I know not everyone loves these... kinds of videos, but if I can be honest, I really do. Being able to just focus purely on brewing coffee, beautiful visuals, and the added dimension of a unique musical track really is the kind of vibe I want to cultivate on a Friday morning, especially as we start...
The largest coffee convention in America... just took place a couple weeks ago, and I was there. The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Expo is a global convention focused on all things coffee. You can find just about every major equipment manufacturer, many start-ups, and a good handful of pretty much everything else: from cups to syrups....
Some mornings just call for two coffees... and since I am trying to cram in a lot of work and planning prior to heading to the SCA Expo in Portland, now seems like as good of a time as any to drink a little extra coffee. So armed with the brand new Niche Duo that sports...
Making coffee is cathartic. Some people do yoga, some people meditate, I just like to make espresso. There is just something so soothing about the entire process. The meticulous nature of weighing your coffee to the nearest gram and grinding it at a specific RPM. The magical transition from grinds in a portafilter, to syrupy espresso...
As the year wraps up... it seems like a good time to do a good old fashioned 'ask me anything' video. A lot has gone on since the last one, where I responded to many questions, and even talked about how angry my moka pot recipe has made many Italians. This year's topics appear to be...
After four full weeks of in-depth... coffee content, reviews, and data I was in need of a reset. Plus, I haven't done coffee routine video featuring my morning workflow for some time now, so it felt like the perfect way to get me back into the mindset needed to delve into the last weeks of 2022....
On my journey to expand my coffee content... I'm once again trying something new that I lovingly call the Barista Challenge. The game is simple, roll the latte art dice, pour the design, and win some cash. Of course there are some additional multipliers in the mix. For example, if you roll a basic heart, that's...
Do you remember... the days before? The days before March 2020? I do, and it's wild being nostalgic for a time just a few short years ago. Yet, as things began to open up again I wanted to relive one of my favorite experiences of the pre-pandemic days, a coffee crawl. By that I mean, grabbing...
As you can see, its here! After about four months of waiting only somewhat patiently my new espresso machine has arrived, and it's taken it's rightful place on my home coffee bar! With this brand new addition and future heart of my espresso focused content I thought it would be a good time to not only...
Those ride or die followers may remember... that way back when when I hit the milestone of 100 YouTube videos I did a coffee time question and answer (Q&A) video. Well, recently I hit 100,000 subscribers and I'm quite a bit over video number 200 so I think I'm a little overdue for another one. To...
If there's one thing I always pair with my coffee... It's some good music. It often flies under the radar, all but only one of the nearly 200 videos I've ever produced has had a musical track incorporated inside of it, and little does anyone know that I actually spend a good amount of time finding...
For awhile now... I've been toying with aging coffee, both green and roasted, in my freezer at home. One particular package of coffee was roasted, vacuum sealed, and subsequently traveled from Japan to my freezer here in California. This coffee has sat patiently for almost exactly two years now. If you've been around for awhile this...
If there is one thing... I look forward to every day, its a quiet morning coffee and today I'm sharing that experience with you. There's clearly a group of folks out there who love these kinds of videos, and you may be asking what kind of video. Well, this is my first, and very possibly final,...
Life is full of milestones... like getting your drivers license, moving out on your own, and of course your 100th YouTube video. The latter being what we'll be celebrating today. Putting together videos like this isn't something I'm used to doing as its pretty far outside of my normal program, but these more candid videos are...
The time has finally come... for me to choose my first coffee for Little Giant Coffee Roasters. If you're new around here, over the past few months my professional life has been turned upside down. The company I was roasting for brought in investors who didn't really seem to care about coffee. So with just an...
Thats right, I quit... my roasting job as the head and director of coffee at a local cafe here in San Diego. I'll spare you'll the details as to why, but long story short new investors came in and decided I wasn't an important part of the staff. Did I mention I also designed and ran...
