Category Archives: Training

Idle Tea Public Tasting Feb 24th 1:00-2:30 at Fratello Coffee

Fratello Coffee Roasters and Analog Cafe invite you to come taste our launching line-up of Idle Tea: Single Origin, Unblended, Fresh Crop tea sourced direct from gardens. We welcome the public to Fratello Coffee Roasters Thursday Feb 24th at 1:00 to experience our seven carefully selected Idle Teas.

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Now Hiring all positions for Analog Cafe!

Fratello Coffee Roasters is looking for fanatical coffee professionals! Fratello is excited and proud to be joining the Calgary Farmers Market in its move to a new location off of Blackfoot and Heritage opening early February. We are actively looking for the right people to join our team. This will be a high volume location that will be laser focused on the quality of product and customer service excellence.

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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

What gives coffee unique flavors?


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This is an interesting question, and one that does not have a quick answer.  I often compare coffee to wine as there are many comparables.  All bottles of red wine

Chemex Brewing Guide


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At the moment, everyone at Fratello Coffee seems excited about brewing coffee on a Chemex.  I’m loving the body and cleanliness that the Chemex produces.  It seems to extract a

Want to brew great coffee at home?


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Fratello has just begun selling two new coffee brewing devices which are now available on our on-line store.    The Chemex & Aeropress aren’t new to the industry; however, are new

Sumatran / Indonesian Public Cupping


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Good day all you coffee lovers.   I’d like to invite you to come to Fratello Coffee this Thursday at 2:30 for another free public cupping.  This week we will be sampling 16

Public coffee cuppings at Fratello


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Our first public cupping this week was a great success!   We had a lot of fun and got to taste some amazing Ethiopian coffees with fellow coffee enthusiasts.  It just wouldn’t

Colombian Cup of Excellence 2009


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I have just returned from Pereira Colombia after judging the 2009 Cup of Excellence competition.   Although tired, I’m thrilled about this experience.  It is so exciting going through the cupping

Barista Training


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The Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy will be offering two days of barista training at Fratello this May 26th and 27th – following the Barista Competition. This special training academy