Sincerely, San Francisco.

Coffees of the WBC’s

Much has been written about the recent WBC in Atlanta.  What we offer here is a compiled profile of the top six coffees … and the unknown story behind one competitor’s coffee.  New contributor to CHD and WBC head judge Brent Fortune takes an exclusive peek behind the hoppers at the WBC.

We heart african coffee.

omg, new coffee !!!1!!

Why Can’t We Be Blends?

There are a few things on my mind right now, and most of them have something to do with coffee.

Grinding Away

We’ve been doing a lot of late night testing at crema lately.  This usually leads to an even later night back at home, as sleep is nearly impossible after experimenting with coffee.  I’ve noticed that I, and a few others, have been crossing that fine line between espresso bliss and caffeine overdose more and more [...]

JJ In House Comps – Round 1.

On Monday night JJ Bean held part 1 of their in house competitions to see who will be representing them in the competitions.  My brother John and I were asked to be technical judges, an offer we of course accepted.

Monday Espresso

Ethical Bean

Last week I had the chance to go to the ethical bean roastery and cafe with my dad and a friend and, lucky for us, the first person we saw when we walked in was Jeff Linton, the Foodservice Manager for ethical and our coffee rep at crema while he was still with JJ not [...]

Starbucks Espresso//retro’d and ristretto’d.

We’re taking Starbucks beans back to their roots. No fully automatic machines, it’s time to get down and dirty.We’re going to load up the Mazzer. Grind and dose into a portafilter. Tamp it, and run it through a Synesso.

In Search of Espresso’s Best Friend: The Perfect Water

Espresso is good. Espresso with a glass of water, is better.
Yes.
The last few days I have been on a mission, and it wasn’t to find the best espresso. I already know where to find that. I wanted to find the cafe that has the best water to cleanse my palate [...]

The Cappuccino.

Picture the following:
It’s busy. It always is. You’re handing out drinks left and right, as if you have Octopus genetics inside you which enable you to use your 2 hands as 8. People are waiting at the bar – ready to take on the day after their daily, or sometimes bi-daily, intake [...]