Went to Vancouver BC on Monday for the Canadian Coffee Expo and Canadian Barista Championships. Had a great time watching the competition and seeing all the Canadian coffee people. Went to John Sanders new roasting facility after the show. Overall had a great time but, then I usually do.
I always have alot that I want to blog but, when I sit down my mind goes blank.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Sanders new old roaster.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Enjoying a summer day on Vancouver Isl.
It has been a fun summer for me. I have barely paid attention to the coffee world at large. I have mostly been trying to get our coffee roasting plant up and running. It is now functinal. We just have one more inspection and we will be good to go. Our roasting company is called Borogove Coffee and is a seperate company from Hotwire. Other then drinking coffee I have gone camping twice and built a big swing set for my kids. Hopefully this next year the two companies that I am apart of make money so I can start travelling again. I am hoping to start blogging more so, that Jeremy will quit bugging me.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Gary Smith
Tim and I took a little trip across the water to visit Gary Smith at Mukilteo Coffee Co. last week. Gary is on the left in the picture. He is a gracious host and a great guy. They have a beutifull roasting plant and cafe in the middle of the woods on Whidbey Isl.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
This is Chris. Chris is a barista. Chris works at Hotwire. Chris used to work at Hinnes. Chris has a blog. Check out Chris's blog . Blog Chris! Blog!
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Watch out for falling barista's
So this friend of mine Steve Ford fell out a window and broke his back. You can read his account here http://dogmilque.wordpress.com/2006/04/18/a-little-about-falling-out-of-windows/
There is a fund started for him because he had just started a new job and his new insurance hadn't kicked in yet http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/worldregional/uswest/229997
help out if you can or if you would like to order a shirt to remember the incident click here http://www.valerium.net/steve/
Get well soon Steve.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Setting up the BGA booth
Jay Caragay waxing eloquent on the health benefits of adding aged cigar tobacco to your diet.
Combat Trained Barista
These guys set up a espresso bar and roaster in Iraq and were at the SCAA show to say thanks to all the coffee people who supported them while they were in Iraq. They hope to have one of their barista compete next year. They were very excited to be at the SCAA trade show and wanted to learn as much as they could. In this picture they were giving Probat a framed certificat of appreciation for the Probatino that they used while in Iraq.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Oh Heather.
Just for the two of you who commented about my lack of blogging for long periods of time I will be at it with a vengence. I had some computer issues and couldn't get my pictures from flickr over to my blog.
I had a great time at the SCAA/USBC and from the looks of it I wasn't the only one.
US Barista Champion 2006
Matt Riddle the US Champion. Congratulations and Good Luck at the WBC in Berne, Switzerland.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Break out the whip
Every once and awhile we all need a little whip. My first mocha in maybe two years. It was really good, but my stomach hurt later because I ate a bunch of other weird stuff with it. Yes coffee and chocolate go together.
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Sunday, March 19, 2006
Monday, March 13, 2006
I know it's only coffee, but I like it.
Last year during the WBC/SCAA here in Seattle I was at one of the many parties and a guy I know who is a local coffee house owner made the comment "It's only coffee." Now this is fairly interesting since he owns a well known local coffee house and makes his living off peddling coffee. In his comment he was referring to all the fuss about the barista competitions and I imagine also all the coffee geeks from around the world talking roasting, dosing and debating anything coffee. I have thought of this comment many times since then and I have thought he is right it is only coffee. At the same time you can say the same thing about anything that people get passionate about. I sort of feel sorry for the guy because having a passion for something anything is fun. Whether it is computers, sports, wine, food, cars, music or coffee, but passion about almost anything is what makes life exciting. So while I agree "it is only coffee" I like it and I like talking about it, making it, taking pictures of it and I like discovering it in it's many facets. Like the Stones who said it is only rock and roll but I like it I say the same about coffee.
So enjoy your coffee however you drink it and have passion in everything, but at the same time remember it is only coffee.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Old friends
I had a chance last night to catch up with two friends. We meet up at Lighthouse Coffee House. Steve Ford aka boyman,dogmilque who you might know from Blue Bottle is on the left. He is now roasting for Andrew at Ecco Coffee. Josh Russert who until recently he was the head trainer with Fairstart which is a organization here in Seattle that trains homeless teens how to be Batista's he is now a international trainer with Starbucks. I had the privilege of working with Steve and Josh in my early Zoka days.
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