You’ll note over the past several CoffeeCon events we’ve converted more classes to hands-on labs. What’s the difference? It’s huge in my observation. The first is the old school way of having the presenter instruct the use of a coffeemaker in front of everyone. Even...
If there’s one writer who both predicted and created the coffee resurgence we currently enjoy, it’s Kenneth Davids. His classic book, Coffee, A Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying is still the definitive coffee text. I’m proud of my own work, but I’d be delusional...
My family are typical Chicagoans. We believe you are not a success, nor even really an American idea until you find acceptance in New York City. When we started taking CoffeeCon on the road I had a case of nerves about only two cities. New York was the first, and last...
CoffeeCon has many classes that are more obviously glamorous than maintenance. But Consider: there were recent scare headlines about slime buildup in K-Cup coffeemakers. The article may have been yellow journalism, but its message about the need to clean was relevant...
I created CoffeeCon to accomplish two things: 1) I wanted people to learn to brew, by seeing people who are experts brewing. More on that some other time. 2) I wanted people to be able to taste the best roasters’ coffees side by side, and decide for themselves...