Posts Tagged ‘history’Caffeine, Asian Style
December 14th, 2009
We love reading about the different caffeinated traditions around the world — from Italy to Ethiopia, Argentina to Montreal — so when we ran across this excellent profile in the Wall Street Journal that discusses the best coffee available in different parts of Asia, we were captivated! Including detail on the history of coffee in [...]  'The most beautiful coffee store I had seen is in Tangier'
September 16th, 2009
We ran across this photoblog a couple of weeks ago and really loved these photos of a coffee shop in Tangier that hasn’t been changed since 1958. They’re such a great snapshots of another era’s artifact-in-residence, we thought we’d share it. Brown Bean : The Community!
September 1st, 2009
If you have read our About page before, you know that we spun off the blog from Seattle Coffee Gear a few months ago in order to start building out a community resource site under the moniker of Brown Bean. Well, the Brown Bean Community is now live and we’d love it if you’d check [...] Another Feather in the Cap of Shade Grown Coffee
August 3rd, 2009
A recent report released by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) indicates that climate change may cause an increase in the pest known as the coffee berry borer. ICIPE studied plantations in Colombia, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, discovering that the projected increase in global temperature would make sub-tropical regions more susceptible to [...] Intelligent Java
July 25th, 2009
With Portland’s Stumptown representing strongly for the West Coast and Durham’s Counter Culture keeping it real for the East Coast, Chicago’s Intelligentsia brings up the middle, melding it all together and offering a similar brand of java-love to folks in the Midwest and beyond. These three companies feature multi-city locations, direct trade values and a [...] Coffee 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 [...] Giro D’Italia Giotto Charitable Auction Status
July 14th, 2009
We were able to secure one more limited edition Giro D’Italia Giotto, so we’ve auctioned three so far and now have three more to go! This beautiful espresso machine is limited to only 100 total in production, and we’re the only folks to have imported them into the US! Get this gorgeous and functional collector’s [...] Historical Indian Coffee House at Risk of Closure
June 26th, 2009
As we wrote about yesterday, India has a rich history with coffee. One of its central, caffeinated icons is the Delhi-based Indian Coffee House, a cafe that has served up common folks and Indira Gandhi alike, is at risk of closing after 52 years. The BBC has a collection of photos of this storied coffee [...] 5 Giro D’Italia Giottos Auctioned to Benefit Coffee Kids
June 9th, 2009
You know we’re big fans of Rocket Espresso and think that the Giotto Premium+ and Cellini Premium+ are some of the best prosumer espresso machines on the market. When Rocket contacted us about a limited edition model of the Giotto that they designed in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Giro D’Italia cycling race, [...] Coffee: The World in Your Cup Lecture Series – Third Lecture Update
April 24th, 2009
This past Tuesday, we headed into the third lecture of the Coffee From the Grounds Up series, being held at the University of Washington in conjunction with the Burke Natural History Museum’s exhibit Coffee: The World in Your Cup. Unfortunately, we had a last minute scheduling conflict, so weren’t able to attend last week’s lecture [...] |
