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Alright, let’s talk about EK43s then 21 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm
Dale Harris of HasBean wrote a post called “We Need to Talk About EK43s“, about the current wave of interest sweeping through our industry in Mahlkönig’s EK-43 grinder. I understand the sentiment beh...
Cafe Imports and Roast Profiles 13 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
I seemed to spark a little discussion on twitter1 when I said that I didn’t like that Cafe Imports were starting to publish roast profiles for the green coffees they offer. I’d like to reiterate, her...
NYC Lecture 2nd July 19 Jun 2013 | 01:16 am
I shall be joining Ben Kaminsky for a lecture on the 2nd of July at the Joe Pro location and, if you are able, I hope you will join us. It starts at 6.30pm, and will end around 8.30pm (or whenever th...
End of The Other Black Stuff 12 Jun 2013 | 12:53 am
Sad to see that David is going to stop writing. I hope he, or someone else, archives it using a free service. It resonated with me, as I have considered stopping writing here several times over the ...
Ingredient Or Product 11 Jun 2013 | 06:43 pm
I had a vague realisation recently, though don’t know if it actually means anything. I think there are two different ways that roasters think about the coffee they sell. Some, typically speciality an...
The price of espresso in London 4 Jun 2013 | 04:38 pm
Looking through the Allegra London Coffee Guide, I noticed that each of the 125 places inside has the price of coffee listed for most drinks. 124 of them served espresso, so I thought it would be a l...
The problem with quality 31 May 2013 | 01:17 am
The problem with quality is that it is neither a requirement for, nor a guarantee of, success. I’m pretty sure that everyone reading this is, to some extent, a believer in the importance of (product)...
Response: The Sprudge Barista Pay Survey 17 May 2013 | 03:55 am
Like many people, I was intrigued by the results of the Sprudge barista pay survey. Mostly people are talking about how high the wages are in Australia, and there was some comment about the low wages ...
Arabica: Origin to Extinction 7 May 2013 | 09:54 pm
One of the best bits of my Symposium this year was working with some of the speakers in the run up to this. My role on stage was to introduce and to host a couple of panel debates, and also try to of...
Complaining about restaurant coffee 30 Mar 2013 | 06:32 pm
I know there are all sorts of conversations swirling around restaurant coffee kicked off by Oliver Strand and then intensified/exacerbated by Kevin Knox. I don’t really want to dive into that particul...
