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At 6:24pm on September 27, 2009, Turkish Coffee World said…
Hi Al, Thank you for contacting me. I had not heard of Brazilian method of making coffee before, so I looked into it little bit and you are right, it;s very close to Turkish method with the exception of filtering before serving. Let's do get together and make Brazilian coffee with the Turkish coffee machine! That would be a whole new market...
My business number is 949-419-6207. I live in Corona so we are not that far apart.
At 7:01am on September 21, 2009, Scott Sterling said…
Al,

I didn't find you. You found me.
I got a birthday greeting from you with the Barista link
What's wrong with my photo?
At 10:32pm on September 20, 2009, Moto-Espresso Coffee Carts said…
Al- Thanks for inquiring about the Concorso Italiano. It was a big hit there and we made a good chuck o' cash too. We also received an invitation to return for next year.
Last night we did a high-end wedding in Carmel, today was a local city picnic in the morning to lunch and then down at the harbor in the late afternoon. It's turning into a full time job!
At 11:54am on August 12, 2009, Moto-Espresso Coffee Carts said…
Al- Thanks for the encouragement and nice comments about the Monterey Event. Sorry that you were unable to make it, but we'll catch up with you sooner or later!
At 10:15pm on June 22, 2009, Jarred Hoffpauir said…
Hi Al,
We do not really have set territories exactly. We are a small and friendly bunch though. We all just want to get these machines out and in use because we all love them so much and really believe that it will be a huge asset to many business owners. It seems like you have already spoken with Steve about a machine and of course I would say call him up today and get your machine ordered! However if you have any questions anyone on the Chef Stack team would be more then willing to help you out.
Jarred
At 4:59pm on June 19, 2009, Mike Spence said…
Awesome! There is always coffee fest in september!
At 1:09pm on June 19, 2009, Mike Spence said…
Hey Al, it was good to talk with you at the coffee fest in vegas!
Mike@SelbySoft.com
At 8:31pm on June 18, 2009, Alun Evans said…
Yes, candy here is cheap...cheap...cheap. Basically one candy here sells for arounf US$0.01 (1 cent). Torabika, KopiKo, KapalApi all make versions of these sweets. Indonesia has plentiful supplies of robusta which is made into essence for these sweets as well as sugarcane....all make for a thriving sweets biz.
At 4:04pm on June 16, 2009, jon stovall said…
hey al.

where have you been?
have you gotten over the SARS yet?
if you get back to SLC please say hello.

cheers.
At 6:41am on June 8, 2009, Pablo Castaneda said…
sounds like a plan, saturday can work even better indeed, what's your seminar about??, hey do you know what's this BXchange advertise about making $100 a day using Bxchange site??? I guess we all are getting that message.-
At 6:32am on June 8, 2009, Pablo Castaneda said…
Hola Al, just to refresh things, Ill give you a call once I get to the USA, so if you get a call from a weird number problably that will be me calling you from somewhere, I will be meeting with Matth problably at his booth on friday.- I'm bringing some coffee samples for you as well, have a lot of plans for our plantation roasted coffee, perhaps you can help me.- Obrigado pela sua atencoa.
At 12:21pm on May 25, 2009, Pablo Castaneda said…
Al I'm flying to LAX and I will be in the area as well before I go to Vegas.-
I will be going to San Diego before I go to Vegas.
At 12:13pm on May 25, 2009, Pablo Castaneda said…
Hola Al, that sounds great, Ill give you a call when I get to Vegas, ta entao poso falar voce.

Bom dhia, bom dhia prezado amigo.-
At 10:09pm on May 18, 2009, Ray said…
Yeah...the blog is pretty awesome.
At 12:07am on May 2, 2009, Pablo Castaneda said…
Ola prezado Al. como voce esta? Thank you for your great information regarding coffee fest Vegas.- Hope to meet you in person indeed.- Obrigado por sua informacion.-

