http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog Coffee, Coffee, Coffee Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:49:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Late November • 2011 DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, We're close to the Holiday Season, and we've some beautiful new coffees AND equipment for you just in time for the big feast. Also, we're opening our second store, and we're looking for a few fine folks to join our ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/12/18/new-grinders-new-coffees-new-careers/ Love people? Love coffee? Seattle Coffee Works LOVES you! SCW is seeking team members for both our downtown location and our new store opening in BALLARD! If you: Love coffee Love people Are seeking a long term career opportunity in the coffee industry Consistently work hard in a fast paced environment Have exceptional multitasking abilities Can follow ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/11/22/come-join-the-scw-team/ August • 2011 Our Excellent Summer Coffees Arnulfo Leguizamo, 2011 Colombia Cup of Excellence Winner Hello Friends, In the midst of a spectacular Seattle summer, the 2011 Colombia Cup of Excellence brings brightness and beauty to our roastery and café. Wired Magazine recently wrote a full length article, "Sip, Spit, Grade: ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/08/20/our-august-newsletter-is-here/ Andrew Zimmern visits Seattle Coffee Works We wanted to share with you all the Media Advisory we just released: Bizarre Foods to film coffee segment at Seattle Coffee Works on Friday July 29, 2011 Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern will sample the award winning 2011 Colombia Cup ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/07/26/bizarre-foods-visits-seattle-coffee-works-slow-bar/ Growing up in the Southwest of Germany, I understood at an early age the true meaning of the village pub. There was a brewery with a brew pub in pretty much every town of more than 1,000 people. The meaning of the brew pub was multifold. Mainly, it was where ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/05/04/the-true-meaning-of-coffeehouse-in-vienna/ A recent trip to Berlin, Germany, afforded me an opportunity to check out the local coffee scene there. The Berlin coffee crawl was a about as sobering (if not more so) than a recent espresso crawl with a couple of friends here in Seattle. I'll spare you the details of all ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/05/03/espresso-bliss-in-berlin/ We want to extend our appreciation to all the participants who made it to Houston this year to compete in the US Barista Championship and the first-ever US Brewers Cup. It is always exciting and rewarding to watch people with such passion and skill throw down. You all make this ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/05/02/a-shout-out-to-the-2011-usbc-competitors/ Rose Tosti and Michael Smith and I wanted to take a pulse of the quality of the espresso at some of the newer establishments and roasters in town. Earlier today, we went on a seven-stop Seattle espresso crawl. The result was humbling and somewhat sobering. Three espresso bars we visited produced ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2011/02/19/espresso-aint-easy/ Wednesday October 27: Guatemala Extravaganza Please join us in tasting some outstanding Guatemalan coffees on Wednesday October 27, 5-8pm. TASTE FIVE AMAZING COFFEES We'll be cupping our lineup of most amazing Guatemalan relationship coffees. Also on the cupping table: Santa Clara y Anexos Operadora Santa Clara (Cup of Excellence 2010), see more below ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2010/10/24/guatemala-extravaganza-october-2010-newsletter/ Our new artist beginning this month is Megan Marie Myers, who comes to us after being shrugged off by a certain iconic corporate coffeeshop a few months back. Megan was slated to show her paintings at Roy Street Coffee & Tea in February earlier this year until the company ... http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/blog/2010/10/15/new-local-art-in-the-cafe/