Establishing an Espresso Evaluation Process Posted September 30, 2007, 3:00am, Rated: 7.5 Taking a fresh look at a recent espresso ranking article on a popular coffee website, Mark Prince talks through the process of evaluating espresso, setting up CoffeeGeek's first ever major espresso blend review, coming in the next State of Coffee column. Read more...
Peet's, Baskets & Italian vs. N. American Blends Posted September 1, 2007, 3:00am, Rated: 9.0 State of Coffee this week has a look at the legacy of Alfred Peet, a huge call out for manufacturers to improve filter baskets and dispersion screens, and some discussion about the recent Italian vs. US blends reviews on Coffee Review. Read more...
Kickstarting the Rant & Rave Posted August 21, 2007, 12:00am, Rated: 8.2 A bit of a kick in the seat of his pants got Mark thinking about getting back to the roots of what his column space on CoffeeGeek is supposed to be all about - but it took readers, our content editor, and a lot of re-reading of the website to get there... maybe. Read more...
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Battle North America vs. Italy - The Results Posted October 9, 2007, 3:00am, Rated: 8.7 In the third (and last, for now) article in a series, we finally get down to brass tacks as it where, and put some of the best major market coffees out of Italy against some of the best that the US and Canada has to offer in this Battle Italy vs. North America Espresso shootout. It ain't over by a long shot. Read more...
Column Description This regular column will tackle the world of espresso and coffee, including all the theories, controversies, changes and structures that make up this world. A heavy emphasis is placed on the online coffee community, and one thing this column won't do is pull any punches. Every week we'll feature the up's and downs, a quick yet detailed rundown of things that are good and not so good in the coffee world.
