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Archives for August 2013

Cafe Review: Prufrock Coffee in London

August 26, 2013 By Michael Leave a Comment

Prufrock Coffee espresso machine

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 the protagonist’s disillusion with the monotonousness of modern society. I certainly don’t claim to be a literary critic, but a life measured out in spoons from London’s Prufrock Coffee wouldn’t be too …

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews Tagged With: coffee, Gwilym Davies, London, Prufrock Coffee

5 Reasons To Own a Coffee Scale

August 20, 2013 By Darren 2 Comments


Hario 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 into your brew ensemble and you might as well have rolled up with Jesse Pinkman and a 5000mL round bottom boiling flask.

Here are 5 reasons to bear the ignominy….

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: american weigh, coffee scale, hario, iced pour-over coffee, Pour Over

Cafe Review: Black Tap Coffee in Charleston, SC

August 12, 2013 By Guest 3 Comments

Black Tap Coffee exterior

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 2012…

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews Tagged With: Black Tap Coffee, Charleston, Counter Culture Coffee, South Carolina

Book Review: Coffee Encounters

August 8, 2013 By Michael Leave a Comment

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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 Encounters: Adventures to Origin by Jonette George and Tyson Hunter offers an intimate look at …

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Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Australia, Coffee Encounters, Matt Perger, Proud Mary, St. Ali, WBC

Interview: Pete Licata Barista Champion of the World

August 5, 2013 By Guest 2 Comments

Pete Licata barista champion pose
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.  Since 2005, Pete Licata has placed first in his regional barista competition five times, won the United States Barista Competition twice and is the reigning 2013 World Barista Competition Champion. Pete graciously took some time from his busy schedule to answer a few questions for the Coffee Compass. We hope you thoroughly enjoy this Q & A session with The Champ. He is a deserving champion because of hard work, dedication, repetition, innovation in engaging judges with hospitality, rock solid technical skills, and properly representing an amazing coffee from Arnulfo Leguizamo. Be inspired….

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Parisi, Pete Licata, WBC

London Coffee Crawl: Five Proper Shots of Espresso

August 1, 2013 By Michael 4 Comments

TAP Coffee London

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 Barista Championship in 2010, the cafe scene …

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews Tagged With: Association Coffee, England, Fernandez and Wells, Hasbean, London, Look Mum No Hands!, Square Mile Coffee, Synesso Hydra, TAP coffee, Workshop Coffee

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