I had originally posted this on my other blog (which is far more active) but then realized it should have gone here instead. In which I wax scientific while reading Newton’s biography: Blending coffee beans does not a homogeneous mixture make. Unlike much cooking and mixing, such as the incorporation of water into flour, the […]
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A mostly macro-shot video of myself and Brendan roasting coffee early in the morning at Bucer’s. From Austin Storm and David Hoos over at PalouseLiving.com. Coffee Roasting at Bucer’s from Austin Storm on Vimeo.
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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Here is mine! If you find yourself in one of the three downtown coffee shops in Moscow, here is what I recommend you order: One World Cafe: Their supplier consistently has an Ethiopian coffee they brew in one of the drip carafes. It’s very good. I get the […]
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There’s a new coffee drive-through next to Dominoes Pizza called Retro Espresso (link to Facebook page). The owner built it out of a remodelled airstream trailer and it looks pretty cool. They appear to be going out of their way to use good ingredients. Worth checking out next time you’re on the road. The Argonaut […]
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I should mentioned that I’m now an employee at Bucer’s. I’ve been training as their back-up coffee roaster for the past few months and I had the opportunity to do all the roasting during the past three weeks while the main guy has been out of town. It’s gone OK but I have plenty to […]
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This from an old travelogue I read recently. This happened while the author was passing through a village in Switzerland in the early 1900s. In his shoes, I would have done the same! I also asked him for coffee, and as he refused it I took him to be a heretic and went down the […]
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The Moscow Food Co-op newsletter this month contains an interview with Hannah and Jon Binninger, owners of Landgrove, a local roaster just a few miles away in Troy Idaho. One World Cafe uses their beans.
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More info here.
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Some local folks produced a fun short video that takes place late at night at Bucer’s.
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