oh no, neither of us will be there those days. The shop will be open but about half of the staff will be out in Anaheim for the SCAA

Thank you Teresa! Hope the start up is going well for you...will you be making it over to GR anytime soon?

Thanks Teresa!

Hey, Teresa,

And here I thought I was unique with my life experience! Boy, what are the odds, huh? A Spanish teacher, then coffee roaster... Well, best of luck to you!

Cheers,

Jared

You were talking about a grinder for your pour over station. We currently use the pour over and love it. The grinder issue is of interest for us. Let me know if you picked one for it.

Did you find your grinder for the pour over? I have a suggestion if interested. I would like to hear what the resolve was for you. Thanks.

I frequently visit the local beaches and surf spots as well as the local boat harbor. These places have little competition and everyone wants a cup of coffee in their hand. I found that offering hot chocolate and chai tea lattes increased my sales. They are easily made with hot water and packages. I have a drip-brew bar for 4 cups at the same time as well as an espresso machine. Storage for water, cups, lids, products, generator and cooler are all inside. This is all on a scooter!

Teresa, Thanks for the kind words and excitement about my coffee cart. Yes, there lots of licenses and permits to obtain and even then...there are hurdles. Each city wants a license and the heath Department must approve and issue their seal of approval. The public sentiment is more important. We get (amazingly enough) strong public sentiment. It is the public who calls police and officials as well as jealous storekeepers. You have to be a good lobbyist and not make other store owners mad.

Hi Teresa,

The sample roaster in the pic is a San Franciscan 1lb'er (SF-1LB). I used that as a sample roaster for a while. They are fantastic sample roasters.

Thanks,
Woody

Just a temporary permit from most cities. Usually about 30.00. They'll inspect you so you'll have to have the normal. Handwashing station, wash rinse sanitize station, thermos in the fridges & coolers, etc. Since you've got to have milk they consider you the same as any other food vendor since milk is a "hazerdous food item" & has to be kept at certain temps & handled properly. Its usually a pretty easy inspection whether its only a coffee stand, or a full food concessions. Let me know if you have any other questions. Oh BTW, some cities require you to get the permit before the event, others show up at the event, inspect you & take your money there. The only city I work in that I have to go down to the health dept. & get a permit before hand is Memphis (where I live). Every other city has a health inspector take care of everything at the event so you dont have to goto the health dept.

THanks for the colored chalk board link. Never knew I can make my own.

RE grinder for pour over station. I'm using Bunn G3 that indeed is also used when forced to grind whole beans for a customer. Don't see a need for a more sophicated grinder. For pour over I grind into the bottom half of small SS "cocktail shaker", guess that's the sophisticated part!

How are you Teresa??? How is life overthere.-

Hi Teresa! Great to speak to you at Coffee Fest! Always good to meet a bx friend at a show!!

Hola Teresa, hoy hice una catacion con un Antigua estrictamente duro, (SHB) si la verdad para mi el cafe es una pasion, no ha sido facil de verdad pero seguimos haciendo negocios y ahora preparando los coffee tours y los paquetes de visita para extranjeros.- La Finca tiene zip lines, coffee tours en caballo o en camion, tenemos el cupping school y el hotel Hacienda en la finca, asi que tienes todo para venir aprender, ademas tenemos Bird watching tours y a 5 min de la finca esta el maravilloso pueblo de Antigua Guatemala, asi que si vienes te enamoras del lugar y MAS del cafe.-

ciao ciao amiga

Pablo

Espero que tu pasion por el cafe siga creciendo, mas y mas. Te deseo una feliz semana.-

ciao ciao

Thanks Teresa! For sure the family there are not going anywhere in a hurry... my bro-in-law has signed another 2 years with his company, which must a relief as he is in the supply chain to the Automotive Industry. Looking forward to going there!! When is your new place scheduled to open?

Gracias Teresa, so I assumed you speak spanish, perhaps enough to get in trouble??? Hahahaha,that's so cool u were in Costa Rica, next time you should come to Guatemala.- Thanks for you message amiga, y si MI es muy frio, I was there a while ago and Oh boy lots of coffee indeed.- Que bueno saber que hablas español y asi nadie mas o pocos nos entienden hahahaaha, me encanta saber que tienes una pasion por el cafe, eso es genial.- Ciao ciao Preciosa.-

Happy New Year Teresa! Did not make MI, but this year... for sure!