CoffeeCon will make history with the first-ever Chemex Pop-up Museum on Saturday June 4, at Industry City in Brooklyn. It happens to be the Chemex coffeemaker’s 75th anniversary. The Chemex happens to be the 3rd Wave Coffee Movement’s darling coffee maker and...
I’m happy to announce CoffeeCon LA 2016 will feature a sustainability round table discussion. After hearing Kean Coffee roaster/owner Martin Diedrich talking with his colleagues at CoffeeCon LA 2014, I realized his unique perspective and volume of experience. He grew...
We just held the best CoffeeCon ever! I was awed by the quality of specialty roasters and food exhibitors. We believe we really nailed the event in total. I saw many happy faces. Attendees and exhibitors alike said, “See you next year” at the event’s ending....
Coffee Con, the Consumer Coffee Festival keeps growing and have partnered with InterContinental Coffee Trading (ICT Coffee) based in San Diego, California to accelerate building specialty coffee consumer awareness. The mission is to educate the consumer on the...
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...
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...
