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[4 Mar 2011 | 0 | ]

The Coffee Shop Guide is a great new website that is ideal for finding and letting the world know about independent coffee shops across the globe.
Any coffee shop can be added, review and rated by their customers, so it is a great way of letting coffee enthusiasts know about which coffee shops are out there and how good they are.
Not every customer wants to visit one of the large corporate coffee house chains, and there is something unique and exciting about visiting the independent coffee shop.
The website is a great …

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[18 Feb 2011 | 0 | ]

As you know preparing coffee is often said to be an art, and when most people think about coffee 9 times out of 10 baristas are the ones who get the props for great coffee. But as some of you will know there is more envolved in making great coffee. This is where coffee roasting comes in to the equation.
Here is a great video from a friend of mine Kevin Sinnot of CoffeeCompanion.com. The video is an interview with Roaster of the Year Oren Bloostien. This is only part 1 …

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[9 Feb 2011 | 0 | ]

Hi guys,
I had the idea a couple of days ago of having a VW camper as a mobile coffee van. i found some pics on google and it looks so very cute…hehe
I asked around on CoffeeForum.com and got some really help info from people so i thought i’d bring it over here for you guys to read too.
“My wife and I operate a mobile espresso van in our county. I’ve been into ‘spro for 4-5 years on a home level and we thought about doing a double drive-thru kiosk, but …

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[3 Feb 2011 | 0 | ]

Yes, you read it correctly and no its not a typo…
So I was browsing the net and saw this and i absolutley had to write about it. Hopefully we all know what  coffee is, and hopefully we all know what an enema is. For those who don’t basically an enema ismedication taken via the anus – more or less anyway, feel free to google it.
Apparently a coffee enema is great for your liver and gallblader. Also it is good for red blood cell production and a whole heap of other …

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[2 Feb 2011 | 0 | ]

Not such good news if you are in the coffee business.
Recent coffee news released this month shows that coffee price are at the highest they have been since 1997.
News, reports and figures released by the New York Board of Trade, the National Coffee Growers Association & Trading News givs the full details and figures of exactly how things have changed since the late 90′s.
Hopefully this is good news for small coffee farmers and roasters who now have the opportunity to charge more for their coffee than before. Not so good …

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