Pablo
At 7:38pm on April 23, 2009, Mandoline Medina said…
...simply said, nice choreography no? You're welcome. I'm not even sure how I came across that artist guess I lucky.
At 7:15pm on April 23, 2009, Mandoline Medina said…
...I actually enjoy the stop-motion effect and storyline of the video more than anything.
At 3:05pm on April 1, 2009, Eldon Hooley said…
Well, that's too bad! It's the way it goes sometimes....... this old car is in super good shape, interior redone nicely and runs good.
At 6:08am on March 30, 2009, Flavia Celidonio Pogliani said…
Indeed, Al! I wish I was mineira so I'd be a ggod cook naturaly! Back in Australia one of my flatmates was mineira and I was always asking her to cook dinner. When she moved out we were always organizing churrasco at her place. Her boyfriend was also mineiro, so we were in good hands. And I want to say that rosca rocks! You're a lucky man!
About the pictures, I actually have a very simple digital camera. I had to buy in a hurry in Toronto, just got the best deal in a shop: it´s a pentax optio E10, 6megapixels, 3xzoom, 5.5mm - 16.5mm. I think, as I know that I don't have a great camera, I try to use the light the best I can. I actually don't know anything about Photography, only a bit of framing and light... Al, I guess I was just lucky when I took them.

A combat photografer in Vietnam?? Serious?! What an experience... Have you got any other website where you share your photos? By the way, I saw the videos. You have a very good accent, just keep on practicing. Fresh black brazilian coffee and a bit of conversa em português early in the morning, and you´ll be fine:-). Reading also helps a lot. If you want to read about coffee in portuguese, try coffeetraveler.net, from Ensei Neto. Most of the things he posts you probably already know, but he's one of the best regarding coffee here in Brazil.
Interesting videos, Al! I was a bit jealous when watching your cupping session set up. By the way, have you noticed how hard it is to find women in this industry? I took a cupping course in 2007 in São Paulo and I was the only women there. I hope things change in the future because in a cupping session like the one in your video, some of the men don't feel comfortable in having a woman around.

Al, could I let you know when I upload photos? As you are a professional, it would be nice to hear your opinion. Maybe I'll start taking photography more seriously, because I really like it. About the book, I hope the publisher (when I find one :-)) will be willing to put some of my pics in the book...

Brazilians are everywhere, aren't they? I guess I'll have to include South Orange County in a trip I'm planning with a friend, Thiago Trovo, also crazy about coffee. We want to drive from Vancouver down to California, stopping by at Seattle and some other places, to check out the coffee culture all along the way, from Canada maybe to Mexico. Brazil might be the largest producer, but thanks to the Western America´s coffee culture (and Italian immigration ;-) ) (and Starbucks fad...) specialty coffee here in Brazil is becoming more and more available and affordable.
But this trip is still only an idea...

Well, let me know when you post something new! This week I'll be full time working on the book, so I'll be offline. Otherwise...

Cheers!
At 1:27pm on March 28, 2009, Flavia Celidonio Pogliani said…
From Santo Grão I know Thiago Trovo only. He used to work there actually, now he´s about to leave to Toronto. I'll ask him about Edson anyway, I'm sure they know each other.
I haven´t met any Cassiano either...
Carmo and Sao Lourenço, I´ve heard about the coffee from those places, but I haven't been there yet. Southern Minas Gerais is beautiful, I can understand why that area is one of your favorites. And they have some of the best coffee in Brazil as well.
I´ve been to coffee farms in Franca (High Mogiana), Ourinhos (Parana), Bragança (Low Mogiana), Galia and Garça (western Sao Paulo), it´s very interisting seeing coffee growing in such different areas; once a friend of mine, permaculturist and horti-culturist, said that coffee in Brazil is like weed, growing everywhere.
I just came back. I'm living in Sao Paulo but my family is also based in Cascaiz (Portugal) and Guaruja (on the coast). I'm by myself at the moment, what actually gives me plenty of time to write and study more about coffee.
I read you have a Krups. I have one here at home as well. My father bought in 1985, but I just got to know it! I think he was afraid his children would damage it, so he kept it hidden somewhere, for all these years. It still works, but it’s probably untunned. I can´t get a decent espresso out of it. As my father just went back to Cascaiz, I think I’ll open the machine and see what I can do.
Al, have you been to Sao Paulo lately? In the past few years they have opened coffee shops selling great espressos. And some old ones are changing their coffee beans for gourmet ones. It wasn’t like that at all when I left! Specialty coffee industry here is growing quite fast. I’m happy to be back and see it happening.

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