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Blog Post? Who out there has time??????

Lets see I'm working or was working / on my feet , 7 days a week 14 hours a day....Now I'm down to 6 days or there abouts....A little time now for sales and marketing...YES the fun part.... Continue

Added by Joseph Robertson on November 19, 2009 at 2:19pm — No Comments

1st UAB Barista Championship

From November 10th till 12, the first national Barista Championship of UAB took place during the Specialty Coffee and Tea Convention 2009 at the Al Bustan Rotana Convention Centre in Dubai. The baristas had to pass a preliminary round and the best six classified ones passed to the final on November the 12th. An international judge team was responsible for the evaluation, Head Judge was Scott Conary and among the international judges team we could find Ben Bicknell, Sonya Grant, Ellie Matuszak, J… Continue

Added by Birgit on November 19, 2009 at 12:16am — No Comments

Turkey latte art smackdown?

There's a gobbler here by Jared Mockli of Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup and Starbucks. And another one here by Fremont Coffee's Christian Morris. Continue

Added by Melissa Allison on November 18, 2009 at 11:03am — No Comments

Fresh from the Field: Chiapas

By José Luis Zárate, Coffee Kids International Program Director In mid-October, I visited our partner ICSUR in Chiapas, Mexico. Men and women there are learning to raise chickens and edible mushrooms and to utilize traditional medicine for common illnesses. Their edible mushroom project, which was financed by Coffee Kids in the past, became completely self-sustaining last year. It was great to see how… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on November 18, 2009 at 9:42am — No Comments

Stockton Graham & Co. Launches Blog for Coffee and Specialty Beverage Retailers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Jeff Vojta, President company: Stockton Graham & Co. phone: 919-881-8271 email: vojta@stocktongraham.com Stockton Graham & Co. Launches Blog for Coffee and Specialty Beverage Retailers November 16, 2009 – Raleigh, NC - Stockton Graham & Co. today announced the launch of its blog, “Graham’s Gazette”, at http://stocktongraham.wordpress.com/. The blog is dedicated to providing detailed information and d… Continue

Added by Wendy Coulter on November 17, 2009 at 12:48pm — No Comments

What is cupping?

What is cupping? Cupping is the industry term used for the process of analyzing a coffee based on its sensory qualities – for example, its aromas and flavors. For our cuppings at Equal Exchange, roasted samples of coffee are divided into six different glasses of equal amount and grind size, steeped with hot water (198 to 205 degrees), and slurped (or aspirated) from a spoon for about 35 minutes. Aspiration is the process of slurping a beverage across the tongue with force, in a way that introdu… Continue

Added by Spyridon Gkinnis on November 17, 2009 at 2:41am — No Comments

Palestinians call for EU to back independence

Palestinians have formally asked the European Union to urge the UN security council to recognise a fully independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in response to the current impasse in peace negotiations with Israel.

Saeb Erakat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, confirmed that the request to the EU was made on Monday as Israeli ministers repeated warnings that any unilateral moves would trigger counter-measures that could include the annexation of more of the occupied West Ban

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Added by Dmitry on November 16, 2009 at 1:01pm — No Comments

TNT @Dripolator Coffee Bar, Asheville NC 11.19.2009 7pm

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Balloon boy parents face sentence in December

FORT COLLINS (Reuters) - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month.

Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor and will be sentenced on December 23.

The case has sparked outrage over the amount of money spent on a rescue attempt for the six-year-old child, dubbed "balloon boy," after live television i

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Added by Dmitry on November 16, 2009 at 8:46am — No Comments

How many coffee cards do you have?

I'm taking a poll, and looking for favorites, too. Continue

Added by Melissa Allison on November 13, 2009 at 3:41pm — 1 Comment

Starbucks' Twitter master talks shop, gives advice at Seattle luncheon

Don't miss the comments on this one. Someone wrote that Starbucks keeps workers from tweeting, and Nelson replied in the comment thread. Continue

Added by Melissa Allison on November 13, 2009 at 3:31pm — No Comments

Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie replaces Tully's at Smith Brothers Farms, promotes Twilight Series coffees

I wrote about it here. Continue

Added by Melissa Allison on November 13, 2009 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Balloon boy parents face sentence in December

Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor and will be sentenced on December 23.

