“You could put tripe in a bowl and tell them it’s from an organic cow and they’d eat it.” (via Dining - Bay Area Chefs Respond to Criticism From New York Kitchens - NYTimes.com) - http://shotzombies.tumblr.com/post...
"The Culinary Institute of America has a website called CIAprochef.com. Starbucks Foodservice has created some instructional videos for the CIA, on how to properly prepare espresso and espresso based drinks. If you’ve ever wondered why espresso drinks in restaurants are generally awful, these “best practices” are where I’d start."
- Mike White
Before Stumptown, Gorilla, Grumpy, and even Dallis, there was a coffee roaster who set up shop in Manhattan, and 160 years later, still proclaims the good news about specialty coffee. Gillie’s Coffee, who moved to Brooklyn from Greenwich Village in 1991, survived through the tumultuous economic times in the coffee world, the “coffee crash” of... - http://shotzombies.tumblr.com/post...
All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy (via The Shining Mug All Work and No Play Makes Jack by DrStrychnine) - http://shotzombies.tumblr.com/post...
The growing tightness in global arabica supply earlier this year pushed premiums paid for Colombian and Central American beans in the cash market to historic unprecedented highs, and premiums have recently started to rise again on supply fears. - http://shotzombies.tumblr.com/post...
Counter Culture Coffee, Peregrine Espresso, and Finca Mauritania announced the inception of a groundbreaking pilot project to fight global climate change and protect the soil, water, and biodiversity of the Santa Ana, El Salvador-based coffee farm Finca Mauritania. - http://shotzombies.tumblr.com/post...