Street Smart: Chicago’s Caffe Streets Sets Bar in Wicker Park
Caffe Streets in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood serves Metric Coffee in a thoughtfully designed atmosphere. Their consistent execution makes Streets one of Chicago’s premier coffee
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Gear Review: Monarch Methods Kettle
A few months ago we published a short post admiring our friend Brian Schiele’s Monarch Methods Kettle. Someone must have read the article, because my coworkers at Quills Coffee surprised me
Five Amazing Must-Try Aeropress Recipes
Home coffee enthusiast Chris Heiniger lifted the Gold Aeropress at the 2015 Eastern Aeropress Championship, but the competition featured too many creative Aeropress recipes not to share a few of
Chris Heiniger Wins 2015 Eastern Aeropress Championship
Chris Heiniger of Louisville, Kentucky is the 2015 Eastern Aeropress Champion. The regional competition was hosted on January 31st by Louisville micro-roaster Quills Coffee in partnership with Pr
Collective Espresso Opens Second Location in Cincinnati
For two years now Collective Espresso has been raising the bar in Cincinnati for specialty coffee. Given the popularity of their Over-the-Rhine café, perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise
Louisville to Host US Aeropress Championship Eastern Regional
The Eastern Regional of the US Aeropress Championship will take place in Louisville, KY on January 31, 2015. Louisville-based micro roaster Quills Coffee will host the event, in partnership with sp
Cafe Review: Espresso Embassy in Budapest
If you’ve never been to Budapest, there are three things I want you to realize before reading this review. One: there is a lot of espresso in Budapest. It’s actually really hard to find
Barista Interview: Tooill, Myers, Miller, and Butterworth
Interview by Mikey Rinaldo 2014 has already turned out to be a very exciting year for Louisville’s coffee scene. Four Louisville baristas competed this past January at the Big Eastern Barista Co
My Three Days at Blacksmith in Houston, TX
Forged in the Fires of Montrose Arcade Fire front man William Butler wrote an entire album about how much he hated growing up in Houston, Texas. But if he ever stops trying to get away from the spr
In Support of Home Roasting
Recently, Serious Eats published an article by Nick Cho that advocated against roasting coffee at home. I am a big fan of Serious Eats. Content from that website has encouraged me to take on all ma