by Kevin Sinnott | Jul 25, 2014 | Coffee, CoffeeCon, Consumer Coffee Festival, Uncategorized
As I write this we are both in our hotel room. Pat is tweeting. I have been sitting here, wondering. It is a little terrifying. This is our first out of town CoffeeCon. The Bay Area has all the right ingredients for success: a robust economy, a big coffee-drinking...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jul 18, 2014 | Coffee
One of the most exciting guests we’ll have at CoffeeCon isn’t a coffee, it’s a coffeemaker. I’ve reviewed coffee making machines for twenty years this year. The first thing to realize about coffeemakers is how important they are to our coffee enjoyment. They make our...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jul 1, 2014 | Coffee, Consumer Coffee Festival, Uncategorized
If you read my pre-CoffeeCon concerns, you’ll be happy to know most of my fears were unfounded. We had a good to great turnout, between 700-1000 happy coffee enthusiasts, with a healthy mix of those waiting to be baptized with great cups. You see it in their eyes when...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 20, 2014 | Coffee, Consumer Coffee Festival, Uncategorized
I met Aaron Fujiki at SCAA Seattle, where I happened upon his booth and realized what a powerful product he had. He told me that Rex Tseng, Johnny Hou and he founded acaia Corp. on one simple principle: to bring together design and technology into the coffee...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 12, 2014 | Coffee, Coffee Roasters, CoffeeCon, CoffeeCon Videos, Uncategorized
Now you’ve got more reason than ever to sign up for George Howell’s tasting seminar at CoffeeCon on July 26 in San Francisco. George was just listed in the 21 top coffee shops in America at Thrillist.com. It doesn’t surprise me, but it might surprise a few people who...