The specialty coffee scene in Cincinnati just got a huge shot in the arm. Nestled on a quiet side street in the historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, Collective Espresso is a new craft coffee sho
Review: American Weigh SC-2kg Scale
In the wake of the Christmas coma-inducing materialism, we thought it would be good to break into the New Year with a product review. I’ve noticed that lugging the myriad of coffee apparatuse
Cafe Review: Jubala Village Cafe in Raleigh, NC
Certain kinds of neighborhoods tend to attract craft coffee shops. They’re usually gritty, partially gentrified neighborhoods: the kind your parents would lock their car doors in. Show me a t
Turkish Delight: Çekirdek Cafe Opens in Istanbul, Turkey
Brief History of Turkish Coffee If you had a cup of coffee this morning, you can thank the Turks. Coffee came to the West through Turkey as the Ottoman Empire expanded into the European continent.�
Cafe Review: Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe, AZ
It’s tough trying to sell coffee when the temperature outside is the same as a well steamed cappuccino, but Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe, AZ has a threefold recipe for success: source incredibl
Cafe Review: Sweetleaf Coffee in Queens, NY
Post written by Tim Strader of WPYP Wandering around New York City I can tell you some coffee shops got it and some shops don’t. It’s not unusual to see a shop’s awning read, “Pizza! Tacos!
Learn How to Brew a Chemex with Cartel Coffee
A CHEMEX BREW GUIDE from Cartel Coffee Lab on Vimeo. The Chemex German-born chemist Peter Schlumbohm had a simple goal: invent the best coffee maker ever. After several years of testing and prototy
Interview: Matt Brown of Cafe Imports
Post written by Jesse Harriott As a coffee enthusiast, I am super delighted to see the ever increasing recognition that coffee producers (fincas, fazendas, estates, co-ops et al.) receive for their
Coffee in Dublin, Ireland: 3FE
The Book of Kells, James Joyce, pubs, The Guinness Storehouse. Dublin, Ireland is famous for a lot of things, and we think coffee should be added to that list. When we say coffee in Dublin, we do
How to Drink Black Coffee
Photo by Brian Moats As a barista, I firmly believe that people should drink coffee the way they most enjoy it, but a lot of people who want to drink black coffee don’t think they can. Part