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coffee@home: Temple Coffees

ManSeekingCoffee — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:31:39 +0000

Beans: See Below Roaster: Temple Fine Coffee and Tea Rating: see below

Temple Coffee just celebrated their first year as a roaster. This occasion is a sad one for me since somehow during that time, I never actually managed to get up to Sacramento to try their coffee. Of course, I also somehow never managed to visit Temple prior [...]

Sacramento’s Merry Old Soul

ManSeekingCoffee — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:00:08 +0000

Name: Old Soul Company Location: 1716 L Street, Rear Alley and 812 21st (21st and H) Street, Sacramento, CA Rating: 3 (a 3+ for the espresso)

It’s comforting to know that California lawmakers and folks heading up to Tahoe can count on our State capital for good coffee. There’s Temple, which, by all accounts, serves quality coffee from Barefoot [...]

coffee@home: Ecco Caffe Espressos

ManSeekingCoffee — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:08:07 +0000

Beans: Northern Italian Reserve Espresso, Organic SWP Decaffeinated Sumatra Gayo Mountain Roaster: Ecco Caffe Rating: 4-, 3+

During my recent visit to Chocolate Fish Coffee, I picked up two bags of Ecco Caffe coffee – the two blends I tried while visiting. I always enjoy calibrating my home espresso against a well-prepared rendition by some skilled baristas that could [...]

The Flight of the Chocolate Fish

ManSeekingCoffee — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:19:34 +0000

Name: Chocolate Fish Coffee Location: 3rd and Q, Sacramento, CA Rating: 4

A few weeks ago, I wrote a review of Mojo Bicycle Cafe. This week found me at Chocolate Fish. I wish I could say that this recent spate of visits to Ecco Caffe-serving institutions was part of a master plan to create a journalistic theme, but my [...]