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Philz Coffee presents CoffeeRatings.com with something of a dilemma. Things were a little more straightforward when Philz offered espresso — the basic yardstick for all the ratings on this site. And the 18th St. Philz (since closed) rated among the worst 10% espresso purveyors in the entire city. It practically takes effort to be that [...]

Tags: blue_bottle, coffee_blends, filter_coffee, philz_coffee, revelation_espresso, Starbucks, tullys_coffee

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Bernadette Melvin is a former employee of SF’s Spinelli’s, which was bought out by Seattle-based Tully’s Coffee in 1998 (Spinelli’s, in addition to generally good coffee, always had the best baked goods of any coffee chain in SF). When Tully’s pulled out of this physical location in 2007, she moved in and opened with — [...]

Tags: espresso_review, faema, lacoppa, noe_valley, spinellis, tullys_coffee

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As Stumptown Coffee Roasters plans to invade Seattle, today’s Seattle Weekly published an amusing letter of distress from a reader concerned about the coming potential clash of Northwest espresso cultures: Uptight Seattleite: Why This Unfair Prejudice Against Skateboarders? (Seattle Weekly).
The writer also categorizes the local shot pullers in two distinct families:

The Starbucks family, which includes [...]

Tags: caffe_vita, peets_coffee, portland_coffee, seattle_cafes, seattle_coffee, Starbucks, stumptown, tullys_coffee, victrola, vivace

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Changes are brewing at the Tully’s Coffee chain, as American Express announced Tully’s as their latest ExpressPay partner: American Express signs Tully’s Coffee to contactless payments system - Assodigitale - Associazione Italiana Operatori Industria e Media Digitali. Think of ExpressPay as FasTrak® for the rush hour coffee queue — where customers can swipe credit cards [...]

Tags: Barista, coffee_chains, la_marzocco, Starbucks, superautomatic_espresso_machines, tullys_coffee, verismo

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I came across a coffee-related press release yesterday (as I often do), and I truly resisted writing about it — hoping it would just go away unnoticed. But then the company behind it is based out of San Francisco, and the press release hit the Associated Press today: AP Wire | 01/11/2007 | Mysterious `Meth [...]

Tags: caffeine, coffee_marketing, energy_drinks, press_releases, tullys_coffee, wine_analogy

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Today’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer published an article on the roast master of Tully’s, Brian Speckman: Tully’s roast master is ‘Willy Wonka’ of coffee. Apparently, a typical day at the office for Mr. Speckman involves spitting through a good 200 cups of coffee — and that’s the highlight of his day.
Mr. Speckman originally hails from the Bay [...]

Tags: coffee_roasters, tullys_coffee

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The Great Escapes Web site, part of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, posted a “Culinary Traveler” article yesterday on a Seattle tour of coffee: Seattle, cup by steaming cup: A coffee tour. (The article was also printed in yesterday’s Long Beach Press-Telegram). The Web site even provides an interactive Flash tour.
Seattle is a coffee-obsessed town. [...]

Tags: espresso_vivace, seattle_cafes, seattle_coffee, tullys_coffee, zoka_coffee

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