Tag Archives: coffee-history

The problem with grinders

A small part of the coffee industry moans quite a lot about coffee grinders, especially espresso grinders.  I confess I am one of those people, and I thought I’d post a little bit about what makes us so grumpy but also look at why nothing has happened.

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Recommended Coffee Reading List – Part 1

Back in 2006 I published a recommended reading list. Since that time my collection of books has (worryingly) increased so I thought I should probably update it. I could easily write a list of coffee books that one should avoid (having learned the hard way) but I suspect that would get me into [...]

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So what exactly is a macchiato these days?

This hasn’t exactly been bugging me but perhaps it is worthy of some thought.  In all the talk of “traditional” cappuccinos (let’s not get started again on the absurdity of thirds) there is another drink where the role of tradition is becoming questionable.
These days there is a huge variation in the taste of macchiatos.  Whilst [...]

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A few bits and pieces before the US

Kind of a quick roundup post really (I struggled to think of a title!)
Whilst wandering in London the other day it crossed my mind that I had never been to St. Michael’s Alley where London had its first coffee house. In fact it is likely that it was England’s as well as Oxford’s claim [...]

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A few things from the library

I was looking through some of my books and I found a few images I really like so I thought I’d upload them. There aren’t many but I thought I might do this every few weeks when I stumble across something I think is noteworthy.
I’ll also try and take down more details about the [...]

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