A Face in your Latte

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Latte art

Latte art 04/25/2004 11:07 AM
Cool blog about the designs baristas can make in the foamy milk that sits on top of your caffe latte. My favorite coffee hang in Los Angeles is Urth (even though I can never get a table), in part because their coffee is dark, sweet, earthy, and delicious -- and in part because the guys who make it draw little hearts and zigzags in the foam.
Link (Thanks, Jean-Luc!)

Latte art, part two

Latte art, part two 04/25/2004 07:22 PM
Following up on this earlier Boingboing post, an anonymous reader points us to this cool news article about a guy in Australia who one-ups all those sucka baristas makin' hearts and zigzags in the caffe lattes.

"When you pour the milk in and the cream hits, it's just like a blank canvas on which to paint," the 36-year old said. Mr Phillips and fiancee Bernadette Farrugia started Flavors of Lakhoum in Swan St five years ago and he dabbled with the idea while pouring coffee.

"Sometimes you see swirls and patterns when you're pouring the coffee in, and one day I was pouring it and I saw an eye appear," he said. "From there I just drew in a mouth and ears. I've been slowly practising since then, but have got pretty good in the last few months - every month I find ways to add more detail."

Link

Double Choco Latte XSS

Double Choco Latte XSS 08/05/2002 10:44 PM

Double Choco Latte 0.9.4.1

Double Choco Latte 0.9.4.1 01/02/2004 12:02 AM
Software Configuration Management/Bug/Enhancement Tracking Software

"latte art - a photoset on Flickr"

"latte art - a photoset on Flickr" 03/25/2005 11:35 AM

Double Choco Latte

Double Choco Latte 12/14/2003 01:15 AM
Double Choco Latte 0.9.4 Released

Summa Cum Latte at Starbucks

Summa Cum Latte at Starbucks 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
A law school tries to warn its legion of student Starbucks fans to back away from the coffee.

Double Choco Latte 0.9.4

Double Choco Latte 0.9.4 12/14/2003 02:47 PM
Software Configuration Management/Bug/Enhancement Tracking Software

Latte foam art snapshots

Latte foam art snapshots 03/17/2005 03:55 AM
Xeni Jardin: A most excellent gallery: designs in the milk foam on top of espresso drinks.
Link (Thanks, glady).

Previously: Latte art, and La tte art part 2.

latte art - a photoset on Flickr

latte art - a photoset on Flickr 03/19/2005 02:18 AM
latte art images

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Andrew Stopford's the man for Rotor
latte

Andrew Stopford's the man for Rotor
latte 12/15/2003 11:44 PM
Andrew Stopford wrote a book on PHP on Windows, but he's addicted to Rotor latte nowadays. He's sipping on hot .NET and CLR expresso on his blog. I read it to find out what's happening in the .NET world. Great brewing, Andrew!

Latte art, decorated cappuccinos,
cappuccino

Latte art, decorated cappuccinos,
cappuccino 04/25/2004 03:17 PM
pour good latte art .. l'Art du lait

latteart.org/latteart.htm
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While Sipping a Latte, Lap Up Your
Favorite Show

While Sipping a Latte, Lap Up Your
Favorite Show 06/17/2004 01:05 PM
A tuner that picks up broadcast signals and plugs into the CompactFlash slot of compatible Pocket PC's allows users to watch local broadcast programming on the small screen.

Double Choco Latte 0.9.4.3 (Default
branch)

Double Choco Latte 0.9.4.3 (Default
branch) 03/24/2005 05:24 AM
Double Choco Latte is a system for tracking bugs, changes, enhancements, requests for software. The system is suited for multiple products and multiple accounts (clients). It is also known to handle call center activity, although this will evolve into a separate module.

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Changes:
An arbitrary PHP code execution vulnerability was reported and fixed. All users are urged to upgrade to this version.

