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I get a lot of requests from people looking to use my coffee photos.

Some recent shot pulling and a damn tasty macchiato Kyle made for me.
Its flattering but I answer no to most all of them, even when I’m offered large sums of money. Most of my photos are available under a Creative […]

The crew at Cafe Grumpy had a soft opening today for their new Chelsea store - a small shop that is going to have a big impact on the nascent New York coffee scene. They’ve already played host to pre-opening events with coffee luminaries Andrew Barnett from Ecco Caffe and Peter Giuliano of North […]

An article in the current Williamette Week takes a deep look at what makes Portland possibly the most serious coffee town in the country. Much like the surprising recent NYTimes piece, this one gets a lot right (except in reference to my bio) pointing out that there is more to this “third wave” of […]

A remarkably non-cringe-inducing article in tomorrow’s New York Times on the rising New York City coffee scene is well worth reading. A number of friends in the trenches like Sam Crane, Ken Nye, Bob Peyton, Dan Griffin, and Chris Owen get name checked and there is even a video segment where Bob and Chris […]

I promised to write some sort of post Burning Man report… Lots of people. Lots of Art. Lots of fun. My old-timer cynicism eventually giving way to camaraderie and mayhem. The pound of Panama Thatcher’s Reserve I brought from Zoka made some fantastic cowboy coffee in camp and neighbor Brokeback […]

Residents of the Eastlake neighborhood no doubt still wince when passing by the construction site where the small but world-reknown Hines Public Market Coffee once stood. But directly across the street from that sad hole in the earth a new hope went live today in the form of Sitka & Spruce’s first day of […]

I’ve just returned from another round of travels and had the good fortune to spend some additional time with the people of Chicago’s Intelligentsia Coffee. Intelli’s senior bean geek Geoff Watts was the focus of an illuminating article on their green coffee sourcing in Thursday’s New York Times business section.
Geoff recently penned […]

John wielding the Mezcal dispenser. John drops science at the UDEPOM dry mill.
John Cossette from Royal Coffee has posted his report from the Mexico trip. John was a brilliant, patient, and impassioned guide to a novice like myself, and his report will give you something of the flavor of the seasoned […]

Following my trip to Mexico with the Intelligentsia crew, I got to spend some time hanging out at their amazing roasting works in Chicago. Intelligentsia pulls no punches in its commitments to ethical sourcing and quality at every step of the chain. Meeting the crew there and seeing the great work they […]

Coffee in bloom - unbelievably pleasant smelling. Gives the bees an extra buzz too.
I’ve got an edited selection of photos from my Mexico trip up on Flickr.
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