From John's perspective...
Saturday, October 27, 2007
A Thousand Words
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Les Roka , PR denizen and writer of pithy and poignant prose, and I often discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of the many ads in the local ...
Friday, October 05, 2007
Doing the Mambo
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I've been offering the Mountain Mambo both in the caffe and for sale for the past few weeks now. I am looking to soon upgrade my roast...
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Observations on Failure and Success
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After watching most of the BBC version and the first two shows of the US version of Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares," it i...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The Concept of "Firing Customers"
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In "Lessons in Excellence from Charlie Trotter,(pp195-196)" Paul Clarke writes, "After you pick your customers by carefully t...
Friday, September 21, 2007
The Wizardry of Great Coffee
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Correct Roast. Correct Grind. Correct Temperature. Complete Saturation. Correct Brew Time. These are elements that must all come together to...
Monday, September 17, 2007
The Dog Whisperer?
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This past Saturday, a boy stopped in to get some water for his dog. I happily filled the dish for him and asked if he was driving. He said h...
Friday, September 14, 2007
I Have Two Pea...
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...Berry coffee. I have FIVE new coffee offerings, two of which are unique peaberries. First on the list is a Nicaragua Matagalpa, which is ...
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