And I’m back.
Thank you to everyone who has been reading BXT. I apologize for my brief absence; moving can be time consuming and so can a new job. I have not stopped working on the site, but am happy to say that after giving it much consideration I feel there is going to be much more direction … Read more
Peter Giuliano: Varieties
In mid-March, several professionals joined Peter Giuliano of Counter Culture Coffee in a discussion regarding the topic of coffee varieties. The major question was more or less: why do we stress country of origin when describing coffee, instead of variety, when variety is a much stronger determinant of flavor? This is the purpose of the … Read more
Move. Learn. Eat.
I am in love with travel; seeing it all, experiencing life, getting lost, being found. I found these three films, from director-producer Rick Mereki, inspiring to say the least. They are about the trip of a lifetime with a pretty simple agenda: move, learn, eat. The only downside to watching these videos? major wanderlust. I … Read more
A Trip to Columbia with Tim Wendelboe
If you are like me, then you procrastinated when it came to reading Tim Wendelboe’s blog posts about his work at Finca Tamana in Columbia. I wanted to wait until all five were written, then I wanted to share it with all of my readers and then… memorial day… and that seem to throw me … Read more
Ray Bradbury “Fahrenheit 451″
The first book I have chosen to read for my book-a-week project is Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451″, a dystopian novel. Last week I posted about a report that I discovered regarding the nations reading habits (read here) and this book was stunningly appropriate, which I emphasize even more after finishing it. You see, it all … Read more
“Coffees” by Alex Beh
Im sure you can guess what about the title of this short film caused me to check it out. “Coffees” is a short film from them mind of writer, producer and director Alex Beh in association with Protokulture. The tag is: Love will make you do irrational acts of kindness. You can find a lot more … Read more
Able Brewing’s new website and Kone Brewing System
“ABLE WAS STARTED BY COFFEE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO CREATING APPROACHABLE, REUSABLE AND SUSTAINABLE COFFEE BREWING EQUIPMENT. DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS ALIKE, ALL ABLE PRODUCTS ARE MADE WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS AVAILABLE AND ARE PRODUCED COMPLETELY IN THE USA, UTILIZING HOMEGROWN RESOURCES AND TALENT” That is copied from the ABOUT page of Able Brewing’s … Read more
CNN’s Eatocracy on how to make coffee.
CNN’s food blog, Eatocracy, just released an article about how to make better coffee at home or in the office. Their advice, essentially: ditch the machines and go manual. Recommending the pour-over method as the most popular and one of the best tasting brew methods, they also touch on the french press, Chemex, Aeropress, and … Read more
Tim Wendelboe talks his beginnings in coffee, oslo, price trends, customer service and restaurant coffee.
Recently published Q&A with Tim Wendelboe. He answers questions about the start of his career, the big cities of third-wave coffee, the price of coffee in the world, and coffee service in restaurants. The session concludes with some tips for restaurants that want to increase their level of service in a coffee sense. A very … Read more
To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence
I just finished reading a report published by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) titled “To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence”. Released in November of 2007, the report was attentive of the following: This report is a new and comprehensive analysis of reading patterns of children, teenagers, and adults … Read more
