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34 Countries, 20,000 Kilometers, One Bicycle: An Interview with Barista Gavyn Stroh

September 3, 2018 By Michael Leave a Comment

We love hearing from our readers, especially if they’re passing through one of the cities where our blogging team is based (Louisville, San Francisco, and Istanbul). It was in the latter we met up with Canadian barista Gavyn Stroh, sharing a pour-over at Coffee Department in Balat. Istanbul is one of the world’s great travel hubs, so it’s not uncommon to meet visiting coffee professionals. But what made our visit with Gavyn exceptional was his mode of transportation. Turkey is one of 34 countries Gavyn cycled through over the last 12 months. We’ve been following his journey since that delicious, naturally-processed El Salvador we shared, and we’ve been taken by its breath-taking panoramas, ever-increasing tan lines, and of course, the many cups of coffee along the way. Now that his journey is coming to a close, we caught up with him to learn about coffee on the open road.

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: bicycles, Canada

Five Cafes Worth Moving To Vancouver For

June 5, 2017 By Michael 2 Comments

Vancouver is widely considered one of the most livable cities on earth. Its wide array of fantastic cafés might have something to do with that. We already wrote about our visit to Nemesis Coffee, but we would be remiss if we didn’t mention five more cafés that have us applying for Canadian citizenship.

Revolver

Revolver might be the best Beatles album, but it’s also one…

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Cafe Review: Nemesis Coffee in Vancouver

April 27, 2017 By Michael 1 Comment

Read any most-livable city list and Vancouver is near the top, and for good reason. Between its breathtaking panoramas, copious green spaces, efficient public transportation, and excellent social safety net, it’s a city with few equals. But if you ask us, the real reason to live in Vancouver is the great coffee shops. One of its best cafés also happen to be one of its newest: Nemesis Coffee in Gastown….

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews Tagged With: Canada, Nemesis Coffee, Vancouver

Monarch Methods: A Kettle Fit for Royalty

December 8, 2014 By Michael 1 Comment

Monarch Methods

The Search for the Perfect Kettle

A good gooseneck kettle is an essential tool for making pour over coffee. Like many baristas, our first gooseneck kettle was the ubiquitous Hario Bueno Kettle. Still a fixture of budget-conscious cafés everywhere, it’s not a bad little kettle for the price point. It has temperature stability issues, but pours water slowly- which is what matters most. Pragmatically, there’s no kettle we recommend more than Bonavita’s Variable Temperature Kettle. It has unparalleled temperature control and incredible insulation, but it’s probably not going to win any design competitions. More aesthetically minded baristas have long preferred the Takahiro, which pours like a dream and works well with induction burners. But recently a new kettle on Bryan Schiele’s blog caught our eye….

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Filed Under: Coffee Product Reviews Tagged With: Bryan Schiele, Canada, Monarch Methods

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