Monthly Archives: May 2007
In pursuit of a god-shot!
It took me 10 shots before I could manage to pull a shot that looked even CLOSE! Frustrating. No matter how carefully I tamped, it still came out poorly. The
PROVOCATIVE RESULTS FROM A NAKED PORTAFILTER
The provocatively named “naked portafilter” is also appropriately named, because it reveals so much about your espresso shot . To those who are unfamiliar with this device, it is essentially
Cup of Excellence?
I have been cupping a lot of really good and unique coffees lately as we are looking to expand our offerings to our clients. The most recent arrivals are the
Facebook Groups
Ok, I’m not sure you’ve signed up for Crackbook, errrr – Facebook yet, but I have to say that I am totally addicted! Its great to get back into touch
Do we need a "Coffee Academy" in Calgary??
For the last 17 years we have been asking our customers questions like, “What is the single greatest challenge about running your coffee house”, and time and time again people
A Different Way To Contribute To Sustainability
Recently we have been discussing the best way to contribute back to the developing world. As coffee suppliers it seems that there are two primary avenues–both revolving around green bean
Top 20 Charities in Canada (% going to admin costs)
Some of you might find this interesting (maybe not?), but I thought I would send this chart out for you to look at. As you will see, Canadian Food For
Latte Art
I guess this is the only attempt that I managed to keep an image of … Too bad its a bit off center.
Whose your daddy!
Hey Joel,Whose your daddy! Bring it on. Lets see if you can trump this one!