Archive for the ‘LavAzza’ CategoryCoffee Roasts: Shades, Names and Flavors
July 18th, 2009
Back in May, we wrote a little bit about Italian vs. French Roasts, but lately we have been sampling a lot of different roast and blend types and decided to read more about the basic theory behind roasting and blending. In our research, we ran across Kenneth Davids‘ excellent table describing the different roast styles [...]  Italian Art, LavAzza Style
July 1st, 2009
We’ve got a couple of the gorgeous, artistic LavAzza posters hanging in the store, so when we ran across this synopsis of the Annie Liebovitz-photographed 2009 LavAzza calendar, we just had to pick one up. Reinterpreting a selection of Italian artistic icons to incorporate the almost nearly iconic LavAzza espresso cup, these scenes are both [...] How Green is Your Coffee?
May 13th, 2009
As the national obsession with greening our lives grows, examining how the things we love impact the environment has become a common topic of discussion. Up now: How green are different coffee beans? The folks over at Greenopia devised a Leaf Awards rating system that is used to evaluate a coffee company’s overall greenness by [...] New! Seattle Coffee Gear’s Commercial Espresso Equipment
April 17th, 2009
We have a deep love for and commitment to the home espresso enthusiast, but as our passion for making excellent espresso at home has grown, we have been exploring commercial-grade equipment, too. Obviously, comparatively few of us can afford to drop $15k on an espresso machine for our homes, but if you’re looking to either [...] Crew Review: Lavazze Blue Superautomatic Capsule Espresso Machine
March 12th, 2009
If that stained Mr. Coffee from 1987 is spending more time baking coffee than brewing it and you find that visitors to your business are less than impressed by the caffeinated offerings from your office kitchen, it might be time to upgrade. We vote for eschewing the world of drip coffee for the exceptional flavor, [...] Using the Aeropress
February 23rd, 2009
Recently featured in an NPR story, the Aeropress has really taken off in the past couple of months. It’s considered the ‘next generation’ of French Presses and really does make a delicious cup of coffee. Watch Gail use the Aeropress to make the beginning of a cup of coffee — you could add hot water [...] Brew Tip: Half Double Decaf in a Half Caf (with a Twist of Lime)
January 29th, 2009
He may have been poking fun at the overly complex ordering practices of his fellow Angelenos, but Steve Martin’s humorous cafe scene in LA Story is a (semi-)appropriate backdrop for our tip today: Brewing rich, delicious espresso with just a bit of a kick. When we’re craving the taste of coffee but still need to [...] Fresh n’ Puffy
December 27th, 2008
We carry a diverse selection of Lavazza’s whole bean coffees, and sometimes the bags are puffier than others, so we asked our importer to give us the lowdown on bean packaging. It’s fundamental to their freshness that they are packed in manner that will give them a long shelf life — if they’re allowed to [...] Decaf Coffee Secrets
December 21st, 2008
If you’re like us, you might regard decaffeinated coffee as a disturbingly man-made mutation on the bland side of the flavor spectrum. Not that we’ve ever actually tasted it — we’re working largely from gross assumption here — but we often get raving reviews of Lavazza’s DEK decaffeinated coffee, so our interest was piqued: How [...] Holiday Fund Drive: Lavazza Tierra! & Coffee Kids
December 2nd, 2008
We love working with you and we love coffee, so it’s important to us that what we love doing helps others do what they love as well. Sustainability in the coffee industry will keep us all in delicious cups of coffee for years to come, and while we’ve written before about our support of the [...] |
