When I was a teenager, I caddied at Latrobe Country Club. In hindsight, this was probably the perfect first job for me as nearly 20 years later I’m managing a retail coffee business. The job was very physical- imagine being 14 and carrying around two 30-40lb golf bags for up to 5 hours. The job [...]
Our very own Drew von Arx is the star of an online video today (not what you may be thinking) in the Post Gazette. In the informational and entertaining (infotaining) video, Drew walks us through a simple way to make great coffee at home using a press pot (aka french press). My personal highlights from [...]
This week’s single origin espresso will be the espresso roast of my current favorite brewed coffee- Anjilanaka, Bolivia. I’ve been getting a really nice acidity and sweetness from this coffee off the Clover, so I am looking forward to tasting it as an espresso. This is the coffee that Mike Phillips of Intelligentsia used to [...]
