High Froth

A barista pulls and steams her way to the top.

The Crema of the Crop

Our barista continues on the path to top honors.

An Espresso to Grind

Should you tip baristas, and if so, how much?

I Like Cheap Mexican Beer

A connoisseur’s confession.

see there are much less expensive vaccum brewers than the Starbucks Barista — since these can be used on your stove, much like the old Silex units of the 1940’s. http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brewers.vacuum.shtml...

Mack Brown better hope the Longhorn faithful don’t find out about Brady’s goat cook-off or Darrell Royal Stadium won’t have a soul in it this weekend....

. their coffee is from paradise roasters in ramsey, a roastery that has caught national attention with amazing coffee sourcing. also, peter middlecamp of the black sheep coffee cafe was a finalist at the United States Barista...

barista championships and really knows his stuff. They sell only a little bit of green stuff, but they also believe in appropriately ageing the coffee after roasting it. Sometimes freshly roasted stuff isn’t ready to go...

DiningDiva: Yes I have, everytime I have one of their gelatos, which is about once a month. This is a tough one for me as the “new wave of coffee” approach that’s practiced in the United States (principally...

It’s worth noting that Veritas' Anthony placed third at the Canadian Barista Championship yesterday. Congrats Anthony! Initial reports state that the judge declared his espresso the best he’d ever had.

represented the United States in the world baking championships in Paris last spring. Her baguette is fantastic (warning: it’s also addictive). A baguette goes for $1.99. Her croissants, which are incredible, are around...

Starbucks sells good machines – mine has lasted 4 years so far. Be prepared to pay a lot more than $50 – these are pump type machines, like the commercial ones, rather than the steam only units that you get from...

As a menmber of the Azzaro family ( Papa’s)“ I am proud to say that Papa's is the second oldest continuously family run pizza, tomatoe pie ” sestblishment in the United States. TRhat says it all! I am making...

, exceptionally, won’t is Café Myriade, though that’s more because some of the staff will be at the National Barista Championship than because it’s a holiday. As always, wherever you decide to go, you’re...

Purity. www.purityicecream.com There are lines at 11 a.m. and at 10 p.m. and you’ll soon find out why. Gimme Coffee’s original branch is in Ithaca and I’ve yet to have a better macchiato anywhere in the United...