I’m sitting in a café in Lower Manhattan and a barista has just checked on our table- for the third time. Do we need any more coffee? Is everything tasting alright? Can we take those dish
Tag: New York
Empire State of Grind: Erika Vonie Leads Expansion at Brooklyn’s Variety Coffee Roasters
One of the most rewarding aspects of competing in barista competitions is not the moment in the limelight or even the free swag, it’s the friendships one makes with other committed coffee pro
Cafe Review: Bluestone Lane in Manhattan’s Financial District
New York City occupies an almost mythic place in the American mind. Countless stories have been written about the young traveler to the city, looking for fame, for fortune, or simply, for a place
Jesse Harriott to Start Copper Horse Coffee in Ithaca
Jesse Harriott is no stranger to long-time readers of The Coffee Compass. Jesse’s curriculum vitae reads like a greatest hits record: award winning coffee roaster, co-founder of America’
Cafe Review: Culture Espresso in Manhattan, a Miracle on 38th St.
Empire State of Coffee The Empire State building dominates the the Manhattan Skyline, but a good cup of coffee in Midtown is a little harder to spot. In an area of town largely dominated by departm
Cafe Review: Joe’s Pro Shop in NYC
Joe’s Pro Shop: A Toy Store For Coffee Nerds Many of the most iconic films in movie history take place in New York. Annie Hall, The Godfather, Wall Street, the list goes on. But one work of c
Cafe Review: Everyman Espresso in SoHo
The Big Apple. Gotham. The City that Never Sleeps. Whatever you call it, New York has emerged as a premier coffee destination. In previous years New Yorkers were notorious for drinking their coffee