A Tempest in a Latte: Starbucks Too
Opinionated for Some Wingers 3/26

A Tempest in a Latte: Starbucks Too
Opinionated for Some Wingers 3/26 03/27/2005 04:56 AM
Conservatives protest "liberal" Starbucks coffee cup sayings .. St. Petersburg Times

sptimes.com/2005/03/25/Business/Coffee_with_steam.shtml
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Double Choco Latte Remote Code Execution

Double Choco Latte Remote Code Execution 04/09/2005 05:51 PM
Posted by JeiAr, Apr 08 2005

Delonghi Magnifica
Espresso/Cappuccino/Latte Machine

Delonghi Magnifica
Espresso/Cappuccino/Latte Machine 04/12/2005 07:44 AM

Gizmodo is powered more by coffee than any other (non-Class 2) narcotic, so we have a vested interest in any gadgets that can bring a better cup to our lips each morning. Enter the Delonghi Magnifica: Simply pour some fresh coffee beans into the machine, add your water and your milk and press the button and you're off to the espresso, cappuccino or latté races. It has a sleek, austere design and will make a welcome addition to any kitchen counter. It's available for $900, but with this level of convenience and versatility, some may find it a worthwhile investment indeed.

Product/Catalog Page ($900, in stock) [Delonghi via CoolHunting]

Speak Shop and Probigua Partner to Offer
Face-to-Face Online Spanish Tutoring

Speak Shop and Probigua Partner to Offer
Face-to-Face Online Spanish Tutoring 04/07/2005 03:41 AM
Speak Shop puts Guatemalan instructors face-to-face with students all over the world, and no one has to leave their desk. For the first time, these tutors can benefit from global e-commerce. [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]

Internet Challenges Face-to-Face
Mingling: Single Parents Group Losing
Members To Time Crunch, Too

Internet Challenges Face-to-Face
Mingling: Single Parents Group Losing
Members To Time Crunch, Too 08/15/2004 06:02 AM
Washingtonpost.com - Sun Aug 15, 03:18 am GMT

Face to Face With Your Users:Running a
Nondirected Interview

Face to Face With Your Users:Running a
Nondirected Interview 01/28/2003 07:22 AM

Face to Face With Your Users: Running a
Nondirected Interview

Face to Face With Your Users: Running a
Nondirected Interview 01/24/2003 05:23 AM

Using Technology to Re-Experience the
Good Old-Fashioned Way of Customer
Support, Putting Businesses and
Customers Back in Time - Live
Face-to-Face

Using Technology to Re-Experience the
Good Old-Fashioned Way of Customer
Support, Putting Businesses and
Customers Back in Time - Live
Face-to-Face 08/27/2004 01:50 PM
iSupport.tv has announced its live face-to-face and interactive online customer support services, helping business to reach more customers, increase sales, and reduce support cost in a timely and cost-effective manner. It is live face-to-face services because with one click, customers will see a live face. It is interactive because customers can ask any questions via webcam, microphone, or text chat and get answers in real-time. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004]

Powell Comes Face to Face with Tsunami
Horror

Powell Comes Face to Face with Tsunami
Horror 01/05/2005 08:31 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 5 2005 12:49PM GMT

Bringing you "Face To Face" with the
Middle East

Bringing you "Face To Face" with the
Middle East 07/15/2004 03:10 AM
You can now have face-to-face videoconference meetings with your colleagues, clients and associates throughout the Middle East. [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

E-mail still riskier than face-to-face
chat

E-mail still riskier than face-to-face
chat 08/22/2004 09:02 PM
ZDNet Australia Aug 23 2004 1:37AM GMT

CNET Face to Face

CNET Face to Face 11/06/2003 03:53 PM
CNET Face to Face

Microsoft Set for Face-to-Face with EC,
EU

Microsoft Set for Face-to-Face with EC,
EU 07/06/2004 04:52 PM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Jul 6 2004 9:46PM GMT

In your face

In your face 04/08/2005 06:04 PM
H ow well do you read faces? Better than this baby, I hope.

Like a Pie in the Face

Like a Pie in the Face 03/27/2005 05:43 PM
Kelli-Lisa Bradley: "I am a 30-year old straight male cross-dresser. The ultimate thrill for me is to be hit with pies dressed as a beautiful woman!"

About-face?

About-face? 05/11/2004 08:00 AM
CNET Asia May 11 2004 12:16PM GMT

Face to face

Face to face 06/17/2004 01:45 AM
USA Today Jun 17 2004 6:27AM GMT

In the Face of Evil

In the Face of Evil 09/07/2004 09:34 PM

Britt Blaser: Paying For Others' Sins. What do you do with the information that several hundred children have been killed or wounded to make a point?

