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April 30, 2012
South Lake's Cafe Venus Serving Up Hot Topics
On Friday afternoon, I walked into Cafe Venus with the inside of my mouth fully intact. It was about 4:00 pm and I'd suddenly realized that I'd somehow gone without coffee all day. In a panic, I stopped at the nearest cafe. I had not been into Cafe Venus before, nor visited the attached Mars Bar. Ne ... More >>
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April 24, 2012
USBC 2012: The Five Best Buzz-Words of (Really) Caffeinated Competitors
After 4 days of intense caffeination (plus one additional day of hungover silence while everyone re-hydrates), the national competition crowning the United States' Barista Champion for 2012 has come to a close. Portland, fitting to its fantastic performance at the regional competition in January, ho ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
Starbucks Attempting to Class Things Up in Europe
Sure, Starbucks has taken over the world. The 17 Starbucks I pass by during my 10-minute walk to work validates this. But, believe it or not, there are places on god's green earth where Starbucks has yet to turn a profit ... like France, for instance.
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March 5, 2012
Caffe Umbria's Coffee Inspires Reevaluation of Facts
The bright blue lights of a WBC edition Simonelli espresso machine stare back at me from behind Caffe Umbria's bar as I order my solo espresso from the barista. It is, for all my espresso-themed Seattle adventures, my first visit to the historic Umbria location in Pioneer Square. Or I should say, Um ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Just Driving Thru at Urban City Coffee
Every so often, somebody finds out I write about coffee in the Northwest, and sees it as their chance to finally have an article published about that one thing that has been driving them crazy in the coffee industry for years. Frequently, these things have little to do with coffee itself, and so the ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Portland Takes #TacomaByStorm at the 2012 Northwest Regional Barista Competition
One would think that if the 2012 Northwest Regional Barista Competition were going to have a defining word, it might be something like dedication. Commitment. Artistry. Excellence. Detailed. Perhaps, even, obsession. This year, seated at the Sensory Judge's table, after hours of classes and calibr ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Heart, Body, Crema: Espresso In the Balance
flickr.com/photos/aaronaikenEvery so often, you hear a sports reference to a person, team, or animal that beat incredible odds by performing on a recipe of "all heart." That team triumphed playing all heart. That horse ran on all heart. That athlete was all heart. It is always a statement of ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
The Best in Coffee, 2011
'Tis the Season for writing lists. Every single year, Santa's "Naughty or Nice" list pops up in a December song or two, and seemingly incites mass panic. The end-of-year Lists switch gets flipped. Next things you know, everybody has lists. Gift lists. Card lists. Party lists. New Year Resolution lis ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Handsome Coffee Roasters: Boy Band of the Coffee World?
For the past several hours, my Twitter feed has been merrily abuzz (achirp?) with a tiny tussle over "tasting notes." @alexbernson of New York City tweeted, "Let's be real, 95% of coffee tasting notes on retail bags are crap that do little to help the lay consumer hone in on the coffees they ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Java Jahn No Figment of the Imagination
If you had asked me an hour ago, I might have remarked that I really wanted to open this blog with a word about mirages. Unfortunately, I was reminded some 20 minutes ago that any such opening discussion would require attempting to remember such things as temperature gradients, refraction, and a few ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
Milstead & Company Takes Up Residence a Short Stroll from Fremont's Troll
Andrew Milstead, brewing a Clever cup of coffee at his new cafe in Fremont.It is a whirlwind time of year for Seattle. As weather begins to bluster, days become shorter, clouds roll in, and leaves begin to hint at changing colors, Seattle gets busy preparing to ward off hibernation with our h ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Hot or Iced, McDonald's Coffee Will Leave You Cold
http://futurethinktank.com/McDonald's coffee is a disappointment. Some of you may feel this is an unnecessarily obvious statement, but allow me to explain. In a dozen years of coffee drinking, including everything from Cup of Excellence espresso to 7-Eleven's "happy hour" beverages, I'd som ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
Doing the Math at Kirkland's Caffe Rococo
http://blog.clayenos.com/2007/07/quality-control.htmlCaffe Rococo is a busy little space. On a sunny weekend morning, you'll find the shaded outdoor tables occupied by people with puppies, and the indoor tables filled with everything from multi-generational family breakfasts of coffee, cocoa, ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Roasted in Tacoma: Wake and Bake With Green Cup Coffee
Imagine if your morning cup of coffee had cannabis in it. Well, now it can, thanks to Tacoma-based Green Cup Coffee Company.
