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Holiday gift ideas for the coffee lover!

Happy Holidays from Fratello Coffee Roasters! We love enjoying great coffee all year round here at Fratello, and hope you do to. At Christmas time why not pay special attention to the coffee lover on your list (that is usually most people on the list) and treat them to some great gift ideas from Fratello.



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Posted on December 7, 2010 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: * CONTACT US *, Coffee, Cup of Excellence, Equipment, Espresso , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

It is a great time to be drinking coffee in Calgary!


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Over the last 4 years the number of independent quality driven cafes has grown from less than a handful to over 20 to choose from, with multiple locations opening for

Posted on November 17, 2010 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: Coffee Culture, Direct Trade, Latte Art, Rain Forest Alliance , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Chemex, Hario V60, French Press and Aeropress oh my!


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Please join us November 3rd 1-3pm at Fratello Coffee Roasters to explore 1 coffee brewed 4 ways! We are going to take our award winning Costa Rican Rio Jorco Direct

Posted on October 21, 2010 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: Coffee, Coffee Culture, Direct Trade, Equipment, Training, Uncategorized, _Contact Us , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Taste of Fratello public cupping Feb 10th


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Fratello coffee is going to be holding a casual public cupping of 10 fantastic coffees that we offer. We invite the public to come to Fratello on Feb 10th at

Posted on February 5, 2010 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: Coffee, Coffee Culture, Cupping, Direct Trade, Uncategorized , Tagged , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Mellita Brewing with Diamond Mountain


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Brewing with Mellita On our front bar at Fratello we have recently become enamored with the simple Mellita drip coffee maker. This most simple of coffee brewing methods can yield

Posted on September 28, 2009 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: Coffee, Coffee Culture, Equipment, Photos , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment