Friday Escape: Lisbon, Portugal
Our roaming homie Kevin Aldrich is on the road again. This time: Lisbon, Portugal. He’s there for a month, visiting friends, cultivating his photography skills, and generally trying to make…
Warm Up Your Winter – and Win!
There are few creature comforts that ease the occasionally dark, dreary days of winter: hot coffee, good food, and working with your hands. We teamed up with our friends at Terrain…
You Ardi Know! Your Favorite Ethiopian Will Be Back
You might have noticed (and lamented) the fact that our roast of this season’s Ethiopian Ardi coffee ran out last week. This exceptionally fruity coffee is a heartbreaker and a…
Friday Escape: Road to Boulder
Let’s head out. February is a weird month, one where warmth and cold come together to interplay and more often than not, leave us confused about what season it is. But…
Coffee Lingo: Crema
Crema: (n.) the delicious-looking layer of espresso that’s actually not quite so delicious as it appears. Crema is the trickster of your daily espresso. It’s the thick, lighter-colored liquid that pours slow and…
Beautiful Coffee: Rwanda Nyampinga
Our newest coffee is one we are really proud of. It’s a beautiful thing when a brew tastes great AND has an amazing origin story. Our Rwanda Nyampinga is a lovely…
Monday Motivation: Great Things
The key ingredient of success and coffee? Patience. As DJ Khaled would say, patience is major key.
Coffee Lingo: Caficionado
Caficionado: (n.) someone who’s livin’ that coffee life. Aficionados are people who love something (wine, cigars, etc.) and who know a LOT about that subject. Deriving from Spanish and originally used…
Ceramics + Coffee = Perfect Match
Coffee just tastes better in a handcrafted ceramic mug, doesn’t it? And there’s a deep satisfaction knowing that your daily dishware is one-of-a-kind and made fairly in NYC. This week, we…
Monday Motivation: Create Opportunities
It’s easy to look at your success versus your circumstances and attribute the former to the latter. It’s easy to make excuses (“Well, things are THIS way, things are THAT way”) for…
Friday Escape: Arles, France
Well, we had some Friday Escapes planned “IRL,” but a large snowstorm that’s fixing to hit has grounded our flights and ended our winter road trip dreams. After today, rather…