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I scrooged away much of my Soltsmas in front of my laptop failing to write up a coherent epilogue of the many lessons I learned in my week of guestblogging about coffee on Dethroner.
Mostly I learned that writing is hard. I had an ambitious list of articles I wanted to crank out and barely […]

Just finished reading the chocolate detective story/expose that has been making the rounds and is being much discussed in coffee nerd circles as it parallels some of the deceptive marketing practices that crop up in the coffee biz. Well written (coining the Suessian term Sneetchcraft - possibly the next truthiness) and inspiring in me […]

All this week I’m guestblogging at Joel Johnson’s awesome Dethroner where the week’s theme is coffee. For those who complain I don’t post enough on this blog, come check out my tiresome rants on Joel’s.
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So I’ve been a bit coy about my new gig for the last few months. Mainly because the project I’m working on still has a ways to go and there is no sense honking the horn of a car that isn’t yet on the road.
Back in April my life changing coffee roasting gig in […]

Just a few short years ago, New York City was a coffee wasteland. When I first became a coffee drinker my brew of choice was a cup of hazelnut flavored watery swill from the corner bodega. This was obtained with the magic words “coffee regular” which indicated the inclusion of a fat spoonful […]

Just returned from a weekend trip to NYC with my coffee consigliere Kyle. I have many blurry photos and blurry memories to sort through and should have more to report as the brain cells come back online.
I love New York - especially this time of year - so I jumped at the chance to […]

Earlier this year my coffee companion Kyle and I jumped hemispheres for a week to lend a hand to a group of ambitious Greeks gearing up to open a serious cafe in the heart of Athens - Evergreen.

It was an intense experience. A real privilege to do work with people of such genuine […]

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 […]