Espresso Throwdown Preview ‘09

On January 29, 2009, In Coffee Education, By Luke

Oh it’s on… as they say… like Donkey Kong.  Front page of the food section in today’s Post Gazette, a preview of “Team Pittsburgh’s” lineup for next week’s MidAtlantic Barista Championship.  China Millman put together a nice preview of the event and we’re looking forward to participating.  My favorite part of the article is Drew’s [...]

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Single Origin and Micro Lot Espresso

On January 20, 2009, In Coffee Education, By admin

We’re happy to announce that we will be featuring some delicious new coffees  thanks to Intelligentsia’s Black Cat Project.  We’ll be rotating three new single origin and micro lot espressos either as a straight shot or as a macchiato.  We’ll also have the same in whole bean form if you want to take some home [...]

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New Year, New Menu

On January 9, 2009, In Coffee Education, By admin

Long overdue menu update.  Cheers!
The 21st Street Coffee and Tea Menu

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POP

On January 7, 2009, In Coffee Education, By Luke

Pop City (a local online magazine/website) published an updated version of their Strip District Visitors’ Guide today.  Apparently there is quite a lot of stuff to do down here- I should get out more.  
There have been many positive developments in the Strip during the three years (!) we’ve been here and you don’t really [...]

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o’nine

On January 6, 2009, In Coffee Education, By Luke

In just one month, both the 2009 Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regional Barista Competitions will be held in nearby Cranberry, PA.  We’ve passed on competing in the past mainly because we couldn’t escape from behind the bar(s) to travel out of town.  With Kiva Han (the roaster, not affiliated with the local retail stores) taking on the huge task of [...]

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