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June 6, 2011
Monday Gossip: Lake City's Kaffeeklatsch
http://www.annemarieleon.com/There is a turtle staring me down out of a picture frame a couple yards away. It seems, perhaps, judgmental in its unblinking, watercolor gawking, and it is making me feel, I can only assume, a little like I must be making the trio of Chihuahuas outside the window ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
A Coffee Tourist's Guide to Washington's State Capital
Colombia Estrella del Sur at Batdorf Bronson in Olympia, WAIn 28 years of being a Washington State resident, last week marked my very first visit to the city of Olympia. While neglect of state capitals seems to be an embedded trend within West Coast tourism (who travels to California to see S ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Issaquah Coffee Company and the Trauma of Gelato
"Hi! Can I get a drink started for you?" the eager barista greets me. I am barely inside the door, my eyes still adjusting to the room. Counter. Tables. Ceiling fan. Menu. Barista who seems to want something. Ice cream. Hey! Ice cream! My attention wanders from the task at hand. Ice cream sou ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
Empire (Espresso Bar) State of Mind
www.empireespressobar.blogspot.comWorld Cup is no small matter here.Columbia City is one of those rare neighborhoods which visiting always makes me want to purchase a fantastic, historic house and renovate it. While this would be an incredibly impractical and, let's face it, bad decision on m ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Bill Wheeler's Replacement Sexpresso Stand Goes Up in Flames: Did Bill Light the Fire?
WheelerMuch like its original owner, strange things keep happening to Bill Wheeler's sexpresso stand. First, like him, the stand disappeared. He vanished somewhere in Las Vegas last year, and remains missing, perhaps dead. The chartreuse stand vanished last month from its Everett location, re ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Laughing Ladies Cafe vs. the Hierarchy of Coffee Shop Needs
Not all coffee shops are created equal. I suppose it would get boring if they were, but the unique profile of each and every coffee shop (not to mention its coffee) can create daunting circumstances in which to attempt a coffee-shop review or ranking. It would probably, in fact, be quite oppo ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
11 Reasons Why Starbucks Replacing Baristas With Robots is a Good Idea
When it comes to gathering news about the impending robot apocalypse, Gizmodo is always my go-to site. Those folks, they've just got their fingers on the pulse of the robot revolution--the cold, metallic and inexorable pulse... Usually, though, their robot news comes from a comfortable dista ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Hip Hemp at Neptune Coffee in Greenwood
Hemp milk latte art at Neptune Coffee in Greenwood.Recently, someone recommended trying hemp milk in my coffee, since I can't drink dairy or soy. I typically prefer my espresso neat (if you will), but the occasional latte can be a lovely addition to a rainy day, so I'm always on the lookout f ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
One Mini-Upset on a Major Coffee-Drinking Tour
http://www.scienceteecher.comToo much of this in my diet.Once upon a time, as best I can recall, I was a cautious caffeine consumer. Decaf (or at the very least, a split shot) was dutifully ordered if surpassing one coffee per day. One or two cups of coffee per week defined my early college d ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Valentine's Day Even Makes My Coffee Bitter
http://kristensteinfineart.imagekind.com/store/I love you a latte? ...Really?Today is Valentine's Day. In honor of the fact that I, candidly speaking, absolutely resent an entire day being wasted on the mandatory acknowledgement of other people's relationships, I have chosen to write a short ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Starbucks Promises Its New Coffee Doesn't Suck, and Backs Up This Promise With . . . More Starbucks Coffee
Because taking over the world one venti half-caf mochaccino at a time wasn't quite enough, last year local(ish) behemoth Starbucks (favorite coffee of pirates!) rolled out their own brand of instant coffee called Via. Actually, they went to great lengths to explain to everyone how this wasn' ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
The 2011 Northwest Regional Barista Competition: A Reason to Spend a Weekend in Tacoma
Tyler Stevens of Barista in Portland pours his signature coffee beverage, while technical judge Alex Negranza looks on.It can only be by some cruel and slightly twisted scheme that an event such as The 2011 Northwest Regional Barista Competition would be scheduled to begin in the morning. Mos ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Seattle's Top Five Bars for Coffee-Themed Cocktails
The Diller Room.In early December, the Weekly started a column titled Legal Speedballs as a sort of "in your face" to the people who got canned, caffeinated alcoholic beverages banned. Considering our standing as a well-respected coffee hub, and our love for bars, Seattle would seem like the ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
The Best in Coffee, 2010.
