I just spent the past seven days binge-watching three seasons-worth of Breaking Bad episodes to try to catch up in time for tomorrowโs grand finale. Maybe you did too, or maybe you were just too busy living a healthy, non-addictive lifestyle. Whatever the case may be, Iโve cooked up a handy little recap of all the latest coffee news featured on Sprudge this week, just for you.
CCCNYC:ย We took a world-first look inside Counter Culture Coffeeโs brand new NYC training center this week. The new space, situated in Manhattanโs Nolita neighborhood features a Modbar, a Nuova Simonelli T3, a Mahlkonig EK40, Marco Uber Boiler โfonts,โ and custom fitted induction burners on the cupping tables. The space includes a custom-designed water filtration system, stadium-style bleacher seating, a bicycle storage room, vermiculture composting, competition training room, and a wide variety of high-end specialty coffee gear. Expect a grand-opening the first week of October.
Blue Bottle Venice Beach:ย We broke the news this week here on Sprudge that San Francisco-based Blue Bottle Coffee Roasters are opening a new location in Venice Beach. This new Los Angeles outpost will be located at 1103 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in LAโs technicolor Venice neighborhood. The cafeโs specs sit at 650 square feet, and will feature a roll-up garage door similar to Blue Bottleโs Hayes Valley kiosk in San Francisco. The new cafe will serve single origins and blends as drip, as well as a TBD espresso blend and single origin iced coffees. Blue Bottleโs popular New Orleans-style iced coffee will also be on offer.
Spyhouse Coffeeโs Gorgeous New Space:ย Spyhouse Coffee opened its third location this week. The new space is situated inside a sprawling warehouse in Northeast Minneapolis. Gabriel Dunn was on hand with a cameraย for the grand opening, and gave us a great look inside this highly attractive new cafe and roasting space. Itโs stunning, really.
Steampunk Sci-Fi Coffee Spot:ย Australian Barista Academy manager and Perth resident Charlie Stewart took us inside the Mechanized Steampunk Sci-Fi Scene At Truth Coffee In Cape Town, South Africa. Youโve gotta see these pictures.
Rao E-Book:ย Scott Rao, author of โThe Professional Baristas Handbookโ and โEverything But Espressoโ, has penned a brand new e-book available now on Amazon for just $9.99. Praise for the e-book has been heard far and wide across social media. Sandy Bledsoe, noted barista and owner ofย the (espresso) barย in Ann Arbor, Michigan, calls it โa must read for coffee professionals. Easily the best ten dollars youโll spend on improving your cafe.โ How do you feel? Raoโs book isย available now on Amazon for just $9.99, and the comments section on our article is open.
Cold Bruer Coffee System:ย Your Sprudge Editors recently had an opportunity to test-drive a prototype of the โCold Bruerโ Cold Brew Coffee System, and just this past week they published a feature and happily gave the device aย โSprudgeโข Stamp of Approval.โย According to the article, โItโs by far the most beautiful cold brew coffee system out there, and while beauty isnโt everything, the Bruer also produces some of the best home-brewed cold brew weโve ever tasted.โ
Koreatown Coffee Tour:ย Our own Julie Wolfson cruised the streets of LAโs Koreatown with Eaterโs Matthew Kang and wrote all about it. Ms. Wolfson and Mr. Kang stopped at three K-Town coffee spots and chatted along the way about Korean coffee culture and the variety of experiences offered to customers in the area. Itโs a great read filled with Sugar highs, K-pop videos, massive lounges, hazelnut lattes, and so much more.
Hard to Pronounce Coffee Names: Arenโt so hard to pronounce anymore, because weโve utilized the power of the internetย and YouTubeโs Pronunciation Manual to break them down for you. Enough said, now listen up.
Pumpkin Spice Deliciousness:ย Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere is upon us, so we took a look at โ7 Delicious Pumpkin Spice Lattes At 7 New Artisanal Coffee Bars.โ See if you can spot the common theme.
Ben Blake is the genius behindย Draw Coffeeย (@DrawCoffee), a working barista atPeregrine Espressoย in Washington DC, ย and a regular contributor to Sprudge.com.ย Read more Ben Blake here!
