Bad Coffee > No Coffee?
Acclaimed-director and coffee lover David Lynch was once asked to explain his obsession with the beloved brown brew. He responded by authoring an op-ed piece on The Huffington Post‘s blog entitled “Obsessed: Coffee” (of course he did). In this post, he makes a bold statement (no pun intended): “Even bad coffee is better than no coffee...
8 Tips for Environmentally Friendly Coffee Practices
Happy Earth Day, coffee lovers! Welcome to my table, here in the corner of this cafe – which is made of recycled wood, milk crates, and counter remnants. In light of today’s celebration of Mother Earth, many of you may be asking yourselves, “What can I do to be a more environmentally-conscious coffee consumer?” It’s...
Top 5 Coffee Shops in Northeast Wisconsin
This is a guest post by Brice Sturmer, of Coffee Buzz. If you are interested in writing guest articles for the Table, feel free to contact me. Since the launch of my blog, Coffee Buzz, we have had the pleasure of visiting some really great coffee shops in the area. We have also done some reviews...
What to Look for in an Espresso Machine Under 300
This is a guest post by Samantha Joyce, of Seattle Coffee Gear. If you are interested in writing guest articles for the Table, feel free to contact me. You can afford an espresso machine. Really! One latte a day is almost $1,000 per year. (See chart) But for under $300 you can invest in your own home espresso...
Pull up a Chair: a Conversation with Bonlife Coffee
Today, I’m having a conversation with Jeremy Moore, the founder of Bonlife Coffee, who recently launched a Kickstarter to fund a coffee-fueled cross country road trip. Jeremy, feel free to pull up a chair. Before we get started, can you briefly tell us a little bit about yourself and the people involved in Bonlife Coffee? I’m...
Friday Feature: Best Coffee of 2012
Dear Reader, the Table proudly presents the best coffee of 2012. 25) Hullabaloo Holiday Blend, by Metropolis Coffee Company (Chicago, Illinois) Metropolis Coffee Company, with their Hullabaloo Holiday Blend, proves that in some cases, change is good; it certainly was for them. “Hullabaloo” is defined as “a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar”—Metropolis’s holiday blend of the same name definitely provides a...
Friday Feature: Top of the Pops – the Best Albums of 2012
Every year,at the end of the year, I look over my iTunes collection to review the year’s releases and decide which of them deserve to claim rank in my annual Top of the Pops list. I typically did this sort of thing on my personal blog, but now that I don’t have one anymore, I’m...
Holiday Gifts for Coffee Lovers
Seasons greetings, fellow coffee enthusiasts! Welcome back to my table here in the… middle of this cafe. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a table in the corner this time around because there’s a giant Christmas tree in it right now. So, grab a pen and notepad to jot some things down, and feel free to pull...
Happy Thanksgiving
Good friends, good family, and great coffee. We have a lot to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving, from A Table in the Corner of the Café.
Friday Feature: Coffee Subscription Services Roundup
Coffee subscription services are THE hot new thing in the industry, currently. And why not? With all those Fill in the Blank of the Month clubs that have been around for years, why shouldn’t specialty coffee be given a fair shake too? Coffee subscription services—and other similar services that thrive on the postal service—have almost...