Face/Off (1997)

Face/Off (1997) 05/29/2004 06:08 PM
strictly imaginary .. John Travolta .. Face Off

imdb.com/title/tt0119094
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A New Face For Robotics

A New Face For Robotics 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
Slashdot Feb 10 2004 1:19AM GMT

Fan Cries Man-Face

Fan Cries Man-Face 01/03/2004 01:22 AM
A dedicated Malcolm in the Middle fan is making it her life's work to convince people that the actress Ta nia Raymonde "looks very masculine." (01-03)

lgf: They Smile In Your Face

lgf: They Smile In Your Face 09/26/2004 10:42 AM
interviewing Charles Johnson for 43 minutes .. Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs .. disappear

littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=12824_They_Smile_In _Your_Face
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Chelsea face Man Utd

Chelsea face Man Utd 06/24/2004 04:38 AM
Chelsea will play Man Utd and Arsenal meet Everton on the opening day of next season.

Face transplant

Face transplant 06/02/2004 12:10 PM
Researchers at the University of Louisville are seeking permission from a bioethics panel to perform the first-ever face transplant. According to a CNN article, "the operation could offer new hope for those who suffer severe burns, cancer or gunshot wounds. The surgery will attach facial tissue and blood vessels from a cadaver to a new patient." New Scientist broke the news last week, reporting that "the team has been using the faces of bodies donated for medical research to practise the groundbreaking operation and the results suggest that a transplanted face will not be recognisable as either the donor or the recipient - in effect creating a third face." As a result, the University of Louisville was swamped with inquiries, resulting in the release of an FAQ on the status of the face transplant program. Apparently, they're not seeking volunteers quite yet. Lin k

The girl with the DVD face

The girl with the DVD face 06/24/2005 06:50 PM
Xeni Jardin: They call her "Chatty."

Fantasies about chatting up legendary figures have come closer to reality in Japan where researchers have developed a mannequin with a built-in projector that can resemble a face of one's choice. The life-size, made-to-order (...) mannequin [has] a face that is an empty screen until turned on to play DVD images from inside the body. If one is in the mood for conversation, sound can come from a separate speaker. "It is a device that can show a person's face, looks and mouth movements," said the developer, Ishikawa Optics and Arts Corp. of Tokyo. "It forms realistic images as if he or she were really talking to you."

Link to news item. (via Warren Ellis)
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Coffee With Networking for Macmillan's
World's Biggest Coffee Morning

Coffee With Networking for Macmillan's
World's Biggest Coffee Morning 09/13/2004 03:17 AM
Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning Event to auction off lots from original works of art to lunch with IT/telecoms journalists. Great fun for a great cause. [PRWEB Sep 13, 2004]

Coffee!

Coffee! 02/15/2003 11:13 AM
Holy crap! I had a cup of Coffee this morning because I got up rather early but was feeling especially sluggish. It's my first cup of the year. It really did the trick. I really understand how some folks quickly...

too much coffee man

too much coffee man 07/09/2004 05:05 PM
Obsessions come in many sizes and flavors - small, tall or veinte. Meet the man who is living the Traveli ng Salesman Problem by attempting to visit every starbucks.

Indie Coffee

Indie Coffee 04/05/2005 11:27 AM
The mission of delocator.net is to assist the public in finding and supporting independently owned cafés. There's a thinly-veiled stance against a certain coffee company, but the site's a great community-driven toolkit for finding yourself a good cup of joe anywhere in the US.

Best. Coffee. Table. Ever.

Best. Coffee. Table. Ever. 01/28/2004 10:17 AM
The Drift Table lets you float gently over the British landscape from the comfort of your living room. Other projects from the Equator research group include a tablecloth that glows and a key table that responds to your mood. Hi-tech knick-knacks, or a glimpse of the subtle way we'll interact with the domestic environment of the future?

Pro Coffee Roasting

Pro Coffee Roasting 08/20/2004 02:29 PM

My buddy Tonx has what he calls "the second-coolest job in the world." As a barista at Seattle's Victrola Coffee, it's his job to hand-roast the daily coffee blends in the huge Diedrich IR-12 roaster they have on site, and he's written a great walk through (with pictures) of everything involved. And really, how can you go wrong with a machine that uses a infrared gas-powered afterburner to roast up to the 30 pounds of beans at once?

Unless it involves a day care and a drunken misunderstanding, you really can't.