January, 2010 - Beginning Coffee by finishing Grad School.Year end blogging feels unexpectedly intimidating. There's suddenly a lot of pressure to say something profound, or at least, in some way climactic. It seems, after a year of intentionally drinking more coffee than I ought to, I should ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Dear Santa: Coffee Not Coal for Me, Please.
http://www.sisterscoffee.com/Need a last minute gift idea for a coffee lover on your list? I've been asking around about best items for making quality coffee at home, and apparently, if you have $200 to spend on somebody, all of my most geeky coffee friends (and I mean that with the utmost lo ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
Have Yourself a Merry Little Downtown Business Breakfast
The Stop: University Street Station The Vibe: By 7:30 on a weekday morning, men and women in Goretex trench coats are rushing through the streets of Seattle's business district to offices high up in the skyscrapers. And on every block there are delis and coffee shops serving up pre-made brea ... More >>
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December 13, 2010
Holiday Cheer at the Bang Bang Cafe
Rice milk latte art at the Bang Bang Cafe.This week, Seattle's never-ending wealth of coffee shops offered up the Bang Bang Cafe in Belltown for discovery. Just a little over a year old, the cafe is owned by Yuki and Miki Sodos, sisters with a love for hospitality and Southwestern cuisine. Al ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
Le Rêve Bakery Opens in Queen Anne
After weeks of anticipation, Le Rêve Bakery has finally opened in Queen Anne. The little French cafe features beautiful pastries, freshly made sandwiches and soups... but I went for the coffee. It isn't often I purposely go to a bakery to get my espresso, but since Le Rêve is one of the onl ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Kuma Coffee Brings Excellent French Press to Wallingford
http://www.frenchpresshowto.comCurrent Coffee Project: master the art of the french press. Level of Success: bordering on tragic. Newest Strategy: sample french press coffee at various coffee shops around town, so as to learn "good" from "bad" from "excellent." Recently, I've been attempt ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Monday Bedlam with a Bit of Intrigue
Art at BedlamThe history of the "coffeehouse" is one long and glorious history of controversy in the public sphere. Many of us, I think, have some vague idea that if we want to talk politics during the evening, we should go to a pub. But, if we want to talk politics during daylight hours, it ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Coffee Fest Navigation: Relating to Bigger Pictures
Barista James from Seattle Coffee Works, intently preparing for the final round of Victrola's single-cup brewing methods competition.This past weekend marked Seattle's 19th year hosting Coffee Fest. Situated downtown at the Convention Center, the trade show takes up the entire fourth level an ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
The Coffee Catcher: Not Just Another Hunter-Gatherer Persona.
This past week, somebody asked me "what a French Press actually does." It was an exceptionally well-timed question, tying in neatly with the subject of a tasting I'd just attended at which local inventor Nate Jones made a fun presentation on the merits of the Coffee Catcher. The Coffee Catc ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
Tougo Coffee: Naked Portafilters, Togas, and Diversity in the Central District
There isn't much better than a good cup of coffee and a comfortable couch to rally contentment on a rainy Seattle day. Especially when the couch is a homey, retro shade of burnt-orange, but still miraculously in possession of all its stuffing and springs. This past week, in a continuing (if u ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Caffè Fiore, Meet the Thesaurus.
