This is it. The time of year that everyone waits for – shorts, flip-flops and trips to the river. The gray skies are gone (for the most part), it’s light out forever and for the first few weeks everyone has … Continue reading
That title is a George Jones reference for the country-phobic out there. This Sunday we had another cupping in the back office. Jason had it all set up and then we waited and waited and waited… It was looking like … Continue reading
The United States Barista Championship is in town this week. You’ll know it by the heavy concentration of tattoos, messenger bags, custom espresso tampers and over-caffeinated strangers walking around sections of North and Southeast Portland. The competition starts Thursday, March … Continue reading
Just a couple things before the weekend ends… The Alex Pond celebrity train keeps on rolling. Check out this article from Thursday’s Oregonian – it was scheduled to run a few weeks ago but the perfect storm that was the … Continue reading
Hey folks – we have a couple co-workers running around Costa Rica right now. Kristi and Katie are taking a vacation and stopping in on some farms along the way. Thanks to Aleco from Stumptown and Tim O’Brien from Cafetin … Continue reading
Holy cow. What a nutty weekend – first, let me just give a huge round of applause to Alex for his win. He put in a ton of time and energy over the past few months and it was so … Continue reading
Wow. What are a wacky couple of weeks we’ve been having here at the cafe. With the ongoing recession, political corruption scandals, arctic blast and up and down fortunes of the Portland Trailblazers, you might miss that the holidays are … Continue reading