Read - I roast coffee. [Tonx]
Read - Product Page [DiedrichRoasters]

Coffee Stories

Coffee Stories 03/25/2005 04:09 PM
Nicaragua and El Salvador, Tres Santos, Honduras, Peru , that Geoff Watts guy can write about coffee.

Coffee on PowerPoint

Coffee on PowerPoint 12/15/2003 08:12 AM
Peter Coffee in eWeek meditates on what PowerPoint is doing to us. He begins with Edward Tufte's piece on how PowerPoint misled the assessment of the risk to the shuttle Columbia. Peter writes: Bad presentations result from people learning to write with a model of "topic sentence, body, conclusion," instead of a journalistic model of "lead (conclusion), significance, supporting details." Peter says that although media "don't just transmit facts; they alter both selection and emphasis, creating different realities in the process," PowerPoint isn't solely to blame for the bad presentations done with it. In fact, he says, PowerPoint helps you...

"Coffee with steam"

"Coffee with steam" 03/27/2005 10:28 AM

Self-heating coffee can

Self-heating coffee can 12/22/2004 01:30 AM
Usatoday.com - Mon Dec 20, 08:15 pm GMT

Cake for Coffee

Cake for Coffee 06/17/2005 04:28 PM

« Sour cream coffee cake with raspberry and cinnamon streusel filling. »

When I think of coffee cake, I think of a dense, slightly sweet cake with cinnamon swirls and nuts in it, but when I say coffee cake in Finland, I get this weird look as if to ask why one would put coffee in a cake. Treats with coffee in Finland, if not some kind of pulla, are some sort of seriously heavy and sweet cream confection. I've also noticed that while berries have an exalted, perhaps even near ubiquitous, place in Finnish desserts, I've not found any local cakes that have the fruit baked inside the cake and instead are always part of the topping or unbaked filling. I don't know if this holds in all parts of Finland, but I couldn't find a single recipe in older, and even some recent, cookbooks that had berries baked in the dough or batter. It's interesting and makes me wonder why not.

So, I decided to torture my familiar test subjects, a.k.a. coworkers, to a sour cream coffee cake with blueberries to see if the concept was too alien or if a real coffee cake might not appeal. A couple commented that it was strange, but few crumbs were left on the serving plate so in spite of the unfamiliar concept, it didn't appear to slow down consumption. :) So, if Finns want to try this cake as a change of pace, I don't think there will be any leftovers.

Coffee cake is another one of those comfort foods that make me think of home. I totted up a list of foods from home that make me feel homesick and, strangely, almost all of them are sugary dessert or breakfast kinds of foods, neither of which I ate very often back home. I'm sure there is a doctoral dissertation on the gastronomic nostalgia of expats in there somewhere.

At long last, too, I finally found the dairy product in Finland that most closely resembles American sour cream, Flora Fraîche with a 20% fat content. It's not créme fraîche, not smetana, not kermaviili, just fraîche. I figured that a country with a dizzying array of dairy products, especially sour ones, that I'd eventually try the right one. It performed perfectly where I had previously been somewhat disappointed with kermaviili.

A sturdy, powerful mixer is highly recommended for the mixing of the butter and sour cream with the dry ingredients as it gets quite stiff and difficult to work with. You could probably also do it with a biscuit dough tool/potato masher [the one that cuts the butter into the flour] but that will take more time and effort. Jarkko was playing World of Warcraft on the computer which is plugged into the step-down transformer my mixer requires so I had to do the first cake the hard way which made my hand mixer very, very hot. Adding in the egg mixture should also be done slowly as it will slop over the sides of the bowl if not added slowly.

Adding the streusel and fruit layers is easy, but I was disappointed when I followed the recipe to the letter with the 2 cups of batter between layers as I found that it wasn't enough and that they melded into one band of goo. I had so much batter left over after the adding the layers that the streusel distribution through the cake was suboptimal. So be more generous with the batter between layers and save a wee bit for yourself as the batter is damned tasty.

