Get Yer Twitch on at the Brooklyn Kitchen 1 Mar 2012 | 07:47 pm

Oh, hello there. I’ll be teaching a how-to-home-brew coffee class again at the esteemed Brooklyn Kitchen this coming Sunday, March 4, at 2:00pm. You should sign up for a slot, because it’s fun to go ...

NERBC 2012: Live from Spaceship Earth 27 Feb 2012 | 07:40 am

An evening of snow into a morning of blooming crocuses and noon hardly ever felt so early (again, I’ll blame climate change here) as we roll in to the NERBC finals after a 28-day, three-state romp thr...

serious twitching 9 Sep 2010 | 09:20 am

I nearly forgot to mention that I’ve started blogging about the New York Coffee world over here at Serious Eats New York, a lovely website that you should only visit if you’re prepared to be jealous a...

world barista championship 2010: america’s magnificent triumph over a broken pinky finger 4 Jul 2010 | 06:24 am

one week after the world barista championships feels a bit like i had a hazy dream: in my dream five coffee producing nations rose to the top ranks of the semifinals, second place in the world was awa...

london’s burning: wbc preview! 23 Jun 2010 | 12:19 pm

a guided coffee tasting at penny university london london london, i’ve been in you for a few days now and have i checked any cultural boxes? not so much. there has been strolling and there have been ...

it’s that time again 1 Jun 2010 | 10:15 am

usbc 2010 FINALS: in like a lion, out like a lamb 27 Apr 2010 | 02:13 pm

and though all things come to an end, it’s hard to believe when i wake up sunday that this is the last day. it’s a mad scramble to get schedules straight and figure out where people can get a good bre...

usbc 2010: day three SEMIFINALS — drape what all over my palate? 27 Apr 2010 | 11:38 am

nothing a headcold and a little side trip up the pacific coast won’t do to slow down the delivery of days-old news to one’s ever-quiet, miniature readership… in any case, remember saturday? the usbc ...

usbc 2010 day two: imagine this table is a coffee farm 18 Apr 2010 | 08:07 am

i am starting to see wizards around the convention center. actual wizards. i am seriously contemplating joining their convention instead of this one, so if coverage stops suddenly this weekend you wil...

usbc 2010 day one: i like bread and butter 16 Apr 2010 | 02:59 pm

preliminaries: day one i can’t see space mountain from my hotel room, but i still know it’s weird here the moment i wake up. the sidewalks of anaheim (not that most people use them) have become even ...