Education
Summer School with Heather
Seriously, folks: I’m not a barista, but if I were, I would want Heather Perry kicking my ass into being all I could be. This woman means business: I actually think I would hire her […]
Education
Books
New from David Schomer
We love David Schomer. His is such a remarkable brain in the specialty coffee industry, but even with all those smarts, he is kind and humble, and generous with his praise for baristas just starting […]
Cupping
Rocky Mountain Coffee-High
My pal Josh Taves of Dogwood Coffee just wrote to tell me about a really cool event that’s set for July 20 in Thornton, Colorado: It’s All About Coffee Lecture & Forum! Hosted by the […]
Education
Café Imports Debuts Pro Training & Education Center in Minneapolis
Congratulations to the amazing team at Café Imports on the grand opening of the company’s new training space in Minneapolis, called the MPLS Coffee Mill! The company, which is known for providing top quality coffees […]
Coffee
Lessons from the Oregon Wine Industry
Last week’s meeting with Congressman Earl Blumenauer brought a couple of esteemed members of the Oregon wine industry in to meet with the local coffee roaster and retailing community. The Congressman had said in prior […]
Cafe Imports Origin Trips
Big news! Cafe Imports to Open Training Space in Minneapolis!
Cafe Imports is on fire! Not only does the renowned green coffee importer support barista champions in an unprecedented way ”sending all U.S. Regional Champs, the U.S. Champ, and the World Barista Champ to origin […]
Education
James Hoffmann & Nuova Simonelli Offer Fascinating Seminar in Portland
In early 2012, after being selected by the World Coffee Events organization as the official espresso machine for the World Barista Championship (WBC) for 2012 “2014, Nuova Simonelli launched the first of its kind traveling […]
Books
Coffee Book Supports Literacy in Producing Countries
Living in a rural Nicaraguan village, there’s a lot of time to read. At least, that’s how Michele Aquino felt when he lived in a tiny town outside of Jinotega in 2009 “2010 working for […]
Education
Meet the Makers
Some years ago, Stumptown Coffee Roasters here in Portland, Ore. (heard of them?) launched a series of events called “Meet the Producers.” The events brought coffee famers up to Portland to meet consumers at Stumptown’s […]
Books
We love the Left Coast!
Last night I had the opportunity to attend the launch party for Hanna Neuschwander’s new book Left Coast Roast by Timber Press here in Portland. The event was held at a bar named Spirit of […]