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One frustration during Covid was local coffee shops shifting to paper cups and to-go business models. Most (here in Texas) have fortunately returned to in-person dining at some level, but most of the faces are unfamiliar and the coffee for the most part is not the same as it...
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Now that I'm 2+ years into my espresso journey I find that it's harder and harder to find an espresso that is significantly better than one I could make at home.
What are people's favorite places to get a consistently good espresso based drink that is beyond what you can...
We are doing a coffee shoot in Chicago, and need some props. I currently live in Seattle, but can't lug my coffee toys with me at least not all of them. Here are things I am looking and happy to pick up/drop off and also pay for the rental cost for whole day. We will...
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Just a heads up to any us in the Bay Area, Seattle Coffee Gear has a small shop in the Stanford mall. A few machines a ton of Settes and accessories. Just nice to be able to see other machines in person other than a...
I've been periodically sampling espresso from local coffee shops to benchmark my home process. Exactly how they make their espresso seems pretty essential to understanding any differences, but I've been struggling with how to converse with the barista.
Although this may appear to be a rant, it's just more a level of surprise, frustration and disappointment, an acute awareness, in what may be trending in the local coffee shops.
My home espresso journey started about seven years ago. Prior to that, my coffee beverage purchases...
Edit- I have selected July 23rd for the get together. If anyone is interested in coming, please PM me for details.
Hi all, it's that time again. As promised we are putting on our annual HB get together at my place. This time we will be featuring Neapolitan pizza cooked in our...
Returned to SD after long stints in Seattle and the Bay. It's wonderful to see SD cafe scene has evolved beyond Birdrock.
Ive been making cafe runs to get an understanding of the scene here. One interesting observation is pour over seems to be less popular here compared to Bay...
