http://21streetcoffee.com Pittsburgh >> The Strip District | The Frick Building Wed, 14 May 2008 13:39:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/14/pm/ 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 ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/12/21st-street-wafflerie/ 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 ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/11/got-a-clover-need-help/ I. LIKE.  ICED. TEA. In the Strip we'll be rotating through three different feature teas this summer- Tropicalia (a black tea with hints of passion fruit and raspberry), Moroccan Mint (a mint green tea with a hint of lemon), and our herbal/decaf option King Crimson (best described as an unsweetened berry ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/11/iced-tea/ It's that time of year again- the weather's warming up and you what you really want is an iced coffee. If you're in the Strip District, stop in for a freshly brewed cup of iced coffee. We make it to order on the Clover by brewing the usual ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/11/fresh-brewed-iced-coffee/ Our Frick Building/Downtown customers have indicated that they would like a choice of coffees made fresh to order like our Clover Brew Bar menu in the Strip. No Clovers downtown, but beginning tomorrow 5/8/08 we'll offer press pot (french press) coffee made to order at the Frick Building Coffee ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/07/pressed-to-order/ Congratulations to Kyle Glanville of Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea - Los Angeles, this years U.S. Barista Champion.  Kyle is one of the people in the coffee business that we admire for the way that he represents himself, his company, and the wonderful coffees they source and deliver to us every ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/06/congrats-kyle/ We've been open for over two years now(!), have sold a lot of drinks & coffee/tea related stuff, but until today we haven't had any logo merchandise of our own for sale at the shop. Not anymore- today we're proud to offer these friggin' SWEET logo tees by American Apparel! These are ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/04/american_apparel_tees/ DJ picked up a pound of Biloya from Counter Culture so it's in the hopper today as a guest espresso.  From CC's tasting notes: Deep, profoundly sweet notes of blueberry, raspberry, chocolate, and spice highlight this unique single-origin espresso from Biloya. Try 18.5 grams at 200 degrees for a perfect balance ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/03/biloya-sundried-espresso/ Frick Building customers- not satisfied with the "House Blend" or the "Coffee of the Day?"  Were we sold out by the time you had a chance to make it down to the coffee bar?  Soon we'll be adding a "fresh by the cup" program to give you more brewed coffee ... http://21streetcoffee.com/2008/05/01/coffee-of-the-day/