I’ve had beans from Onyx Coffee Lab before; my local Whole Foods has started carrying their beans, and I’ve spotted this brand occasionally in Dallas-area coffee shops. However, this bag of beans is a bit special to me because I actually picked it up from Onyx’s Springdale location while I was in Arkansas for a […]
Review: Rite Press – “The ‘No Mess’ French Press,” 1/2 Liter in Silver
Review update from Margaret (February 3, 2019): This review was written based on the Rite Press unit I received in late November/early December 2018, but given that as of February 2019, it appears that the majority of the Kickstarter backers have yet to receive their presses and the company is being evasive and difficult with […]
Review: Eiland Coffee Espresso Delicato (Richardson, Texas)
I’ve raved before about Eiland’s Espresso X, which was a “prize-winner” in my Best of 2017 list. Eiland also regularly has bags of a second espresso available, called Espresso Delicato, so I picked one up to see how I felt it stacked up against the Espresso X. Slight spoiler: I ended up buying another bag […]
Review: Ross Street Roasting Co. China Yunnan Province Fuyan Estate (Tama, Iowa)
Earlier this year, I was introduced to the lovely folks and the cool business model at Javaya – for more on them, here’s my blog entry about my experience ordering through their website. They aren’t a subscription model that locks you into getting shipments of coffee at pre-determined times. Rather, they operate more like a […]
Review: Sterling Coffee Roasters Ethiopia Shilicho (Portland, Oregon)
Shutterbug and I were wanting to revisit an old favorite recently with Sterling’s Blendo Stupendo espresso beans, and while we made that order, I poked around their website to see what other coffees they had available. I loved, loved, LOVED the Kenya Nyeri Gachatha AA I had purchased from them before so I was hoping […]
Review: Edison Coffee Co. Ethiopia Kochere (Flower Mound, Texas)
For companies out there using Instagram to engage with potential customers: Just so you know, it does work. I got followed on Instagram by a new coffee shop in the Dallas area, called Native Coffee Co. They are located not far from Shutterbug’s office, and they recently extended their business hours, which allowed for me […]
On beauty and perspective
“Wow, you are so beautiful!” Would that statement mean more to you coming from a complete stranger, or from a friend? I think a lot of people would take this compliment more seriously coming from a stranger. After all, strangers are more objective since they don’t know you, right? I used to be dismissive when […]
Review: Single O Killerbee (Sydney, Australia)
This was the second bag I bought from my visit to Single O. Most of the other beans I was bringing home from Australia seemed to be designed for drip (realized too late about the Sensory Lab Steadfast Blend, oops!), so I was excited to get my hands on an espresso blend. Australia and New […]
Review: Single O Firecracker Launch Edition, Limited Reserve Blend 2018 (Sydney, Australia)
I took advantage of a long layover (23 hours) in Sydney to explore the city a bit and check out its local coffee scene. Many craft coffee shops/roasters close on the early side so I unfortunately wasn’t able to make it to more than one cafe in the time I had available, so I ended […]
Review: Patricia Coffee Roasters Guatemala Santa Isabel (Melbourne, Australia)
This was my third and final stop for coffee beans in Melbourne, but my first for actually consuming any coffee at a cafe. I had been on a short audition-related coffee hiatus and the coffee I had at Patricia Coffee Roasters was the first coffee I had had in about 10 days. It was going […]