Our coffee roaster Intelligentsia has been turning out some great coffees for us to enjoy during the two years we’ve been open, and we were really pleased to see them move away from so many blends and really put the focus on single origin (SO) coffees. During that time, however, our primary espresso blend has [...]
Your Pittsburgh Penguins came back to Pittsburgh after losing a wild one in Philly, who managed to push the series to a critical game 5. It was a typical Flyer’s circus, with lots of cheap shots after the whistle. The Flyers left Philly with some hope now being down only 3 games to 1, but [...]
Preventative Maintenance (PM) is a term to describe why I tear our equipment apart every now and then, on purpose, to ensure that it is in top condition when we’re open for business. A little PM now can help avoid a major blowup and the resulting downtime that would essentially cripple our business. I had [...]
So we got the Belgian waffle iron back from the repair shop… finally. This means that starting tomorrow morning we will again be baking up those lovely liege waffles to order. Judging by how many customers have called or stopped in to check on its status, I was beginning to wonder if we should have [...]
A few weeks back I spent a day at the Coffee Equipment Company (the place that makes the Clover) in Seattle. That’s Clover HQ over on the right. Need proof I was there? Check out the reflection of that spiffy blue Chrysler Sebring convertible -my rental car from Budget. Finally got to meet Zander and [...]
