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Coffee Ice Cream Options in Seattle

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Ice cream is good, coffee ice cream is better and coffee ice cream made using local roasted coffee is best. Here in Seattle we have at least four options for treats that combine locally roasted coffee with ice cream. Old School Custard and Caffe Vita Old School Custard makes vanilla, chocolate and one other flavor [...]

Espresso Hike #3 – Capitol Hill to Pioneer Square

Monday, June 14, 2010

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Last year the Coffee Club of Seattle did two Espresso Hikes that were huge hits. The members were ready for another one and the weather was nice, so this past Sunday we did Espresso Hike #3. We met Sunday morning at 10 AM at the sidewalk location of Espresso Vivace in Capitol Hill. We started [...]

Reaching Out to the 3 Types of Seattle Coffee Drinkers

Thursday, October 8, 2009

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I consider myself to be the self appointed Coffee Ambassador for Seattle. Having lived in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, South Florida and Southern California, I realize how much better the coffee is in Seattle than the rest of the country. Because of this, I am excited to share my love for Seattle coffee. During the past [...]

Espresso Vivace Dolce Now Without Robusta

Thursday, October 1, 2009

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Last week I learned that Espresso Vivace has removed the robusta component of their Dolce espresso blend. This may not mean much to you, but to me this is like changing the Coke formula. You don’t mess with perfection. From the article Coffeehouse customers steamed about higher prices: David Schomer, co-owner of Espresso Vivace, is [...]

Learning From the Espresso Master

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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Note: This was originally written in August 2008 for my personal site. Since it is about espresso, it has been moved here. Recently I got a hold of a copy of the definitive handbook for espresso preparation. It is hard to believe this book was written back in 1996. Why is [...]