I've realized recently that the more coffee I encounter, the less qualified I feel to talk about it. The realms of "espresso taste" and "coffee shop atmosphere" never seem to stop expanding, creating an increasingly frustrating challenge for my limited vocabulary. Therefore, I have determined ... More >>
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September 3, 2010
The 2010 Grinder Smackdown: Coffee Gets Combative
Nate Jones compares lattes from the Swift grinder, rating consistency.It has long perplexed many a Grad Student why in-depth learning about a topic should work so in reverse, leaving you knowing (or at least feeling like you know) exponentially less than you knew when you began a course of st ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Makeda Coffee, Seven Coffee Roasters, and Kid-Friendly Coffee in Phinney Ridge
(The littlest espresso.)At this present moment, I am curled up on the couch at Makeda Coffee in Phinney Ridge, wearing both sweater and scarf, eating rice pudding, sipping espresso, and enjoying Seattle's summer. It has been years since the fickleness of Northwest weather could astonish me. I ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
Cafe Javasti: Cold Brew Fails to Break Local Blogger's Americano Addiction
Believe it or not, in the past decade of coffee drinking, this week marked the first time I'd ever ordered "cold brew" coffee. I used to have a roommate who raved about it on a regular basis, but I never felt compelled to check it out since I've always been more of an espresso girl. Lately, h ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Nollie's: a Different Kind of Happy Hour in South Lake Union
Here is a concept that really should become as normal for coffee shops as it is for bars: Happy Hour. A few places here and there have implemented variations on the idea, but they are so few that I always get extremely excited when I walk in to a store for espresso and discover that I've arri ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
Drip Coffee "Near Threatened" in Natural Habitat
Has anyone else noticed those baristas popping up here and there who look askance at you if you inquire about drip coffee? More than one coffee shop I've visited as of late has informed me they do not do drip coffee. French press, vacuum pot, and "single cup" (Clover or pour-over) coffee all ... More >>
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June 14, 2010
Espresso Nights: One Thousand and One Links
It was brought to my attention the other day that the Seattle PI posted a list of "10 Great Coffee Shops" in their city Visitors Guide: 10 places to check out to get a feel for Seattle's coffee culture. While I may or may not be decisive enough to come up with my own counter-list, I am incapa ... More >>
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June 7, 2010
Local Coffee Drinker Confused by Hospitality.
Single Origin: Costa RicaHere is something you may or may not have thought about before: the word "hospital" and the word "hospitality" are variations of the same root (not to start too far off subject: some hospitals could stand to take note of this). In the 14th century, the Latin word hosp ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
Tanzania, Brazil: Canadian Coffee in Seattle's U District.
Today, I am sitting near the entrance of Trabant Coffee & Chai in the University District, tilting a cup of coffee back and forth to catch its colors in different shades of light while listening to a man outside the door hold forth (about something that doesn't make sense) to someone who isn ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Red Cup, White Beans, and Coffee 101
With just under two weeks to go before graduate exit exams become a harsh reality, I join the ranks of the Academic Undead: preparing for finals and subsisting on some bizarre combination of sugar and caffeinated beverages. I was reminded today that coffee is one of the most traded commoditi ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
Citizen Coffee Sends Girl Home With BBQ and a Bottle of Wine
Spring in Seattle. The window is wide open at Citizen Coffee this evening, and the smell of crepes is wafting by in tempting waves as I eavesdrop on the patio's laughter and sip my decaf americano at the indoor seating bar. A research catalogue, The Choral Music of Latin America, sits open t ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
Top 5 Coffeehouses to Park Your Laptop
What makes a coffee shop a good place to work from? Is it the coffee? The hospitality? The music? Everyone has their favorite spot to park their laptop, whether it's a small café in their neighborhood or the hottest coffee shop on the other side of town. We here at Seattle Weekly are jealous of tho ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Grillaxin' with Dani Cone, Part Two
Victoria LahtiPart two of our interview with High 5 Pie and Fuel Coffee owner Dani Cone. You can read the first part here. Check back tomorrow for some sweet pie action from Cone. So, you're the sole owner of Fuel and High 5. The head honcho. What's that like? Well, It's definitely a 24/7, ... More >>
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