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May 31, 2019

A Denton coffee house gets roasted for firing a worker | The Trinity River Lookout

Thanks to Cien Fuego and the comrades at Trinity River Lookout for this great article. Solidarity! When Chris Dobbs walked into Aura Coffee Thursday, he didn’t expect to be let go without explanation. When Aura Coffee management woke up Friday,… Continue reading

January 21, 2016

#UnderSiege #MahmoudDarwish

Here on the slopes of hills, facing the dusk and the cannon of time Close to the gardens of broken shadows, We do what prisoners do, And what the jobless do: We cultivate hope. *** A country preparing for dawn.… Continue reading

November 20, 2015

Philosophical Espresso

If you have not had a chance to watch Jason Silva do his philosophizing flow on his vlog, here are a few examples. Good stuff. Continue reading

November 20, 2015

Pax Coffea – the role of coffee in troubling times

An essay very much worth the read from barista and coffee specialist Peter Giuliano: …how we can use coffee- which is after all the subject dearer to me than any other- as a tool in the fight for good and for… Continue reading

July 23, 2015

#baristalarry has an #esprorience

Stopping in to @bmc_denton, Barrista Larry makes a latte with a little help from our Customer Service Mgr, Aaron, and then has a full-on esprorience. 😉 Continue reading

May 7, 2015

The Real Reason the End of the Embargo Will Unleash the Cuban Tiger

With access to goods and services from the United States curtailed in the context of Cuba’s economic seclusion, the Castro government had little choice but to pursue an internally focused approach to development. This strategy helped Cuba to develop three… Continue reading

March 23, 2015

▶ Denton Coffee Culture – YouTube

Proud to be a part of coffee’s community of service in Denton and Denton County. Prouder to know so many of the great folks in these videos. As the specialty coffee industry continues to grow, quality coffee has become more… Continue reading

February 22, 2015

Extracting a Mean for the Coffee Bean

Australian Barista-Philosopher Matt Perger philosophizes on the sense of “evenness” when talking about coffee extraction: Throughout my Barista career, so many of my teachers and peers have told me to extract evenly. “Don’t do x or the extraction won’t be… Continue reading