I have been using the Musica for a while; while I noticed that it is an excellent steamer and a very good looker (i.e mirror stainless steel body) it was not impressing me very much with in the espresso department...
What I am drinking now – Velton’s Bonsai blend. I just got my first bag of Velton’s Bonsai blend. This post is an initial reaction to it. I think there should be a big distinction between a blog post about...
Last night I found myself nostalgic for a time when there were no tracking of packages; I was anxiously waiting for my package of a Clever Dripper and Deep Cello coffee. The problem was in the morning UPS said it...
Temple Coffee is one of the newer coffee roasters and cafes in the Sacramento area, but they have already had quite an impact on the region's coffee scene. They were recently included in a CNN profile of the nations best...
/files/u2252/Untitled-3.jpg" align="right" height="250" width="138" /> While killing some time at my local thrift a while back I noticed what I thought was a steam espresso maker. After all there was a tell tale glass carafe taped to the machine under...
I am briefly returning to my steaming milk blog entries and was thinking about tips that are good and tips that I never found worked very well for me. One tip you often hear repeated is that if you want...
Maybe the impression you got, if you read my review of Coffee Tree Roasters, is that CTR is the be-all end-all of coffee shops in Pittsburgh. Not so! There are many wonderful little cafes, and in fact one of the...
Oh the things I do for you, my (potentially non-existent) readers. Oklahoma was cold today, and I mean freezing cold. It was 37 degrees out! This is after being in the low 80’s all last week. Seeing as I was...
Trieste is one of those very famous café’s that has a reputation built on former clientele. Once upon a time beatnicks living in North Beach used to walk on over to Trieste and hang out there and, like, totally jive...
Café Fixe is a little coffee shop (or more accurately espresso bar) in Washington Square neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. I grew up right next to this area and am excstatic to see it develop into a really trendy spot to...
Since I’ve already written a rave review of Elemental Coffee Roasters where I wrote about the location and the drinks they prepare on the spot, I thought I might as well write a review of one of their coffee’s which...
An obvious secret to improving steamed milk? This blog is about something that simply should be obvious. It should be so obvious that I was reluctant to blog about it until I realized that I had been steaming milk for...
/files/u2252/Virtuoso.jpg" align="right" height="250" width="157" />It seems like most of the conversation today centers around the Baratza Vario and Preciso while the work horse like Virtuoso is not mentioned at all. The other two grinders are deserving of the recognition they...
So for my birthday this year I got a Phin, a Vietnamese coffee maker. Phins aren’t new to Roaste, they've been discussed in quite a few blog posts such as those found here, here and here. It's a neat device,...
The Chemex For lovers of taste and art, the Chemex is now available on Roaste.com. Since its introduction the Chemex has had an interesting life. Praised as a marvel in the 50s and seeing its popularity ebb and flow, this...
I think that just about every coffee enthusiast has visited one of their favorite restaurants, seen a gorgeous machine and grinder sitting discretely on a counter, then ordered a post-dinner espresso only to be presented with a terrible sink shot...
I hate waking up feeling like I did not get any sleep. Time for coffee. What? No filters? How did that happen? OK let me bring out the gold filter basket. Where is it again? Shoot. How did I lose...
Who should we trust more – a wine rating company (or individual) or a coffee rating company (or individual)? It is funny most wine drinkers I know profess to not trust ratings, but the market place shows that the...
/files/u2252/page171_bosch_silver.jpg" align="right" height="250" width="175" />One day while walking through the local thrift store I happened upon an unusual coffee maker. There was no carafe and the shape was a compact rectangle. After checking it out I determined it was a...
I got a news letter today from Sweet Maria's. They provided a basic "how to" recipe for brewing coffee. I like the concise instructions and the results from using this method so I though I would share it here with...
Ok, so I’ve already written a couple of these blog posts talking about how buying coffee online can save you money over the long run. But if you’re like me and have a bit of a sweet tooth you may...
