Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
They shut stores down to discuss quality and renew "focus on espresso standards."
They bought the Clover prompting coffeegeeks to shudder and Stumptown to pull them from their stores.
And starting yesterday the original topless logo has returned to signal Starbucks commitment to quality along with their new Pike Place Roast which ...
Posted in St. Louis, coffee, missouri | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
[flickr align="right" style="padding-left: 10px;"]photo:2226152172(small)[/flickr]Former Edwardsvillian Webdesigner Bill Klingensmith of myDarndest was recently in town and made some updates to the Goshen Coffee/222 Artisan Bakery website in the form of adding a blog.
The first post went up last week, and for the high-rolling wanna-be-baker, Matt Herren and 222's new(ish) head baker ...
Posted in Illinois, cooking, events | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
SCAA Midwest Reginonal Barista Competition Round 1 Day 2 that is...
I'm not yet styling a DSLR like some of the other photo snappers I saw (McCracken), so while I'm sure some better shots will come out of the weekend, what I lack in quality I make up for in swiftness ...
Posted in Illinois, coffee, general food | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
I want you to weigh in on seasonality.
I posted about this dish back in November:
Seasonal Cuisine at its finest, California figs and Parma ham with a drizzle of aged Balsamic of Modena
Who's season? Yours or California's?
Many people disagreed with me then when I said this was a ridiculous usage of ...
Posted in farming, general food, sustainable agriculture | No Comments »
Monday, December 10th, 2007
That's one word for what I am. This coffee mug is pretty unique too right? I could wax on about how it came from a thrift store, or how I bought it for the hilarious irony of it all, but no, I bought it new, in San Francisco, ...
Posted in coffee, general food | 2 Comments »
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Did you know St. Louis food bloggers have love for you. Well we do, and today we're all posting our lists of 10 local food gifts.
Here you can find the other participants lists. There's sure to be some overlap, and it will be fun to see where it ...
Posted in Illinois, beer, coffee, farmers' markets, groceries, restaurants | 5 Comments »
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
If you're unfamiliar, let me tell you a quick story -- at least as I understand it:
A man meets a woman in San Francisco. They both go to baking school. They fall in love and move to Seattle to follow their joint-love of coffee. Then, tired of being in ...
Posted in Illinois, coffee, restaurants, reviews | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
You've seen the tall, the venti, and the grande, but unknown to the common man, everyone's favorite green-aproned-charred-coffee-serving-pseudo-baristas also have the ability to hand you a super-automated short.A short you say?Why it's an 8oz single shot as apposed to (a) the 12 oz single (b) the 16oz double or (c) ...
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