Submitted for your approval, yet more evidence that baristas make great bloggers. I dont’ know if it’s the craft, the caffeine, or just the exposure to so much espresso porn.
February 28, 2007
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
February 27, 2007
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Intelligentsia Coffee Gets Direct
Frustrated with the foibles and shortcomings of Fair Trade certification — among them Fair Trade’s failure to address coffee quality, and its inability to contract with family farms or estates but only coffee growing coops — a number of boutique … Continue reading
February 26, 2007
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From the Shameless Self-Promotion Dept.
Join me at Wentworth by the Sea for the Vermont / New Hampshire Direct Marketing Group’s 19th annual conference where I’ll be presenting, Get the “F” Out of Your Web Site. “F”-patterns. “C”-menus. The “three-click” rule. The “8-second” rule. You’ve … Continue reading
February 26, 2007
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Starbucks’ Soul Search
The Siren searches for a new song to sing. Something with soul. So the leaked Valentine’s Day memo from Starbucks’ chair, Howard Schultz, has been authenticated. The memo reads as a frank and candid assessment of the coffee behemoth… and … Continue reading
February 23, 2007
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How to Destroy the Earth with a Coffee Can
…and other remaindered links. As if you needed another reason not to drink canned coffee: It’s not as easy to destroy the Earth as you might think; evil geniuses everywhere have been trying for years. The problem lies with the … Continue reading
February 20, 2007
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It’s Fat Tuesday, Again.
Five years ago I wrote this homage to New Orleans’ coffee traditions… and I’ve reposted it every year as something of a Mardis Gras tradition. Clearly, it speaks to more carefree days in the Big Easy. Today, even these many … Continue reading
February 20, 2007
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Green Mountain Special Reserve Ethiopian Sidamo
Rating: Rating: An extraordinary, and extraordinarily fruited, dry process Ethiopian Sidamo. I’ll warn you right up front that this is one of those coffees that’s simply unavailable at any price. I’ll tell you why in a moment or two, but … Continue reading
February 19, 2007
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Tasting: Peet’s Major Dickason’s Blend
There are hoards of Peetniks up and down the Left Coast, but how will Peet’s signature deep-as-night roast style play in New England? Time will tell. Meanwhile, I spied one of their displays in the neighborhood grocery this week, and … Continue reading