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Cafés

Big Changes for Jon Lewis

I love this photo of Jon, which I took when I was in Idaho visiting him and reporting on him for the August/September 2007 cover feature in Barista Magazine. It’s taken at the precarious dock […]

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Food and Drink

Happy Thanksgiving From Barista Magazine

We’re still coming out of our Thanksgiving feast food coma today, Friday, which is why we’re late in saying happy Thanksgiving! I am especially thankful for Kyle because he used his mad cooking skillz to […]

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Uncategorized

Buy Another Latte, Cheapskate!

From the NY Times blog, Freakonomics, comes another round of the (Internet) age-old discussion, is offering free wi-fi a good thing for cafés? It’s a lively discussion, and it’s spurred on by the strategy of […]

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Barista Magazine

Who's this dude?

If you haven’t ever met him, let me introduce you to Mike White. Mike ”of Gimme! Coffee in New York, is the cover boy in the new issue of Barista Magazine, our October/November pub. I’m […]

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Colombia

Last Official Day of LTC

Today is the last day of the Let’s Talk Coffee event in Colombia — it’s been a heck of a time. Tomorrow ”Monday ”Chris Baca and I will go visit a farm called La Rochella […]

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Colombia

LTCBC!

That means “Let’s Talk Coffee Barista Championship” ”holla! We just wrapped up the 1st annual LTCBC, with 6 sets of barista teams preparing 4 espressos and 4 cappuccinos with latte art for each of 4 […]