Gear
DIY, coffee friends!
In the vein of not taking oneself too seriously, here’s a project any coffee and/or gadget nerd will enjoy… because I’m betting you often find yourself in the position of wanting to watch, say, “Gossip […]
Year: 2009
Friends
Bean There Bike Ride in Jo-burg
I met Sarah Robinson, who co-owns Bean There Coffee Roasting in Johannesburg, South Africa, with her brother, Jonathan, earlier this year in Rwanda. We were both in Kigali to attend the East African Fine Coffee […]
Barista Magazine
Barista Mag on Facebook!
When I started my own Facebook page seemingly ages ago, I thought it would be Sarah Allen’s Facebook page, as opposed to Barista Magazine’s Facebook page. But every day, some wonderful barista from some exotic […]
Coffee Producers
Coffee Producers Invade Portland!
How lucky am I? I just spent the whole day tagging along with 11 awesome coffee producers from Costa Rica, Colombia, Kenya, and El Salvador visiting Portland cafes, thanks to an invitation from my pals […]
Let's Talk Coffee '09 - Nicaragua
LTC '09 Final Days
I apologize for the lateness of this post. Let’s Talk Coffee 2009 actually wrapped up on Sunday after attendees were offered an opportunity to visit the coffee farm Selva Negra where earlier the teams of […]
Let's Talk Coffee '09 - Nicaragua
LTC ’09 Final Days
I apologize for the lateness of this post. Let’s Talk Coffee 2009 actually wrapped up on Sunday after attendees were offered an opportunity to visit the coffee farm Selva Negra where earlier the teams of […]
Coffee Producers
Free (and Amazing) Stumptown Event in PDX and Seattle this week
Our friends at Stumptown Coffee were the first specialty coffee roasters in the world to literally bridge the gap between producers and consumers by bringing coffee growers to the States, live and in person, to […]
Barista Jams and Events
Good morning, Grand Rapids, Michigan!
If you’re in the Grand Rapids area today or tomorrow, head over to MadCap Coffee for the super slamming barista gathering going on! Trevor from MadCap wrote to tell me about all the awesome people […]
Let's Talk Coffee '09 - Nicaragua
LTC '09 Day 1
The second day of Let’s Talk Coffee 2009 is just under way. (Or officially the first day, yesterday’s activities which included a long session on storytelling and seven stations of barista training were optional.) Attendees […]
Let's Talk Coffee '09 - Nicaragua
LTC ’09 Day 1
The second day of Let’s Talk Coffee 2009 is just under way. (Or officially the first day, yesterday’s activities which included a long session on storytelling and seven stations of barista training were optional.) Attendees […]