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In which new websites from Intelligentsia and the SCAA are profiled.

A final look from our weekend at the Extraordinary Coffee Workshop.

Our Intelligentsia ECW coverage all week long.

Some lovely moments in time from our trip to ECW.

Live from Intelligentsia's Extraordinary Coffee Workshop.

In which Sprudge.com attends a cupping of Ecco coffees, roasted for Joe NYC.

Chicago-born Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea celebrates sixteen years.

It may not look like much, but the above picture is breaking news from the world of Seattle fine dining: Canlis, long an unquestioned Starbucks province, is now home to an ambitious new espresso and brewed coffee program featuring…

An interesting announcement of sorts today from Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, as per Oliver Strand and the New York Times Diner’s Journal: Doug Zell, the founder of Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, announced that he will share his duties as chief executive…

Bloomberg is reporting on the current state of the ECX in their September 5th issue of BusinessWeek. The title of the article, “Starbucks Rivals Reject Ethiopian Coffee as Exchange Robs Beans of Cachet”, is very misleading. We here at…

We were very lucky to get a sneak peek at Intelligentsia’s latest Black Cat limited blend with an animal moniker: Fruit Bat Espresso. Like previous Black Cat limited Blends, the choice of animal has had a lot to do…

Breaking news tonight: Tyler Wells, Chris Owens, and reigning World Barista Champion Michael Phillips have resigned from their positions with Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea. Intelli’s Marketing Director Stephen Morrissey confirmed this report and spoke exclusively to Sprudge: “Tyler, Chris…

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Welcome to “Yelp, I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Shut Up”, a new weekly series on Sprudge.com where we’ll call on our readers to send us the best, worst, dumbest, most hilariously amazing Yelp reviews from around the world! A…

Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea is at it again with clever marketing ploys involving music industry giants. This time it’s alt-Dad popsters Wilco, who’ve co-decided to co-design a co-branded mug with Zell and Co. Rumor has it this mug…

Pass the poi, Mahalo! Pete Licata, of Honolulu Coffee Roasters (formerly of PT’s coffee, coach of Heather Perry) has been declared the big kahuna at this year’s Western Regional Barista Competition. Who da kine say no baristas in Hawaii?…