Category: Coffee

Several years ago, I was in Humboldt, Tennessee to attend a funeral. At the same time, I was at the end of a big editing project and needed to stay up late working in the hotel. The problem? This tiny hotel had no coffee in the room, and at 11 p.m. or so there was ...

The Tacoma News Tribune published a long feature profile of Duane Sorenson, founder of Stumptown Coffee: Coffee’s benevolent Mr. Bean. If you’ve wondered what the big deal is with Northwest coffee (specifically in Seattle and Portland), this article gives you a good flavor. It’s not just a matter of how to spice up your daily ...

Radio personality and author John Moe posted a great open letter on his blog to a cafe near his work. I’m curious to know which one, of course, though what he describes isn’t unique to just that one shop: Dear Indy Hipster Coffee Shop Near Where I Work. I know you have a lot on ...

Chef David Lebovitz is in living in Europe for a while, and went to Trieste to learn about espresso from the masters at Illy: Making Perfect Espresso at Illy. It’s a good read, though it does sound like Illy set things up so that they come off as the heroes (see theshot.coffeeratings.com, where I first ...

At this morning’s annual meeting for Starbucks shareholders, Chairman Howard Schultz appeared sternly defensive about what he called, “The Memo,” a critical note to the company’s board of directors (see “The Commoditization of Starbucks, by Howard Schultz“). Although a small portion of the two-plus hour meeting mentioned the memo specifically, the tone of the presentation ...