April 2011
21 posts
WatchI can’t go, but if you can…you should!
acehotel:
Join us tomorrow night in The Cleaners at Ace Hotel Portland for Make it Pop!, a benefit for PDX Pop Now! — our local non-profit musical heros bringing music to public schools and hosting Portland’s annual local music festival and compilation of indie music.
Local treasures like Laura Gibson, singing here in an alley in Vienna, Laura...
“It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate...”
– Gabriel García Márquez
Coffee Common: Barista Report: Rob Kettner →
“We learned their stories, like that of Machacamarca from Bolivia, roasted by Steve Leighton of Has Bean. We learned that the farm had belonged to the same family for over 150 years.”
coffeecommon:
[We sent a few questions out to the baristas who participated in the launch of Coffee Common at TED2011, here’s what they had to say…]
Rob Kettner, Victoria, BC, Canada Fernwood...
Watchcoffeecommon:
When most people go into a coffee shop and order their favorite beverage, they probably aren’t thinking about where it came from. It’s also fair to say most people aren’t fully aware of how that coffee is transformed from the seed of a cherry in a far-off land, to the chocolate colored beans a barista transforms into a delicious drink.
This video, produced by Hybrid Media Company,...
Coffee Common: Single Cup Vs. Single Cup →
coffeecommon:
In the world of coffee, there are many choices representing levels of quality, methods of brewing and lifestyle. At Coffee Common we believe quality supersedes quantity and that often comes at a higher cost, but that doesn’t always mean exceptional coffee is more expensive.
The chart below is a…
