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What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, manager, coffee shop owner, home barista, coffee enthusiast

How many years have you been in the industry?: 1

If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: yes

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills and what you can offer in regards to an exchange.: The Stick in the Mud COffee House is on Vancouver Island serving quality drinks to the thirsty 10,000 locals. We're pretty serious about our espresso, use a Linea 2 group and brew single origin beans on some nice Bodums. The only drip in the shop is me!
I went to Bellisimo's ABCs in May 2007, opened the shop on 07/07/07 at 07:00 and have been learning more every day.

We'd be interested in mutual knowledge-sharing with anyone. I believe that everyone knows something that somebody else doesn't.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: Anywhere!

About Me:: I'm thirsty!

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A Code?

15 miles from here a new Starbucks opened a few months ago. It's a drive-thru/walk-up/stand-alone shop in the parking lot of an existing strip mall. There had been a small and successful independent in the main portion of the complex that sold just prior to the Starbucks' opening. There's also a Tim Horton's (big Cdn chain) across the street. Last night I went in to the old shop to see how things were going. The new owner was there by himself cleaning up behind the counter. I asked for a double… Continue

Posted on July 1st, 2008 at 9:33am — 6 Comments (Add)

Aerabica Roasters...

Anybody know about the Aerabica's? One has come on the market around here and I can't find out much except that they're not made anymore...

Posted on June 18th, 2008 at 9:14pm — 2 Comments (Add)

The only drip in the shop is me...Pour-over?

I have this 2 unit pour-over contraption on a shelf at my shop that we've never used for the same reason we don't make drip for our "regular coffee". For the 25% of our clients who don't ask for espresso-based drinks we make French Press. The French Press coffee is made in 1.5 litre presses then decanted into airpots and refreshed/replaced as need be depending on how it ages and tastes (+/- 30 minutes) depending on the beans and their roast. But when someone wants a coffee other than what is ava… Continue

Posted on February 17th, 2008 at 11:04am — 11 Comments (Add)

What will be your special drink on Valentine's Day?

I received a call from the spouse of a regular customer...Somebody wants to treat their Valentine to a treat in the shop and I don't know what to nake...Cinnamon Latte maybe? I normally discourage flavoured drinks in favour of tasty espresso but the masses speak. Any suggestions?

Posted on February 13th, 2008 at 5:50pm — 8 Comments (Add)

good coffee on Kauai?

My wife and kids have just left for Kauai for a few days and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a terrific cafe on that island...She would love to hear of a funky third wave joint someplace so she can satisfy her cappuccino needs.

Let me know!

Posted on February 9th, 2008 at 5:25pm — 5 Comments (Add)

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At 4:09pm on June 23rd, 2008, Jeff Harrison said…: Hi stickman, I've never worked on the drive but I'm aways up for a barista Jam. I wish they were more common. We just had one in Vancouver but I wasnt able to attend.

i'd assume there are quite a few in Victoria with so many top cafe's and baristas (going by last years regional).
What I'm really interested in is getting involved in some low level for fun barista comps. Maybe between shops or something.

At 7:51pm on June 10th, 2008, Andrew Legg said…: I'm on cafe crawl out west here. Looking forward to popping in tommorrow just having a bit of a time trying to find your place.

At 9:58am on May 22nd, 2008, Ken Gordon said…: Yeah, you learn a lot from competing. I think the bar will be set really high at the regionals this year... us kids from the Island really put the mainland to shame. If you don't enter at least take the time off to come cheer us on.

At 9:46pm on May 21st, 2008, Ken Gordon said…: Haven't heard too much about a Jam coming up...
who would be hosting this time?
I hear you're open Sundays now!
And that you're thinking about competing!

At 8:51am on May 9th, 2008, J.P. Oughtred said…: really well I'm heading down to Maui in a week for 25 days looking forward to it big time. I'll pop out there when I return still need to see the completed shop. Keep on Rock'en!

At 2:39pm on May 8th, 2008, J.P. Oughtred said…: dude hows the shop going?

At 9:02am on May 7th, 2008, tom said…: Hey David,
Well... it's a 2.5 kilo Toper. We purchased it a couple years ago used, so I'm not exactly sure how old it is. We've mostly been using for small batch profiling, so it hasn't been in full production use. Recently the burner went out, so we've been lighting it with a hand-held lighter, but we'll be replacing the burner very soon. We're located on the fringe of Muncie, IN... so we don't have an afterburner for the machine. Other than that, everything is in tact and working. We'll roast anywhere from a 1lb - 6lbs batch size and can get a pretty good profile for our bigger 10 kilo Toper. We're still trying to process potentially selling the machine right now. I can tell you that we will probably sell it for $3000 as is with the burner defect, and probably a little bit more if you want us to fix it. Let me know what you're thinking and if you have any more questions.

At 9:31pm on April 23rd, 2008, Z Bancroft said…: they are av models, but can be easily bypassed bu using the toggle switch.

At 9:07pm on April 23rd, 2008, Z Bancroft said…: He has told me that when i need another machine to just let him know. Are you serious about a 4g linea? probably 3000. Mine is seriously in impeccable shape and totally rebuilt with many new parts.
Z

At 6:21pm on April 23rd, 2008, shane said…: Dude, when am I ever going to get to Sooke!!! In May, I guarantee it. Hope all is well.

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