Posted by TheShot on 26 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Local Brew, Roasting
Many of the new espresso joints in town have fortunately helped raise SF’s quality bar. But these new places also seem to monopolize all the love. It’s no wonder that crackpots spouting theories of some Third Wave are often taken seriously rather than laughed at, because this obsession with the new and devaluation of everything [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 11 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: CoffeeRatings.com, Local Brew, Quality Issues
This week, Citysearch.com announced that the votes have been tallied once again for their annual “Best Coffee” poll: Best of Citysearch San Francisco 2007 – Best San Francisco Coffee. And is there anything more effective than the annual readers poll for highlighting all the anomalies and flaws of open user review systems? I know I [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 10 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: CoffeeRatings.com, Local Brew, Quality Issues
I’m a little slow this time around, but not long ago Citysearch.com announced their 2006 readers’ poll winners for the best coffee in San Francisco: Best of Citysearch San Francisco – Best San Francisco Coffee. This is something of an annual tradition, as we reviewed Citysearch’s 2005 coffee winners. (When you think of it, naming [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 29 Nov 2005 | Tagged as: CoffeeRatings.com, Local Brew
A Book About… Local Coffee?! A couple years ago, after caffeinating myself to dangerously jittery levels in my quest to sample and review every espresso served in the city of San Francisco, I had the idea of publishing my findings in a book. Crazy idea? Probably. I had written and published a book before, so [...]
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