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 28 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew
There are plenty of fans of this sunset café with limited breakfast, lunch, and even more limited dinner options. Several indoor and many patio tables overlook the ocean sunsets, but the main attraction here seems to be waking up with a view of the beach and a giant cinnamon roll. Many locals rave about the [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 07 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Beans
Today’s post comes to you from the Big Island of Hawaiʻi — home of Kona coffee. A local story here about genetically modified coffee in Hawaiʻi apparently has gone national: Hawaii won’t ban genetic coffee - USATODAY.com.
I’ve been on Hawaiʻi for the past few days, drinking up the good local Kona as filter coffee and [...]
Posted by TheShot on 21 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Beans, Quality Issues
Supporting the idea that consumers are willing to vote for better quality coffee with their pocketbooks, the Hawaii County Council voted 8-1 in favor of requiring coffee labelled as a “Kona blend” to contain a minimum of 75% Kona coffee instead of the current 10% requirement: Kona purists win Big Island vote - Pacific Business [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 01 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Barista, Foreign Brew
Today’s Inside Bay Area published an article from the Los Angeles Daily News on Kona coffee tours: Inside Bay Area - At Kona’s coffee farms, visitors may linger over … Paradise in a cup. The article discusses a little about the Kona growing region and its history.
The Kona region on the Big Island of Hawaii [...]
Posted by TheShot on 04 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Beans
Today the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reported that a measure to greatly restrict the definition of what gets labelled “Kona” coffee was rejected by a voting council: New board already may be shifting coffee group’s mission.
The Kona Coffee Council decided not to support bills intended to create stricter standards for use of the Kona label. Currently, the [...]