Coffee as Poetry In The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot famously wrote, “I have measured out my life in coffee spoons.” Most Eliot interpreters understand the line to denote
Month: August 2013
5 Reasons To Own a Coffee Scale
Lugging a myriad of coffee apparatuses with me to work raises quite a few eyebrows. Generally my coworkers find it all rather customary for brewing until they see my coffee scale. Introduce a scale
Cafe Review: Black Tap Coffee in Charleston, SC
Historic Building, Cutting Edge Coffee In the heart of historic Charleston, Black Tap Coffee is carving out a place for craft coffee in the South’s culinary capital. Opened in February 201
Book Review: Coffee Encounters
Every barista dreams of making a pilgrimage to origin, to retrace the journey from seed to cup. For those of us who have yet to have the opportunity to visit a coffee farm, a new book, Coffee Encou
Interview: Pete Licata Barista Champion of the World
Post written by Jesse Harriott Hard work pays off In 2004, Pete Licata attended a workshop by 2004 World Barista Champion, Tim Wendelboe. This inspired Pete to start competing the following year.
London Coffee Crawl: Five Proper Shots of Espresso
Photo by Ben Willis London Calling The English may stereotypically be tea-drinkers, but in recent years London has emerged as a coffee powerhouse with few rivals. Since London hosted the World Bar