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I just got back from Vegas and since there are not many recent posts from there, I thought I would give my thoughts as we went to 12 different places! Overall, Vegas is doing quite well in this area, as I had many good quality experience. I won't go into too much depth,...
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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...
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...
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...
