Posted by TheShot on 26 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Beans, Foreign Brew, Quality Issues, Restaurant Coffee
Before we start reviewing the espresso in India, it’s about time we wrap things up on our recent coffee excursion to Hawaii’s Big Island. Hawaii is the only coffee-growing state of the Union (as they say: sorry, Puerto Rico is a territory), which makes it a uniquely American place to both sample the local espresso [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew
Today’s Manly Daily (Sydney, Australia) reviewed a number of espresso bar chains in the area: The Manly Daily | Manly Local News. Manly residents pride themselves on being a little less glitzy but more down-to-earth than their beach rivals across the Sydney Harbour at Bondi. But like much of Sydney, they have a rich espresso [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 21 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew
The University of Missouri, Kansas City published an article today on some of the better coffee options in KC: Where to find the best coffee around campus - Culture. Not surprisingly, the aforementioned Roasterie Café got the highest marks, followed by the Oak Street Coffee Shop.
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 05 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Café Society, Consumer Trends, Foreign Brew
The return of baseball also marks the return of a popular form of that “North vs. South” rivalry — with San Franciscans channeling their hate for L.A. through the sport, and L.A. being, well, mostly oblivious. Last weekend, we witnessed that rivalry expressed through espresso — with San Francisco’s Chris Baca edging out the formidable [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 04 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Café Society, Local Brew, Machine, Quality Issues, Starbucks
Dealing with the media can often feel like waiting for a Muni bus. Just when it’s been so long that you forgot that they exist, suddenly three pull up in a row over the span of a few minutes. This time the media frenzy surrounded the recent openings of Blue Bottle Cafe and Coffee Bar [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 15 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Add Milk, Foreign Brew
Brisbane, Australia’s Courier-Mail ran an article today reviewing espresso drinks at various cafés in Brisbane’s James Street Markets: Fertile ground for battle of baristas | The Courier-Mail. They rated the flat whites at five cafés on a 10-point scale.
For those unfamiliar with the flat white, it isn’t just Oceania’s lingo for a (caffè) “latte” — [...]
Posted by TheShot on 28 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Café Society, Foreign Brew, Quality Issues
Every time we think about how far we’ve come with the mass cultural awareness and appreciation of specialty coffee in this country, we’re slapped in the face with reminders of how far we still have to go. One perfect example of this is the sorry, antiquated state of the coffee house review — whether in [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 24 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Coffee Health, Consumer Trends, Foreign Brew, Starbucks
Today Which? Magazine (U.K.) published a comparative review of three major coffee chains in Britain: Starbucks, Caffé Nero, and Costa Coffee: Coffee shops | Overview. Their survey examined coffee prices, beverage quality, and how much their drinks are calorie bombs.
For their taste test, they sent in an “undercover expert” — Whittard coffee buyer and taster [...]
Posted by TheShot on 16 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Consumer Trends, Quality Issues
Yesterday ForbesTraveler.com, part of the imperialist publishing expansion of Forbes magazine, posted an article of their votes for the “10 Hottest Coffeehouses” in the country: Best Coffeehouses | ForbesTraveler.com. To hear it in their words: “We polled industry experts and coffee connoisseurs nationwide to find out where the best espresso artisans are serving up their [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 16 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: Add Milk, Foreign Brew
The News & Advance of Lynchburg, VA recently published a brief review of the area’s independent coffeehouses. Like many smaller towns in America that have come to similar conclusions about themselves, “In the past two years, Lynchburg has become a mini-mecca for coffee.”
But unlike many articles of its kind, the author doesn’t dote over the [...]