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This group is for all of the people on this site from the greater Chicago, IL area. This will be a good place to post events, parties, cuppings, etc.
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Latest Activity: Dec 2
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No Coffee in Wicker Park? 7 Replies
Started by Jason Shipley. Last reply by Andy Atkinson Oct 29.
job thread pt. 3
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Chicago throw down preliminaries Vs. Milwaukee 5 Replies
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Comment by Adam Jake on October 17, 2009 at 11:18pm - I need a roommate in my sweet 2br, cheap lakeview apartment for December 1. Contact me if you know anyone who might be interested.
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Comment by wiggles on October 10, 2009 at 8:31pm - is anyone retailing the clever dripper? it's supposedly the new hotness.
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Comment by Michael Fine on September 28, 2009 at 10:25am -
Hello to my fellow Chicagoans! I just got back from Coffee Fest in Seattle, anyone else have a chance to visit? It was a great coincidence having the Bears in town at the same time...blue and orange all over the city!
I am relatively new to the industry. I recently took over my uncle's business, Double Wrap Cup & Container. We provide cafe's around the world with our Comfort Grip Wrap cup sleeve. I had great feedback in Seattle and I am excited about the business! You can check us out ay www.comfortgripwrap.com
I hope as time goes by our paths will cross in what I have to say so far is a great industry with great people!
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Comment by Trevor on August 25, 2009 at 7:01pm -
CoffeeTalk. a great lakes barista jam
http://www.greatlakescoffeealliance.com
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Comment by Annette Zapolis on July 28, 2009 at 11:57pm - I'm a little bit of a hike from Chicago(2 1/2 hours west on I80), but I'm opening a Coffee house this month in Rock Island Illinois. I travel to the Chi every other weekend to see family and friends- and for baseball!- and would love to visit other shops and learn more about mid-west coffee trends and culture! If anyone is on there way west- please stop by and visit- and I would love to check out more independent roasters and coffee houses around Chicago when I'm home!
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Comment by Yang Li on March 14, 2009 at 6:39pm -
Hi everyone,
I am Leon, I a new here! Hope to see you on some barista jam!
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Comment by Miro on March 10, 2009 at 5:36pm - I miss my home town.....
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Comment by william kevin emmons on February 25, 2009 at 10:25pm - yo chi-town you got a great thing going with the coffee out there. it was great the be back home if only for 4 days. keep up the good work.
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Comment by Jonathan Jarrow on June 1, 2008 at 9:14am -
How 'bout a Chicago Barista's Pub Crawl?? What could be better than getting completely smashed while being massive nerds about The Bean??
Whoever is interested should let me know and we can figure out where and when.
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If you are a Barista in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Area, this group is for you!
we will be hosting Barista Jams for the Dallas coffee community.
I would reccomend a Baratza grinder (http://www.baratza.com/) instead of pre grinding. These are solid home grinders that can easily make the transition to a light commercial use decaf espresso grinder. You can get them from $150-450, but they i thi…
what i've found is that the problem isn't traditional drip brewing - it's the airpots. anything sitting for more than half an hour gets funky tasting. if i brew a 2.2 litre airpot of our colombian at 60g/l and taste it immediately, it's really nice.…
Almost forgot Organic Products Trading (optco) Smaller offerings but good people and they get some good coffees in.
I have also read great things about sustainable harvest but haven't ordered.
Getting a box of new samples from any of these places is…
awesome, great info. and zephyr will have el injerto next year! if i was a millionaire i would buy so much damn coffee
It is really hard to get reliable info on Ethiopian coffees due to the ECX. (ethiopian commodity exchange) Lots of articles on this on coffeed.
For Sale: rebadged La Spaziale EP 1-Group small commercial/large prosumer espresso machine.
This beautiful semi-automatic espresso machine is about two years old and is in pristine condition inside and out. I purchased it from a fellow CG'er last…
I've got just enough regular decaf drinkers that I can't really eliminate it (as much as I'd love to, but these are the kind of customers that have been coming in for 16 years, so...). Yeah, I'm looking at the schematics now, and I'm thinking I can…
Atlas in Seattle. Craig is a q grade trainer and one of the more knowledgeable coffee guys I've met. Also Zephyr, (I deal with the Seattle office.) I haven't tried shrub but I like the concept.
keith pettigrew, an australian barista judge who trained me a bit in australia, told me to use espresso within 3 minutes of it being ground. that rule has never failed me. i dropped $1500 on an extra k-10 for decaf and it was worth every penny. to b…
excellent suggestions so far, i emailed the links to the roaster and we'll see what he thinks. this is the stuff i really dig - i'm never going to be able to taste every coffee but having specific information about the coffees i do taste helps so mu…
I have worked in a shop that did this, and even if you grind the decaf and take it straight to the machine, you still can't dial it in to pull decent shots. It would be better to have a cheaper lower volume grinder to dedicate to decaf if you are wo…
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