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a mistaken identity?

hey colin,

i don't think we speak of the same espresso bar. the one i visited is located on hamilton street. i didn't see a "fake roaster" and the few times i've visited (on different times of the day) there was no sixteen year old behind the counter. i was just there this morning and the barista pulled me one of the best 49th parallel i've ever tasted. the finish lingered for quite a while and it really made my day -- i even mentioned it to the crew with whom i was working. again, i… Continue

Added by Von Flores on August 20, 2009 at 7:56pm — No Comments

Caffe Lusso drops La Marzocco GS/3 price to $4,250, and Joe Monaghan says the GS/3 paddle expected mid-September

http://bit.ly/7ulB3

Added by Melissa Allison on August 19, 2009 at 5:48pm — 1 Comment

'Born to be Sweet' Tour 2009

After the difficult second album ‘Sweet as Syrup’, prog-rock legend, coffee raconteur and maestro of all things flavoursome; Sweetbird, is taking to the road to allow his many adoring fans the chance to sample why the little bird from across the pond is such big news.



The ‘Born to be Sweet’ tour has already played out to a packed crowd at the Southwest Food Service Expo (Dallas, Texas June 2009) and the next leg of the tour looks to build upon the growing popularity of Sweetbird and… Continue

Added by Sweetbird on August 19, 2009 at 7:24am — No Comments

UW lecturer seeks funding for ergonomically sound coffee harvesting bags in Nicaragua

http://bit.ly/Pd4t3

Added by Melissa Allison on August 18, 2009 at 10:41am — No Comments

Mid City Caffe Opens

Mid City Caffe Opens

Another fancy coffee place, thank goodness!

By CARISSA DIMARGO

Updated 3:00 PM EDT, Mon, Aug 17, 2009





After several delays, Mid City Caffé finally opened Saturday at 1626 14th St. N.W., a floor above the quirky (read: hot pink) Miss Pixie's Furnishings and Whatnot.



We're kinda holding our breath to see how a second-story coffeeshop will fare on 14th, but if they fail, don't blame the coffee, which comes from Durham, N.C.'s Counter… Continue

Added by Tony Bowles on August 18, 2009 at 6:26am — No Comments

Roasting Equipment For Sale

San Franciscan SF-75.pdf

We recently installed a new roaster, thus have several pieces of equipment for sale. Please shoot me a e-mail if you're interested.

- 75lbs SanFranciscan
- 25lbs SanFranciscan
- Loader
- Mira Pack Frac Pack Machine
- Other Misc

visit the following for pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/siolgnal/RoasterPictures#

Added by Josh Ferguson on August 17, 2009 at 7:40pm — 1 Comment

Bad week

Having a rough week (or two) at the shop lately. Everything from power outages, fridge meltdowns, and newbie trainiees repleacing the hoards of darn good employees leaving for school. Good news is I get to do more training (I LOVE sharing the passion,) bad news is my energy is sapped by the other stuff.

Added by Cherie on August 17, 2009 at 3:52pm — No Comments

HELP

My espresso machine is leaking out the left side, ( pod ) even when the machine is off. I am very new to this stuff and was hoping that it would be an easy fix maybe I can do it myself. I wanted to now if this has happen to anyone. Thanks and keeping my fingers crossed because my fridge broke last night to!

Added by Joyce Campbell on August 17, 2009 at 8:54am — 2 Comments

Six days to Throwdown.

Last night, the OWC crew got together and cleaned the bejeezus out of the shop. It was an exorcism of old looks, old dust, as a way of welcoming our fall hours and new batch of students to get to know and serve. The U of I school year starts next Monday, meaning there's one week until we are in a deluge of students wandering the streets looking for good coffee, a study space and new friends. Six days remain until the Throwdown here in Moscow, ID, and I am so excited. I have all my prizes lined… Continue

Added by Andrew R. Tucker on August 17, 2009 at 7:04am — No Comments

regina, sask.

this place reminds me of hamilton, ontario. the weather has been pretty crappy. nonetheless, i managed to walk around to find a couple of decent coffe shops.

i walked into AEGEAN COAST coffee and tea. the reception was, at first, luke warm but the manager (i don't remember her name....oops) came up to my table after a while and chatted me up. she was very nice and quite pleasant. but most importantly, i noticed that they were pulling 49th parallel (organic and epic). i have used epic at… Continue

Added by Von Flores on August 16, 2009 at 10:51am — 1 Comment

Independence Day

Tomorrow is Independence day for Indonesia. 17th August, 1945- 64 years since the country unified and gained independence from the Dutch. As a visitor I have been privileged to have lived in the country and seen how progress has been embraced in many cases, rejected in others. The coffee revolution, or specialty coffee revolution to be more exact, is a fairly recent development in the scheme of things. Coffee was one of the harsher plantation systems the Dutch practiced during the Colonial… Continue

Added by Alun Evans on August 16, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Kaffe på kontoret

Vi har nu flyttat in i butiken på Kaplansbacken 5 på Kungsholmen. Nu är frågan vilken typ av maskin man ska ha på kontoret. Än så länge har vi bara en vanlig kaffebryggare, en Mocca Master som vi har släpat med ett tag. Det blir ok med vissa kaffesorter och det är den typ där man brygger rakt ned i en termos vilket ju är guld. Men rent allmänt föredrar jag vatten rakt genom en gammal Melitta-hållare.



Men en Clover som de har på da Matteo vore riktigt coolt. Jag vet inte om man kan få… Continue

Added by Danne on August 15, 2009 at 4:36am — No Comments

I LOVE ESPRESSO PARTS!

Yet another quick note to say how awesome these folks are:
Mazzer Super Jolly hopper ordered, sadly, slightly damaged during transit.
Replaced without question and received TODAY! that's a one day turn around for getting my hopper back on the grinder.
Thanks again, guys.
I really appreciate the excellent service.

Andrew R. Tucker

Added by Andrew R. Tucker on August 14, 2009 at 10:50am — 1 Comment

Day 3 in the Big Brother House...

With the start of the 6th season of the infamous Celebrity Big Brother, the popular UK Chanel 4 reality television spectacular is sure to gain headlines in all the tabloids for possibly all the wrong reasons. Hoping that his past doesn’t catch up with him is industry raconteur and international playboy – Sweetbird.



In a statement released to the press he has reaffirmed his commitment to bringing the other housemates 2 portions of fruit from their five a day. “I have been in this… Continue

Added by Sweetbird on August 14, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Coffee Club of Seattle organizer creates 'smiley face method' for judging coffee

http://bit.ly/16BKbu

Added by Melissa Allison on August 13, 2009 at 4:58pm — No Comments

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