Meet the man who wants to change the way you buy coffee. Ken Lander is cofounder of Thrive Farmers, a coffee company championing a farmer-direct model in which the farmers retains ownership of the
Author: Michael Butterworth
Michael Butterworth is an authorized instructor of the Specialty Coffee Association and the inventor of the Etkin Dripper. He cofounded the Coffee Compass mostly as an excuse to visit more coffee shops. For consulting and training enquiries please visit butterworth.coffee.
Josh Littlefield Embarks on the Great American Coffee Tour
Many of us fantasize about quitting our job, throwing a bag in the back of a truck, and café-crawling our way around the country. Josh Littlefield is actually doing it. The former New York-based
Will the Ona Coffee Distributor Make Your Espresso Taste Better?
One of the most basic barista tasks is also the hardest to master. Over the course of a shift, a typical barista will pull hundreds of shots of espresso. In order to pull a decent shot, the bar
New Short Film Highlights Women in Coffee
From the farm to the café, women play an important role in every part of the coffee supply chain. A new short film from Equal Exchange celebrates the leadership that women provide in their comp
Raleigh’s BREW Coffee Bar Displays Diversity of North Carolina Coffee
If you mention coffee in North Carolina, most people think of one company, and for good reason. With training centers scattered across the country, two US barista champions, and unparalleled whol
Matt Argo of Good Folks Coffee Talks Rebranding, Origin, and Expansion
Matt Argo is quietly building a coffee empire. From humble beginnings in a basement to a brand new roasting facility in Louisville’s Shelby Park neighborhood, Argo’s Good Folks Coffee
You Can Now Roast Coffee With Your Smart Phone and the Ikawa Pro Sample Roaster
For coffee importers and roasters, sample roasting is a crucial part of evaluating the quality of a coffee. Designed to highlight the intrinsic qualities of a given coffee, a sample roast is tradit
What the Heck is a Refractometer?
The entire coffee industry is being changed by a device that can fit in the palm of your hand. A refractometer measures the refractive index of a solution. In fields as varied as veterinary medic
Five Philadelphia Coffee Roasters Spreading the Brotherly Love
Philadelphia: the city of cheesesteaks, the Liberty Bell, and brotherly love. It’s also a fantastic place to drink some locally-roasted coffee. We recently café crawled our way around Amer
Cafe Review: Norm Coffee in Istanbul
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk wrote in his memoir, Istanbul: Memories and the City, “it was in Cihangir (where we too would move as our fortunes dwindled) that I first learned Ist