CoffeeCon NYC Reflections
My family are typical Chicagoans. We believe you are not a success, nor even really an American idea until you find acceptance in New York City. When we started taking CoffeeCon on the road I had a case of nerves about only two cities. New York was the first, and last...
URNEX Coffeemaker Care Presentation
CoffeeCon has many classes that are more obviously glamorous than maintenance. But Consider: there were recent scare headlines about slime buildup in K-Cup coffeemakers. The article may have been yellow journalism, but its message about the need to clean was relevant...
What Does Wine Tasting Have To Do With CoffeeCon?
I created CoffeeCon to accomplish two things: 1) I wanted people to learn to brew, by seeing people who are experts brewing. More on that some other time. 2) I wanted people to be able to taste the best roasters’ coffees side by side, and decide for themselves...
Picacho Coffee at CoffeeCon
I'm probably mostly a Third Wave guy when it comes to beans, but I favor roast and taste diversity. I personally enjoy strong individualism and I think I found this in Picacho Coffee, which is headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico, away from the L.A. coffee...
Pre-ground Specialty Coffee: Does Perfect Coffee Have the Answer?
At CoffeeCon San Francisco, I had the pleasure of meeting a kindred coffee spirit: Neil Day, founder of Perfect Coffee. I was blown away by his understanding of brewing’s importance. His coffee credentials were excellent. He’s trained with some really prestigious...
CoffeeCon LA Classes: Gaming Your Day
It’s no secret that CoffeeCon’s classes are one of its strengths. As fun as tasting coffee from 30 exhibitors is, the real meat of our event is in the classes and hands-on labs we offer. Here’s my quick cheat sheet on how to work through all the choices. While I can’t...
Aeropress Inventor Alan Adler at CoffeeCon L.A.
Among my proudest achievements is scoring Alan Adler to come speak about his treasured invention, The AeroPress. No other coffeemaker today is as versatile. I keep meeting aficionados who have a unique technique. I met Alan Adler years ago at the International...
Kenneth Davids to Appear at CoffeeCon LA
Every once in a while there’s an opportunity to see a legend. Kenneth Davids is that opportunity at CoffeeCon LA on November 8. I remember when I first got introduced to fine coffee. My friend Bob Heniken introduced me to using fresh-ground beans, following a...
The Truth About CoffeeCon’s Exhibitors
CoffeeCon costs a lot of money. My fantasy of being able to drink the world’s great coffees made in various brewing methods under one roof requires a lot of coordination and cooperation. I am not a wealthy man and I must share these expenses among the coffee roasters...
Mack Sennett Studios Hosts CoffeeCon L.A. 2014
I am excited to announce Mack Sennett Studios for CoffeeCon Los Angeles 2014. We were visiting many different venues in the area, but Sennett Studios won against them all. Here’s a bit more about why it’s such a great choice for us: CoffeeCon is a consumer coffee...
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