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December 3, 2010 Category: cafe, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, Rating 3, roaster, United States Tags: Broadway Cafe, Broadway Roasting Company, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Kansas City coffee, La Marzocco Linea, Mexico Chiapas, Mexico coffee, New York TImes New Coffee Bars, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua Limoncillo, Nicaragua Mierisch, rating coffee, The Roasterie
Name: Broadway Cafe and Broadway Roasting Company Location: 4106 Broadway and 4012 Washington Street, Kansas City, MO Roasters: Broadway Roasting Company Rating: 3+
While coffee hasn’t quite achieved the feuded-over status of say, barbecue, when it comes to Kansas City cuisine, denizens of this city do have at least two decent sized [...]
September 11, 2010 Category: cafe, Kentucky, Louisville, Rating 3, roaster Tags: Astoria Rapallo, coffee, coffee review, Costa Rica coffee, Costa Rica San Janillo, espresso, Ethiopia coffee, Ethiopia Harrar, Louisville coffee, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua La Manita, rating coffee, Sunergos Coffee
Name: Sunergos Coffee Location: 2122 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY Roasters: Sunergos Coffee Rating: 3+
I didn’t have a lot of hope for finding good coffee when I visited Louisville a few weeks back. I was there for a wedding and something of a family reunion so my coffee shop sleuthing hours were [...]
February 17, 2010 Category: cafe, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Rating 3, United States Tags: Black Cat Espresso, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Ground Support, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Intelligentsia House Blend, La Marzocco Linea, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua Pacamara Peaberry, rating coffee
Name: Ground Support Location: 399 West Broadway, New York, NY Roasters: Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea Rating: 3+
What works for a New York cafe when it comes to operating as a successful business is something of a mystery to me. There are countless coffee closets popping up precisely because the rent is so [...]
October 15, 2009 Category: California, East Bay, Rating 4, restaurant, United States Tags: Abid Clever Coffee Dripper, Bay Area Top 100 Restaurant, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Camino Restaurant, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Four Barrel Coffee, La Marzocco Linea, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua La Tortuga, rating coffee
Name: Camino Location: 3917 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA Roasters: Four Barrel Coffee and Blue Bottle Coffee Company Rating: 4-
It’s a common refrain amongst those who obsess over good coffee that well-respected restaurants rarely get the stuff right. At least with espresso, you can understand why the results are often poor. Producing good [...]
June 13, 2009 Category: cafe, California, Orange County, Rating 4, roaster, United States Tags: Burundi coffee, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Kean Coffee, Kean Espresso, La Marzocco Linea, Martin Diedrich, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua Decaf, Orange County coffee, rating coffee
Name: Tustin Coffee House Location: 16381 Newport Avenue, Suite 14, Tustin, CA 92780 Roaster: Kéan Coffee Rating: 4
I visited Kean Coffee’s original Newport Beach location over a year ago. While I liked what they had to offer and was even astounded by their coffee in the store, I had some lingering doubts about their espresso [...]
December 13, 2008 Category: Albuquerque, cafe, New Mexico, Rating 4, United States Tags: Albuquerque coffee, Black Cat Decaf, Black Cat Espresso, Black Cat Project, coffee, coffee review, Diablo blend, espresso, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Jay Caragay, Michael Thomas Coffee, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua Flor Azul, Otono blend, rating coffee, The Grove
Name: The Grove Cafe & Market Location: 600 Central Avenue SE, Suite A, Albuquerque, NM Roaster: Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea Rating: 4-
It’s incredibly humbling to find that even painstaking research can occasionally let you down. In all my recent trips to Albuquerque, I somehow overlooked The Grove. To be fair to myself, I [...]
December 6, 2008 Category: California, Chicago, coffee@home, Greater LA Area, Illinois, Rating 3, Rating 4, roaster, United States Tags: Celebration Blend, coffee, coffee review, french press, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua Flor Azul, rating coffee, single-origin espresso
Beans: Flor Azul, Nicaragua Roaster: Intelligentsia Rating: 4 (espresso), 3 (brewed)
Coffee tasting notes tend to vary in extent and usefulness. Some authors strive for quantity and complexity, others prefer graphically representative precision, while still others develop detailed character studies of their beans. As a rule, I tend to prefer more information to [...]
August 8, 2008 Category: California, coffee@home, Rating 2, Rating 3, Rating 4, San Francisco, United States Tags: Bay Area coffee, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Breakroom Cafe, coffee, coffee review, De La Paz Coffee, espresso, Ethiopia coffee, Ethiopia Misty Valley, Guatemala coffee, Jason Benford, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua Segovia, Peru coffee, Peru Norte, rating coffee, Vello-Bella blend
Roaster: De La Paz Coffee Address: 933 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA Beans and Rating: Peru Norte (3), De La Decaf (2+), Ethiopian Misty Valley Yergacheffe (4), Nicaragua Segovia (4)
I found myself standing outside a nondescript, commercially zoned building in an otherwise residential part of the mission. I was in the right [...]
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