For someone who happens upon this site and column for the first time to read this, I am a writer about coffee who also created a consumer coffee festival. I say it both as a boast and a caution. I’m sure I’m unable to be neutral. That said, for as many years as I’ve...
I have a friend who’s a recording engineer. I once asked him what he felt was the most important thing he’d learned in order to make his recordings sound so good. He told me the greatest thing he’s learned is how to listen. I’m going to say 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...
It’s no secret that CoffeeCon’s classes are one of its strengths. As fun as tasting coffee from 30 exhibitors is, the real meat of our event is in the classes and hands-on labs we offer. Here’s my quick cheat sheet on how to work through all the choices. While I can’t...