As Director of Retail, Liz Dean of Irving Farm Coffee Roasters hires a lot of baristas. Today, she shares some of her tips on building a diverse and inclusive staff. BY LIZ DEAN SPECIAL TO […]
A discussion of coffee cup sizes can’t happen without Ninth Street Espresso. Now in operation for over 15 years, we look at the history of their menu and how its modifications reflect larger changes within the […]
In our last post, we talked about small cups—how cafes have decreased their coffee sizes. This time, we’ll explore the opposite phenomenon: cafes that chose not only to keep larger sizes, but have added them […]
Do you remember when you first started as a barista? Did you have to steam milk for 16, maybe even 20 ounce, drinks? We track the move from bigger to smaller cup sizes and how […]
La Marzocco Opens Its First Café and Showroom in Seattle Today! The innovative Italian espresso machine manufacturer La Marzocco continues its groundbreaking ways with the opening of its first showroom and café in the […]
The alternate title for this post could be “Welcome our Robot Overlords” or perhaps, “Resistance is Futile.” The robots are coming after all, just like the steam-powered shovel came for John Henry. In the end […]
One the big topics of discussion and interest here in Brazil is the specialty coffee retailing experience in other places, specifically the US. Ryan Knapp from Madcap Coffee Roasters in Grand Rapids, Mich. was invited […]
Now for a quick break from WBC coverage. Yes, even here in Colombia people have been abuzz since a thinly sourced story broke earlier this week that Duane Sorenson, owner of Stumptown Coffee, sold out […]
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea opened its third Southern California store yesterday. Located in Pasadena, most famously known (to me at least) for being the home of the Rose Bowl, the shop once again shows Intelligentsia’s […]
Last Thursday, we lucky Portlanders had a beautiful late spring afternoon descend upon us. Temperatures rose as the sun stretched across the western sky, and I was thankful to be headed to Portland Roasting for […]
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