February 27, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
It occurs to me, shortly after bemoaning the lull in new crop coffee arrivals, that I’ve got beans on my sample shelf that I’ve yet to find time to taste… and others that I’ve tried, found wanting, and wondered: was … Continue reading
February 25, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
Peet’s Coffee is coming home to Seattle, again. Sort of. Almost. Well… it’s complicated. Peet’s was established in Berkeley by the venerated Alfred Peet nearly 40 years ago. It was at Peet’s that Jerry Baldwin and his partners found their … Continue reading
February 25, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
Coffee – like most any stuff that’s a product of soil and rain and honest sweat – is a seasonal crop. Where it’s grown determines when coffee trees [shrubs, really] will bloom and fruit and ripen. Coffee only grows well … Continue reading
February 23, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
It’s been a tremendous fun weekend, performance-wise. Friday evening the little improv company that I play with – Commedia Sans Arte – was featured at the Just Off Broadway theatre in Kansas City. While we’ve taken the stage together more … Continue reading
February 23, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
If the specialty coffee business ever were to build a hall of fame, pride of place would likely go to Alfred Peet, who brought European-inspired roasting to Berkeley, California nearly 40 years ago. And in that same hall, at Peet’s … Continue reading
February 21, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
A tip of the hat…to Mark Prince – a caffeinated compatriot and fellow writer of expressions espressi – who picked up some nifty coverage in today’s USA TODAY. “As with soccer and fermented grapes, coffee drinks are another European import … Continue reading
February 19, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
I pre-ordered Cory’s Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom from Amazon. Round about the time I got it, Cory announced that the novel would be freely available for download in its entirety. [His publisher must love him.] When it … Continue reading
February 18, 2003
by deCadmus
0 comments
Cory Doctorow wonders out loud whether Reuters’ decision to cut 3,000 jobs is in any way a result of the disintermediation effect of the blogosphere. I’m inspired to wonder a little further out… The evolution of the modern journalist [don’t … Continue reading