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...
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...
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...
As I write this we are both in our hotel room. Pat is tweeting. I have been sitting here, wondering. It is a little terrifying. This is our first out of town CoffeeCon. The Bay Area has all the right ingredients for success: a robust economy, a big coffee-drinking...
I realize I’ve lived a cherished life. I have met many of the great minds of coffee. I met Alfred Peet, who’d read my articles and thought I was a roaster. He shared his roast philosophy one evening with me and we talked last into the night. Erna Knutsen, who coined...