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Building a Better Pour-over: a Conversation with Poursteady CEO Stephan von Muehlen

Building a Better Pour-over: a Conversation with Poursteady CEO Stephan von Muehlen

  • Michael Butterworth
  • July 25, 2022
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I have to admit, the first time I heard about Poursteady, I hated the idea. As a barista trainer, I was skeptical a machine could do a better job of making a pour-over than a well-trained barista.

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I Made The Ice Brew Coffee Recipe I saw on Instagram

I Made The Ice Brew Coffee Recipe I saw on Instagram

  • Michael Butterworth
  • July 11, 2022July 12, 2022
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Recently I was perusing Reels on Instagram when I came across an unexpected video: a barista was adding chunks of ice to a pour-over. By that, I don’t mean that this person was making an iced pou

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Quills Coffee Opens New Jtown Location

Quills Coffee Opens New Jtown Location

  • Michael Butterworth
  • June 30, 2022July 11, 2022
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Can any good thing come out of Jtown? I admit, as a former Louisville resident, when I first heard about my former employer’s plan to open a café in Jeffersontown, I was skeptical. Jtown is

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London Calling: Our Top Seven London Coffee Shops

London Calling: Our Top Seven London Coffee Shops

  • Michael Butterworth
  • May 25, 2022July 11, 2022
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In 2009 Gwilym Davies changed the coffee world with a simple concept: the disloyalty card.  Rather than rewarding his customers for only coming to Prufrock– then a pop-up inside a boutique – t

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A Visit to Curve Coffee Roasters in Margate

A Visit to Curve Coffee Roasters in Margate

  • Michael Butterworth
  • May 2, 2022July 11, 2022
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It had been four years since our last visit to the UK, so when we attended the London Coffee Festival earlier this spring we were eager to hear from local baristas about their current favorite roas

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WBC Judge Trent Rollings to Launch New Online Training Program

WBC Judge Trent Rollings to Launch New Online Training Program

  • Michael Butterworth
  • April 21, 2022July 11, 2022
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I first met Trent Rollings when we judged the Turkish coffee championships together in 2018. Later, Trent would host some SCA classes I taught at his coffee company, Incommon Coffee Roasters, in be

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Brewista Announces Limited Edition Kettle to Benefit Ukraine

  • Michael Butterworth
  • April 7, 2022
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Coffee equipment manufacturer Brewista has announced a new limited edition version of their popular gooseneck kettle to benefit Ukraine.  According to the press release, The kettle features an omb

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Panama’s Elida Estate has Surprise Cameo on Billions

  • Michael Butterworth
  • February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
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Has specialty coffee finally reached a pop-cultural tipping point? Famed Panamanian coffee farm Elida Estate had an unexpected cameo in season six, episode four of the television series Billions. I

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Six Great Budapest Coffee Shops

Six Great Budapest Coffee Shops

  • Michael Butterworth
  • January 18, 2022July 11, 2022
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So many great cafés, so little time. We realized pretty quickly we weren’t going to be able to visit every café on our list during a recent visit to Budapest. The Hungarian capital’s

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Five Coffee Tips for Surviving the Holidays

  • Michael Butterworth
  • December 22, 2021
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While there may be no place like home for the holidays, the coffee at home probably isn’t very good. For some, there’s a certain nostalgia that comes from drinking supermarket coffee— laced w

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