Browsing all posts in January, 2010.

Pourover coffee brew bar at The Hub Bike and Beans

Designed by Workshop 308 and made out of bamboo plywood
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On Coffee and Poetry

Good morning, snowy world! I think, this morning, I love you. I do have to admit though: I’d love you a little less without this coffee. Thanks crew at The Coffee Ethic, for making this world a little more lovable, and a lot more bearable.
This morning, well, for a long time, I’ve thought about the [...]

New Heroes Coffee kiosk location in Bolivar

I got word today that the Woods Supermarket in Bolivar, Missouri, has changed its coffee cafe over to a Heroes-branded coffee cafe.  I haven’t seen it personally, but it may be more of a kiosk than a cafe.  A visit to the Heroes Coffee website shows that they’re now listing the Woods Supermarkets in Bolivar [...]

Congratulations to the Coffee Ethic

I just noticed that MetroMix Ozarks has released the results of its “Best Of” poll results, and the Coffee Ethic in downtown Springfield on Park Central Square was chosen as the Best Coffee House in the Ozarks.  Other contenders in the polling were Big Momma’s Coffee, The Mudhouse, Kaldi’s Coffee, and Rendezvous Coffee.
Local MetroMix editorial [...]

Hot Chocolate Delight at a coffee shop: The Hub

Enjoyed this rich hot chocolate design by Jason courtesy of @chadcurtiss while by the fire at The Hub on Boonville just North of Chestnut Expressway. Perfect cold morning compliment.

Triple Rosetta by Jon at The Coffee Ethic

Jon decided the latte art was a bit too milky but I’m convinced that it’s as a tea leaf reading indicating an early spring since these sprouts are coming up through the melting snow. It’s all in the interpretation.

Mr. D’s Sunday Morning Coffee Tip

When you order an americano, order it ’scraped’.
At the top of most americanos is a foam called crema. By ordering your drink sans creama, the taste is immediately better balanced, sweeter, and less bitter. Also, I think it’s a good way to test barista knowledge: “yea, can I have mine scraped please?”
This morning I’m drinking [...]

Brew Methods: the new brewing how-to collective

James Hoffmann (@JimSeven on Twitter), who was the World Barista Champion in 2007 and the UK Barista Champion in 2006 and 2007, has posted at his blog JimSeven about a new site called Brew Methods that is very promising.  It’s a site collecting all of the videos and tutorials around the Web for each method [...]

Springfield News-Leader features The Hub Bikes & Beans

Today’s Springfield News-Leader ran a story about The Hub Bikes and Beans, commonly known as The Hub.  It’s one of the newest coffee shops in Springfield, located at 811 North Boonville, just north of Chestnut Expressway on Boonville.  A store with a relaxed downtown feel, The Hub combines BMX bikes and manually-brewed high-quality coffees and [...]

“Good coffee should be black…

“Good coffee should be black like the devil, hot like hell, and sweet like a kiss.” -Hungarian saying (via @Javamentary)