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Caffe Vita PBS = Public Brewing School

Recently I had a chance to head back to school.  Coffee school.  Every month Caffe Vita puts together a free class at their Pike Street location where the student is taught how to brew coffee using a variety of coffee brewers.   The brewing methods taught are: French Press Pour Over Chemex Vac-Pot Siphon (a different [...]

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Coffee Hero Graduates From Starbucks Coffee College

Last month I got invited to Starbucks headquarters to attend a two day Coffee College.  You know I couldn’t pass up this opportunity.   I posted my full report in the article Starbucks Coffee College over on INeedCoffee. Now I am not exactly known for being a Starbucks fan, but I am also not a hater. [...]

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Grand Cru Coffee Cupping – Stumptown Coffee

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a Grand Cru Coffee Cupping at Stumptown Coffee here in Seattle.  Stumptown already does daily coffee cuppings at 3 PM.  On Mondays they bring out the special coffee and they call this the Grand Cru Coffee Cupping.  This is a free event. This is how Stumptown defines Grand [...]

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Improving Your Tea Game

Every so often, I get a shocked response from my fellow coffee fans when I tell them I have also become a tea fan. They will mumble something about not liking tea. I always respond the same. If someone told you they didn’t like coffee, your mind would immediately think that they just had never [...]

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Coffee Roasting Tour of Seattle’s Caffe Vita

In February 2008, I got a chance to take a tour of the coffee roasting operations for Caffe Vita. Here are some photos from that tour. The link to the full Flickr gallery is below. Sources: Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting Tour – Flickr Photo Gallery by INeedCoffee / CoffeeHero Caffe© Vita Coffee Roasting Co – [...]

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