On My Way to Mexico
I was so happy and honored to be invited to the Mexican Barista Championship in Mexico City! Today I’m packing my bags and getting geared … Read more →
Travel
Wish You Were Here…
Slow Food Nation kicked off today in San Francisco! But actually, I’m not “here” to wish you were here. I’m mellowing back in Portland and … Read more →
Slow Food Fo Sho
I’ve been madly IMing with Brent about the trip we’re going on next week — to the Mexican Barista Championship, can’t wait! (stay tuned for … Read more →
The Coffee Was The Only Thing That Sucked
My sister and I have made a semi-regular practice of taking our dad on special dad-and-daughter trips to commemorate his “big” birthdays. He’d kill me … Read more →
Other Things That Taste Good
The specialty coffee industry was sad to see Jane Rockhold leave her long-held position at Espresso Supply last year when she ventured out into the … Read more →
BTR on MTV
Pretty cool coverage for Bikes to Rwanda. It’s a segment from MTV on the ping pong tournament for BTR at Ritual. Click on the image … Read more →
Technical Difficulties… Road Trip Ends!
Please excuse this late last post on the Bikes to Rwanda road-trip Clara and I just completed. I last posted on Thursday, July 10, at … Read more →
Smokey-smoke
The Bay Area is suffering from smoke inhalation. Since Clara and I have spent a large part of this Bikes to Rwanda road trip along … Read more →
San Francisco!
Long story short: the Barefoot folk throw a damn fine BBQ. They wore me out so I crashed early, but Clara kept going. A true … Read more →
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
We do! We’ve been doing a LOT of driving, oftentimes with some pretty crazy and random directions (thank you, Google maps). I haven’t blogged since … Read more →
