US Aeropress champ

Thanks Sprudge for this new method of brewing:

What's the rationale behind this...

I'm going to experiment this weekend

Video: Coffee and Relationship

Reunion Island with father/son duo (Peter and Adam)

Featured in a nice video:

Things a learn from the video:

- The new coffee bags look awesome

- How roasters can make a difference thru social change

- Single-cup becoming more popular

Video Alert: Brewing by Pilot Coffee

If you haven't checked out Pilot Coffee 3 part video series... you really should.



Plus it features @beanlink

Fun Fact: see Seinfield

I'm not referring to the 90s hit appropriately named Seinfeld, following a group of 4 friends as they live life in NYC and talk about nothing....

I'm referring to "Comedians in cars getting coffee"

Looks like Jerry has made it again, signing for 24 more episodes to be online.
Online is the way to go.....

Genius:

Video: Sprudge's Prepfest "pop-up video"

This past weekend Prepfest 2013 occurred in Portland and Seattle.

Here is Lalia (Caffe Ladro) perform a mock competition routine.



read more on sprudge.com

Vid Thursday: Level Ground

Hey!

Remember Josh from Level Ground? 


The Victoria, BC. Company has gone on strong breaking into the DIRECT Fair-Trade market. You can find their products online or in your local store; such as Ten Thousand Villages.

I first met Josh last year when the Coffee and Tea show was happening. Boy has it been great to bump into this familiar face. Well.... usually in Toronto.

Here's a video they made about French Press:


It's to the point, and showcases what they're all about.
Direct relationships with farmers, giving them competitive compensation for quality products.

Here's to see more of Level Ground.

remember, they're not just about coffee, visit their website for more products.

Video: Coffee snobs

As @nickcho stated: this is the real life version of "notes notes notes":

Presenting: Coffee snob, from "funny or die" filmed at: Proof Bakery (post that's pending from my LA adventures)

cognoscenti coffee,  was quite delightful on my adventures. 

Here's the clip about HARSH coffee:

 

Coffee Snobs - watch more funny videos

Video: Rooster

Rooster Coffee House

The other day, as I was going in for some Elevens at Te Aro Roasted, I thought I saw Shawn and Andy talking outside of the shop. That made me think two things:
1) When was the last time I was up the hill towards Riverdale?
2) Remember the time when we zoomed down the hill in those little cars during a huge snowstorm, only to end up flipping and tumbling so hard and fast that it was quite scary.

Wait -- we're talking about Rooster.
Tooo long, as such I decided to check out their website.

Found this gem:


Faster > Slower @ Rooster from Salonica on Vimeo.

Saturday Smiles: .... not good...

Watch this clip that my friend Jaybo passed along to me:

Coffee was emerging in the 1950s and 1960s, but I guess it wasn't all that good.
Guess we've come a long way from that point after over 60 years of coffee making, or have we?

HAPPY ESPRESSO ADVENTURES.

Prime time to go on an Espresso Adventure/Coffee Crawl. 

3 days of the weekend, who would complain.

Back on Tuesday!

Fun Friday: #YesEqual

If you weren't aware, or over at sprudge.com

Here is the post, Aaron Blanco response. #YesEqual.

The website asked for support on this matter, and they got some awesome twitter action.


Post Barista Competition yesterday - meant a trip to Fahrenheit's Sameers:
while there, it was a coffeegeekin moment, and this video was shared from Matt (Manic Coffee). Josh (Level Ground), Cliff (Bridgehead), and got to chat with Elizabeth (COAG). Great way to spend a Thursday afternoon.

ENJOY THE VIDEO... (sometimes this is me - going into the shop... -_-!!)

Pourover

The low tech method of brewing coffee is getting a huge surge within the coffee circles of Toronto.
Personally I've been experimenting with Hario V60s, and Chemex. There will not be a deviation from espresso, just another method of brewing to be explored.

Mercury, Crafted, LIT are just some of the cafes to offer V60/ Chemex or some variation of the kind.

In the meantime, I happened to have stumbled upon this lovely video created in Japan.
Enjoy the rest of the year, and be excited about 2011.
Wrapping up New York Trip, and constant search and exploration of different roasters, machines and more.



Until the NEW YEAR; keep it caffeinated