Coffee Tao

I recently ran across this website called Energy Fiend that will tell you exactly how much of a given caffeinated beverage it would take to kill you.
The site asks you to pick your poison from a huge list of commercially available caffeinated drinks such as Coke, Red Bull, and coffee in its various forms (drip, […]

It was only a matter of time, but McDonald’s has finally jumped with both feet into the coffeehouse fray, announcing that they are planning on retrofitting many of their stores to accommodate espresso machines and beverage equipment. That’s right: you’re going to see McMochas soon. About 18 months ago, McDonald’s introduced their “premium” […]

So Black Friday is in full swing, and maybe you have a coffee lover on your gift list. Not someone who simply likes coffee, but the kind of coffee lover who grinds their own, or always looks for the latest coffee gadget, or who can tell the difference between Colombian Supremo and Colombian Excelso. […]

Happy Turkey Day!

Oh wait, you probably mean another kind of Turkey.
(I have got to get one of those Turkish-coffee-dispensing backpacks…)

BMW and manufacturer Saeco recently designed a Starbucks-branded home espresso machine, dubbed the “Sirena”, which at the moment is only available in certain Starbucks stores and online:

The press release conveyed an almost comical degree of intensity about the design:
[…]experts from BMW Group DesignworksUSA were intensively involved in the entire product development process. It was imperative […]

I’m back from visiting family in my hometown. Of course it was great to see my family for the holiday, but it was also nice to get my hands back on the old 12kg Samiac machine I used to roast on:

She’s old and looks a little rough, but it’s still my favorite roasting machine. […]

I’m back in my hometown, Chattanooga, TN, visiting family. Currently I’m sitting at Greyfriar’s Coffee, enjoying an Americano using the espresso blend I developed a few years ago. I roasted for this store for a few years before moving to Seattle, and it’s been through some tough times since I left for various […]

I turned 30 yesterday, and fortunately I didn’t seem to suffer the usual freaking out that often comes with that event. I spent the evening at one of my favorite places here in Seattle with some friends, and had a good time.
This weekend I’ll be flying home to Tennessee to visit family. I’ll […]

I turn 30 tomorrow, and as a bit of a celebratory drink I offer this simple but excellent drink idea from the blog Beers Beers Beers, to which I was pointed by the ever-on-top-of-things Mark.
The idea is incredibly simple: it’s a shot of espresso poured into a pint of Guinness. It’s one of those […]

This is some seriously great DIY work. No IT professional is complete without one of these in his server rack: