Category Archives: coffee-life

X Inc - the Latte Index

November 8, 2007 – 8:58 am

The idea of a Latte Index - working out a house-values based on its proximity to good coffee.

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Caffeine Kids

November 5, 2007 – 10:01 pm

Caffeine Kids - how young is too young to drink coffee?

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The cult of Nespresso

October 6, 2007 (1 weeks ago) – 6:05 pm

The cult of Nespresso - how a fairly average cup of coffee is making inroads into places that should know better.

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latte art without a cup

September 16, 2007 (4 weeks ago) – 10:26 am

Apparently, it’s possible to do latte art without a cup; a bit scary, though.

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To Burundi and Beyond…

September 13, 2007 (5 weeks ago) – 11:52 pm

[NYT] Article on how some coffee roasters are partnering directly with coffee farmers (bypassing the brokers), and teaching them how to make the best possible crop: To Burundi and Beyond for Coffee’s Holy Grail

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Espresso Drinks Illustrated

August 31, 2007 – 9:11 pm

[jord] Espresso Drinks Illustrated

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interview with a barista

August 26, 2007 – 1:45 pm

Video interview with a barista that may answer some of your questions about espresso

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intro to espresso

August 26, 2007 – 1:45 pm

An Introduction to Espresso by George Howell.

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first date

August 22, 2007 – 10:50 pm

Viral ad: firstdate…. - I’ve written some reviews for this guide: tonight, I held an advance copy in my hand, and saw my name in print. A very cool experience.

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Coffee and its effects on society

August 22, 2007 – 10:49 pm

[snail] A dense article, academic in tone: No coffee - Jakob Norberg - translated from Swedish. Some of Norbergs insights about coffee are fascinating, though. The article mostly addresses the early history of the coffee house, but there are implications for modern cafe culture too.
The idea of sitting in a cafe is a typically bourgeois [...]

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Socrates, at Mars Hill Cafe

May 12, 2002 – 10:15 pm

Spent some time in Mars Hill Cafe at parramatta; ordered a drink called “So Crates”, which is six shots of espresso (six glasses) which you have to drink in ten minutes. They told us that the record was 23 seconds, and I thought “ha, that’s interesting”. I then watched kel finish all six shots of [...]

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