Grand Coffee is doing it right. They brew local Four Barrel coffee and bring a little Italian culture to San Francisco. It is a quaint cafe just a couple of blocks from the 24th/Mission Bart station and it's definitely worth the trip if you are in the bay area. +1 to them for providing a shot of fresh seltzer with a shot espresso.

thanks, GrandCoffee

The Wave Commuter Mug

This is absolutely perfect in every way that a coffee tumbler can be. The Wave Commuter Mug is a double walled porcelain thermal mug with beautifully designed non spill lid. Besides the basic functionality of a coffee tumbler, The Wave triumphs where others fall very short, it is mostly made of porcelain to not interfere with the taste of your artfully prepared gourmet coffee! Also, the mug comes with coffee maker cone to boot! Yes, coffee snob, your travel mug has arrived.

thanks, Charlie&Marie

Hey, Broadacre ltd. Coffee is doing a tasting

Broadacre Coffee on 10th street in Downtown Sacramento is doing a free coffee tasting of all their roasters, including Insight! Some others include Ritual, Coava, and Stumptown. The cupping event starts at 10am this Saturday.

thanks, Broadacre ltd.

2012 SCAA Barista competition winners

The national barista competition has just ended in Portland, Oregon, here are the results...

Champion: Katie Carguilo, Counter Coulture, NC 
2nd: Charles Babinski, Intelligentsia Coffee, LA
3rd: Chris Baca, Verve Coffee Roasters, Santa Cruz, CA
4th: Devin Chapman, Coava Coffee Roasters, PDX
5th: Jared Truby, Verve Coffee Roasters, Santa Cruz, CA
6th: Travis Beckett, Peregrine Espresso, DC


Congratulations

Insight

Ok, I have been to almost all of the coffee shops in Sacramento and Insight is by far the best. They are friendly and really have a passion for coffee. It's hard to find a shop that teaches their community about coffee and truly enjoys their craft.

Thanks, Insightcoffee.com, and Lucky for the roaster

FOURBARREL!

Fourbarrel was voted one of the best coffee shops in San Francisco by SF weekly. FourBarrel saw a need in typical coffee shops in the San Francisco. They were too slow. So, the founder came up with a new, more streamlined system of offering coffee. Usually quality is sacrificed for speed, but not at fourbarrel. Their espresso, cappuccino, and pour over are some of the best the city has to offer. This is my next stop.

Thanks, SFWeekly, fourbarrel

Press of champions

French press for the Coffee and Stainless steel enthusiast...

Thanks, Uncrate.

Blast from the past

Its good to see people can find art in these things...
Thanks, FFFFound

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

One of the best coffee shops I have been to.

bird rock coffee roasters...

thanks coffee review...