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Claudia Cabezas 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

Eyal Rosen 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

Denise Kersbergen Career Change

Hi folks! It feels so good to find my kind of peeps! Anyways, obviously i'm a newbie. But wanted to ask, where do i start? how do i start? I'd love to compete and become a good barista, but don't know where to start. I live up here in Alaska, and i have not seen any coffee fairs at all. It's kind of frustrating. And then on top of that, everybody thinks i'm crazy for wanting to just be a barista. I can't help it, I love making and serving coffee. Coffee is more that coffee to me. Especially sinc… Continue

Added by Denise Kersbergen on November 6, 2009 at 6:42pm — No Comments

Birgit IECAFE - ROASTING COURSES IN SPAIN - English Language

Hi to everybody, become a professional roaster in just three days. We're running a three days roasting course in Barcelona the first week in December. Come and learn and spend a nice weekend maybe also for your Christmas Shopping. 03rd December - Basic Roasting - at home roasting 04th December - Advanced Roasting 05th December - Professional Roasting Have a look at events and you will find all details about our courses. For any further questions, just contact us.… Continue

Added by Birgit on November 6, 2009 at 8:52am — 2 Comments

Fresh Cup Magazine Don't miss the Coffee Fair taking place in Portland this weekend!

Join Fresh Cup at the World Forestry Center November 7th-8th. The Coffee Fair is part of the traveling exhibit, Coffee: The World in Your Cup. For more details: World Forestry Center Continue

Added by Fresh Cup Magazine on November 5, 2009 at 10:13am — No Comments

Wendy Robison Plan...So You Won't Fail

What is the difference between companies who fall during an economic downturn and those who survive to see the other side with prosperity? Long-term strategic thinking! One of the worst things a merchant can do during tight economic times is cut the marketing budget. Sure, you can spend your dollars wisely, make them stretch as far as possible, take advantage of free plugs...but you can't quit if you want to stay on your feet. What is the difference between a coupon program and… Continue

Added by Wendy Robison on November 5, 2009 at 8:36am — No Comments

shirley chua Can someone come up with a recipe of an over ice espresso concoct with green tea jelly?

Hello.... Can someone come up with a recipe of an over ice espresso concoct with green tea jelly? What syrup flavors that is green in color you think can best enhance the drink? Or one flavor can be green in color combined with another flavor that is not green in color? Shirley Continue

Added by shirley chua on November 5, 2009 at 5:50am — No Comments

Claudia Cabezas just got back from C.R.

I'm so excited that I couldn't keep this to myself. I have to share it with everyone and anyone that wants to know. We're presently working on candy under the name of Cafe Don Vittorio. It is so good, just finished a BIG bag by myself. I'm hoping that we'll have it ready for sell before the holidays. Can you guess what kind of candy? Continue

Added by Claudia Cabezas on November 3, 2009 at 7:57pm — No Comments

Joseph Robertson One year and counting.....

We have been open past the one year mark..Whewwww. Now the work begins. Success in hard times, just what does that mean? Continue

Added by Joseph Robertson on November 3, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Fresh Cup Magazine New web-exclusive articles available at Freshcup.com:

Web Feature: Information Gatherers Meet Sprudge, coffee’s latest news vessel By Chris Ryan

Web Feature: Lattes, Biscotti and a Chance to Thank the Troops… Continue

Added by Fresh Cup Magazine on November 2, 2009 at 10:39am — No Comments

Eyal Rosen Java - Indonesia's Mystical Coffee Island

More from Alun Evans blog --" For most people the geography lesson is not necessary. Java is a name that has been closely associated with coffee ever since the Dutch East Indies Company began growing the trees on the island in the early years of the 17th Century. " Read the rest of the article about Java coffee Continue

Added by Eyal Rosen on November 2, 2009 at 6:27am — No Comments

Eyal Rosen Indonesian Coffee...

From Alun Evans blog -- "I have been living here in Indonesia working with farmers throughout Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Flores, Bali and Indonesian Papua for 10 years. The coffee from the Islands of Indonesia is truly exceptional and sadly only very recently has word of this coffee spread out to specialty coffee roasers the world over. " Read the rest of the article about Indonesian coffee Continue

Added by Eyal Rosen on November 1, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

Bryan Wray See through espresso extraction?

Random Thought... http://thatcoffeeguy.wordpress.com/ Continue

Added by Bryan Wray on October 31, 2009 at 3:34pm — No Comments

Fresh Cup Magazine November Fresh Cup

Read the November issue online: www.freshcup.com

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Added by Fresh Cup Magazine on October 30, 2009 at 3:37pm — No Comments

miKe mcKoffee aka Mike McGinness Another Super Score

Last Mazzer Super Jolly I picked up for $100, no lids, no hopper and broken 'timer' switch - had to hold it on. Still a right good deal. Just scored an old SJ that purrs beautifully, has the old off/on/start switch I want (to re-wire on/off for plugging into Gralab timer), broken hopper (who cares), doser in good shape for a cool $60. They were asking $50, but I talked them up to $60 to have it delivered and save me time:-) Continue

Added by miKe mcKoffee aka Mike McGinness on October 30, 2009 at 3:36pm — 1 Comment

Alun Evans Indonesian Adventures- Malang October 2009 (AKA how much can you see in 24hrs on a jam packed schedule, with broken AC and average temperature over 100 degrees)

I must admit that it has been a long time since I last visited the Javanese highland city of Malang, 11 years to the day to be exact. My recollections of the place were pretty blurred. I spent an evening there in transit while traveling from Bali to Yogyakarta. Over the last decade I have been pretty muc… Continue

Added by Alun Evans on October 30, 2009 at 1:30am — 10 Comments

Bryan Wray Once burrs are hot, how hot and for how long?

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Added by Bryan Wray on October 29, 2009 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Eyal Rosen Ascending journey to quality Guatemala coffee: on the slopes of the mountains

"Quality in the cup is not just by coincidence. Those of you that have been delighted by a cup of coffee might know that a proper preparation for a good cup of coffee is not easy. Same goes for is processing coffee. All of Guatemala coffee, from lower to higher altitudes, is handpicked, washed in mills and sun dried or a combination of sun and dryers. " ...Click here to read more of Gabriela Cordón's… Continue

Added by Eyal Rosen on October 29, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Hassan Afshari Proverb

Given enough coffee, I could rule the world. I like my coffee like my women: hot, strong, steamy Coffee and tobacco are complete repose Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon Coffee smells like freshly ground heaven. Caffeine isn't a drug, it's a vitamin! A morning without coffee is like sleep Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with. Continue

Added by Hassan Afshari on October 27, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Brenda Smith new holiday recipe's

Hey just wanted to know if anyone out there has some really neat holiday recipe's that they may want to share? Continue

Added by Brenda Smith on October 27, 2009 at 8:32am — No Comments

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