The case has sparked outrage over the amount of money spent on a rescue attempt for the six-year-old child, dubbed "balloon boy," after live television i

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Added by Dmitry on November 13, 2009 at 1:14pm — No Comments

One More Complication on the Way To Judging Coffee

"As if it wasn't complicated enough. Sometimes I think that coffee is more complicated than wine. Forget about the up-front factors, like location, weather, ripeness of the fruit, processing, aging, etc. They " ...read more here Continue

Added by Eyal Rosen on November 12, 2009 at 8:38am — No Comments

Cafe Vita

Their espresso has an almost herbal quality that I enjoy. Maybe I'll do more of a real review when I'm done with my pile of homework. Since when do classes require video assignments? Continue

Added by Tiger on November 11, 2009 at 12:24pm — No Comments

تاریخچه قهوه

قهوه خانه هاي قديم در اصل جايي براي اجتماعات کوچک مردم بودند. در قرن شانزدهم بيشتر کشورهاي خاورميانه داراي قهوه خانه هاي پر رونقي بودند. در اين ميان مصر، ايران و عثماني جايگاه خاصي داشتند. در آن زمان در اروپا چنين مکانهايي وجود نداشت. اما چيزي که قهوه خانه ها را از غذاخوري هاي مرسوم و رستورانهاي اروپايي متمايز مي کرد محيط اجتماعي آنها ، کتاب خواندن، گفتگو هاي روزمره و ديد و بازديد در کنار صرف قهوه بود. فرهنگ شاهنامه خواني و حتي بازي هايي مثل شطرنج و نرد يادگار قهوه خانه هاي قزوين و تهران و قا… Continue

Added by Hassan Afshari on November 10, 2009 at 11:38pm — No Comments

Coffee facts cartoon

Not entirely accurate, but it could be a cool way to engage customers... http://theoatmeal.com/comics/coffee Continue

Added by Sean on November 10, 2009 at 10:58am — No Comments

Tanzania produces between 30-40,000 metric tons of coffee per year (70% Arabica, 30% Robusta)

Tanzania produces between 30-40,000 metric tons of coffee per year (70% Arabica, 30% Robusta). The three main Arabica growing regions are in the North/Kilimanjaro, Mbeya and the Matengo Highlands (Mbinga). Other Arabica areas include the Usambara Mountains, Iringa, Morogoro, Kigoma and Ngara. Robusta coffee is grown mainly in the Kagera region around Bukoba. More than 90% of Tanzania's coffee is produced by 400,000 smallholder farmers. Larger estates are found in Arusha, Kilimanjaro and Mbeya r… Continue

Added by Spyridon Gkinnis on November 10, 2009 at 7:18am — No Comments

I"m almost a pro

This past weekend we had our third fair. It wasn't as popular as I had hoped, but for a relatively small town I think we did ok. I met a lot of people that wanted to help us with our endeavor. I made a lot of contacts so that I can try and get our coffee in some stores. All in all it was a good experience. We have another fair this weekend out in Pearland, so if you are out and about, visit us at First United Methodist Church on N. Grand Boulevard. This is their 36th Annual Christmas Gift Alley.… Continue

Added by Claudia Cabezas on November 9, 2009 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Raul Rodas wins three consecutive times the Guatemala Barista Champion Competition

Guatemala City, November 8th. 2009. The National Growers Association's, ANACAFE, officials announced yesterday that Raul Rodas was the three time winner of the Guatemala Barista Competition. Noe Castro, representing Café San Lucas and Barista Champion in 2006, and Pablo Bobadilla from &Café allocated in 2nd. and 3rd. places....Read more Continue

Added by Eyal Rosen on November 9, 2009 at 10:58am — 1 Comment

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