Coffee

K30 debut: a ventilated variant of Mahlkönigs popular grinder

German grinder manufacturer Mahlkönig is expected to debut a ventilated variant of its popular K30 grinder for commercial applications ...

Ducasse opens Chocolate Factory in Paris

Alain Ducasse, without any doubt the most celebrated chef of France, owns restaurants, hotels and even his own culinary academy. Now he ...

Aeropress Brewing Guide

Watch this carefully made brewing guide video for the aeropress by Has Bean Coffee. It's really awesome! And don't forget to make a ...

Ancap sponsor World Latte Art Cups

Ancap will be the official sponsor at the World Latte Art Championship 2013 in Nice – France with its porcelain cups of Verona and ...

VST baskets - Are they better?

VST baskets are not a new piece of equipment by any means. Since their release around 2-3 years ago, many cafes and home espresso ...

La Marzocco Cultivating Brand Loyalty

At the Allegra Stategies Symposium in november 2012 in Amsterdam Managing Director Guido Bernardinelli speaks about cultivating brand ...

World coffee exports jump

World coffee exports amounted to 9.21 million bags in November 2012, the International Coffee Organisation reported on 4 January.

The ...

Wishlist La Marzocco

A La Marzocco is on the wishlist of every seroius barista. But did you know that La Marzocco customizes the Strada at your wishes? So ...

Coffee prices hit lowest levels since May 2010

Coffee prices continued to fall in November, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) reported, with the ICO composite indicator ...

Coffee is cheap

Tim Wendelboe of Wendelboe coffee roasters writes an interesting blog about prices of coffee. For one thing he is absolutely sure; ...

Brewing Course in Giesen Roasting Centre

Today The Giesen Roasting Centre gave room for a lecture of David Locker of Bunn Birmingham. He taught a group of coffee professionals ...

So how about coffee in Yemen?

Yemen has some serious troubles, including hunger, water shortages, and running battles with Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula. The ...

The Barn Berlin bans Babies

The  German coffee shop the Barn owner is facing a fierce backlash after installing a stone bollard to keep out ...

Italian coffee 2.0

Two-time Italian Barista Champion Francesco Sanapo explains the changes taking place in the homeland of espresso 

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Man vs Volumetrics

Man vs Volumetric - by Matt Perger for St Ali from St Ali on Vimeo.

Featuring: Jamie Thomson

Experiment Explained:

Jamie was ...

Strada Time Lapse

Enjoy this top 'time lapse' la Marzocco Video Strada. 60 h in 60 secs!

AeroPress: How MacGyver Brews Coffee

Stunts, explosions, & coffee. From the same people who brought you syphon brewing in the dark, comes this explosive 80′s throwback to ...

The Perils of Coffee Snobbery

On my recent trip to California I was sometimes amazed by the incredibele snobbery, the selfishness and the arrogance of baristas in ...

TOP VIDEO: Coffee Varieties

Varieties from Counter Culture Coffee on Vimeo.

SCAE Coffee Diploma System workshops

SCAE are working in collaboration with the organisers of the Triestespresso Expo to deliver Coffee Diploma System workshops from the ...

Totnes' ban on Chain Coffee

Totnes, a small British market town with a thriving coffee culture, is fighting back against a chain coffee shop that hopes to become ...

Coffee Roasting, Tasting en Quality Coarse

Today one the most intensive learning experiences for the coffee industry started in our Giesen Roasters Training Centre. ...

Local coffee world reveres this pioneer

The Seattle Times published a story about Kent Bakke, La Marzoccos main shareholder has been involved in the company since the 1970's ...

European Coffee Symposium in Amsterdam

The European Coffee Symposium will take place in Amsterdam from 21 – 22 November.

In its fifth year, the event, organised by Allegra ...

San Francisco's new specialty coffee shops

San Francisco is abuzz with new specialty coffee shops. This month alone, at least five roasteries and/or coffee shops have opened or ...

David Schomers Old Skool Approach on roasting

David Schomer of Espresso Vivace - al known for his book "Espresso Coffee: Professional Techniques -  shares an old skool approach to ...

CC Captain Nathan and his 15 secs of fame

That Nathan Streunding- Captain of Coffee Company Korte Poten - is an extremely talented guy, we all knew.

The extraction of coffees ...

Barista Coen van Sprang takes over the Red Square Moscow

For the second year in a row, Soyuz Coffee Roasting (SCR) will host National Barista Champions during the annual Spasskaya Tower ...

Training for Korea

Espresso machine factory Dalla Corte, in collaboration with Mahlkönig and Urnex, will give national Latte Art and Coffee in Good ...

The Syphon hits the coffee arena

Our mailbox @ specialtycoffee.nl is the best trendwatcher you can have. In one week our box was filled with news about the upcoming ...

Beans and Water

Lorenzo Parkins, barista @ Cuvee Coffee in Austin Texas, published a blog about Latte art on Beans and Water: 

We all love latte art, ...

SPECIALTY COFFEE PRESENTS: COFFEE ROASTING COURSES

Join us for the coffee industry’s most intensive learning experience! Kees Kraakman, our Netherlands based roasting expert, and Willem ...

iPad cupping scoresheet app

Catador replicates the industry standard SCAA coffee cupping scoresheet with an easy-to-use system of sliders to rate sensory criteria ...

Spottedbylocals Amsterdam

Spottedbylocals - the online site where vistors can find useful information 'spotted by locals' - informs on the Amstedam coffee scene: ...

Video: Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee

Jerry Seinfeld's new show is premiering July 19 at 9pm EDT on Crackle.com, ComediansInCarsGettingCoffee.com. Watch this cool promo ...

Video Automatic Coffee Maker

Nice video of an automated system of making coffee with a pod coffee maker. Reminds us of the kinetic sculptures of Jean Tinguely, like ...

La Marzocco website

We are excited to share with you the newest addition to the La Marzocco website and the virtual factory tour. Click on the link below ...

ICO World coffee export figures

World coffee export dropped by 2.3 per cent in the first eight months of the coffee year, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) ...

NEW MAHlKÖNIG VARIO W IN OUR SHOP!

With its variable settings for freshly ground portion grinding for espresso, filter and french press this small domestic grinder from ...

Lola Bikes & Coffee

Lola Bikes & Coffee in the Hague offers a unique concept of a top specialty coffee bar and a high end bike store. Owner Arthur ...