Recent Posts Tagged With 'coffee'

• Jars of Clay: Long Fall Back to Earth & CoffeeGeek

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 10:23 in music, coffee, jars_of_clay

  The internet has a strange reciprocity all its own.Every month or two I cave in and binge on my favorite coffee website, CoffeeGeek. As I related on this blog a couple years ago, I used to think I was well-versed in all things coffee until I stumbled...

• Coffee Bean Roasting Dream on Hold for Now

  Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 13:59 in coffee

  Coffee geek that I am, I grind my beans with a Mazzer Super Jolly (you see 'em coffeeshops), brew my coffee with the ingenious Aeropress, and pull my espresso with a very serviceable Solis SL-70. And since I'm looking for ways to enhance my coffee re...

• Aidan & I like our joe

  Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 13:41 in photos, coffee, aidan

  He tells me it's the only reason he gets up at 5 in the morning. Personally, I have my doubts. Uh, what about the fish crackers? ...

• Taking Coffee Too Seriously?

  Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 21:31 in coffee

  I know exactly how I like my coffee and espresso, but I have yet to reach this extreme. The Washington Post reports:...Simmermon, 32, said that he interrupted the barista with an angry blast about how he would have his coffee any way he pleased, than...

• Aidan Tries a Coffee Coup

  Posted on Tuesday May 20th, 2008 at 10:15 in coffee, stories, aidan

  Ever since he was about a year old, Aidan and I have performed morning coffee ceremonies together. A coffee ceremony is similar to a tea ceremony, except that it is less formal, more manly, involves getting ground coffee in your hair, and is frequent...

• Harvesting Coffee Beans in the Living Room--a Test of Dedication

  Posted on Thursday May 8th, 2008 at 11:38 in coffee, stories, aidan

  I had just turned on my espresso machine when I heard a sound in the living room that sounded like someone was running back and forth very, very quickly through a hanging bead curtain. No such luck.I entered the living room to see Aidan holding my ba...

• Why Starbucks Doesn't Enter Barista Competitions

  Posted on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 20:18 in coffee, espresso

  Espresso News & Reviews gives us the startling low-down:The best baristas in the country are not lured to work for the big chains to prefect their craft and their love of coffee. And even if they were, Starbucks espresso delivery system™ would ...

• Kansas City Coffee Shops: Reviewed

  Posted on Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 at 15:56 in coffee, kansas_city

  The UNews of of the University of Missouri-Kansas City recently reviewed four local coffee shops, a couple of which I haven't been to before. Fortunately, it sounds like I'm not missing much. As you'd expect if you live in Kansas City, the Roasterie ...