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Recipe: The Pretty Woman

Nothing says ‘classy’ quite like a hooker with a heart of gold, sipping on bubbly and chomping on strawberries in her trick’s thousand-dollar-a-night suite at the Regent Beverly Wilshire, right? Right. Live the dream this New Year’s Eve with this traditionally tasty champagne cocktail — sweet, intoxicating and seed-free, so you won’t have to engage [...]

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Ho, Ho, Ho! Santa Needs a Drink!

A caffeinated drink, of course! Well, okay, there might be a little whiskey thrown in there for good measure. We have made it through another raucous holiday season and it was a blast. We hope that all of you have a festive, joyous and fun-filled weekend, enjoying any new gear you may have picked up [...]

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The ABCs of BPA

Do you find yourself slowly backing away from your drip coffee maker or espresso machine because of all the hullabaloo about BPA (Biosphenol A) in plastics? As you have no doubt heard by now, there have been a wide range of reports regarding BPA — an organic compound found in polycarbonate plastics — examining how [...]

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SCG’s Holiday Sale Page

If you’re looking for a smokin’ deal on new coffee gear — either for yourself or someone else — then check out or regularly updated Holiday Sale page. We’ll be rotating specials throughout the holiday season on a variety of espresso machines, coffee makers, grinders and related accoutrement, ranging from discounts to manufacturer-supported sales. Today [...]

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Free 3-Day Shipping Today & Friday!

If there is a better antidote to the drowsy effects of tryptophan than espresso, we refuse to hear it! Those who agree (and also want to show off how excellently they can whip up a cup of coffee for friends and family this coming Thanksgiving) will love our free 3-day shipping special. Here’s the fine [...]

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SCG Store Opening Shindig: This Sunday

We’re (almost) totally settled in and ready to show off our new digs! Please join us this Sunday, November 14th, from 12pm – 4pm at our new location (6911 216th St SW, Lynnwood WA 98036) and help us celebrate a new chapter in our story! Gail, Kat, Jessica and Allison will be on hand to [...]

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Fast Coffee vs. Fast Food

Over the past few years, Starbucks has been laying off employees and closing down storefronts to make up for lost revenue during the recession, but they’re also now operating in a more crowded competitive space. Where they once dominated the market for quickly prepped gourmet espresso drinks, larger players are coming to the table and [...]

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Coffeebot

What do you get when you have balloons, coffee grounds and a vacuum cleaner? No, it’s not the aftermath of an all-night party, but a fingerless hand called the ‘gripper’ that gives robots the ability to pick-up any object with ease. An idea led by Eric Brown of the University of Chicago, who teamed up [...]

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Seattle Coffee Gear’s New Store!

You asked for it and so here you have it — because we are very giving. And, also, we love you. Watch as we transform a creepy space fit for a serial killer’s chop shop into a dashing new coffee gear store. Like the soundtrack, we were also ‘inspired by’ Curtis Mayfield. Funky! An updated [...]

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Espresso Machine = Cozy Mouse House

We recently received an espresso machine in our repair center that was sent to us for a simple leak in the dregs box. Unfortunately, the machine was stored for awhile in a location that was also frequented by mice and one of them took up a cozy residence in the machine’s dregs box! Watch Josh [...]

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