Lemon-Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Makes: 1 cake that serves 12 to 16 people
Special tools: A fixed-bottom, 10-inch tube pan (with 10-cup capacity), good mixer, preferably standing
Time: 20 mins prep and 1 hour baking
Source: CI

Berry filling

• 1 cup or 2,5dl frozen blueberries or raspberries
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Streusel

• 3/4 cup or 1,75dl unbleached all-purpose flour (3.75oz or 106g)
• 3/4 cup or 1,75dl granulated sugar (5.25oz or 150g)
• 1/2 cup or 1,25dl packed dark brown sugar (3.5oz or 100g)
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons or 30g unsalted butter, cold, cut into 2 pieces
• 1 cup or 2,5dl pecans, chopped

Cake

• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) or 170g unsalted butter, softened but still cool, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons or 30g butter, softened for greasing pan
• 4 large eggs
• 1.5 cups or 3,5dl sour cream [Flora Fraîche is the closest to American sour cream in .fi with 20% fat]
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2.25 cups or 5,25dl unbleached all-purpose flour (11.5oz or 325g)
• 1.25 cups or 3dl granulated sugar (8.75oz or 250g)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon table salt

1. Toss 1 cup frozen blueberries with 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest in small bowl and set aside.
2. For the streusel: In food processor, process flour, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup (,75 dl) dark brown sugar, and cinnamon until combined, about 15 seconds. Transfer 1 1/4 cups (3 dl) of flour/sugar mixture to small bowl; stir in remaining 1/4 cup (,75 dl) brown sugar and set aside to use for streusel filling. Add butter and pecans to mixture in food processor; pulse until nuts and butter resemble small pebbly pieces, about ten 1-second pulses. Set aside to use as streusel topping.
3. For the cake: Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 350F/175C degrees. Grease 10-inch tube pan with 2 tablespoons softened butter. Whisk eggs, 1 cup (2,5 dl) sour cream, and vanilla in medium bowl until combined.
4. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in bowl of standing mixer; mix on low speed for 30 seconds to blend. Add butter and remaining 1/2 cup (1 dl) sour cream; mix on low speed until dry ingredients are moistened and mixture resembles wet sand, with few large butter pieces remaining, about 1 1/2 minutes. Increase to medium speed and beat until batter comes together, about 10 seconds; scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Lower speed to medium-low and gradually add egg mixture in 3 additions, beating for 20 seconds after each and scraping down sides of bowl. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until batter is light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
5. Using rubber spatula, spread 2 cups (5 dl) batter in bottom of prepared pan, smoothing surface. Sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup (1 dl) blueberries. Sprinkle evenly with 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) streusel filling (without butter or nuts). Repeat with another 2 cups batter, remaining 1/2 cup (1 dl) blueberries, and remaining 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) streusel filling (without butter or nuts). Spread remaining batter over, then sprinkle with streusel topping (with butter and nuts).
6. Bake until cake feels firm to touch and long toothpick or skewer inserted into center comes out clean (bits of sugar from streusel may cling to tester), 50 to 60 minutes. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 30 minutes. Invert cake onto rimmed baking sheet (cake will be streusel-side down); remove tube pan, place wire rack on top of cake, and reinvert cake streusel-side up. Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Cut into wedges and serve. (Cake can be wrapped in foil and stored at room temperature for up to 5 days.)

Brewing better coffee with DNA

Brewing better coffee with DNA 08/14/2004 11:45 AM

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“Brazil has announced the creation of a coffee DNA data bank, which will help the country improve the quality and size of its coffee crop….”The data bank will help Brazil improve the aroma and flavor of its coffee … to satisfy consumers with a product that has more added value,” the statement said.”…

No coffee, but here's another Bagle

No coffee, but here's another Bagle 02/17/2004 03:43 PM
A variant of the mass-mailing Bagle virus seems to have taken off a bit faster than the original--and its intent could be spam-related.

Adios, Mr. Coffee

Adios, Mr. Coffee 02/19/2004 02:53 AM
On Valentine’s Day, Elise and the boys surprised me with a new coffee maker - the Cuisinart DCC-1200. By the way - have I ever mentioned how much I love my family? :) I suppose I shouldn’t have been completely...

" Coffee Achiever"

" Coffee Achiever" 05/29/2004 08:52 PM

This is why I take my coffee black

This is why I take my coffee black 12/30/2003 01:33 AM
Coffee capital eyes tax on 'designer drinks' Don't you just LOVE designer taxes? Rather than spend time and research dollars on discovering ways to make government more efficient, Seattle's leaders have proposed one of the most creative luxury taxes ever...

Coffee Republic - London

Coffee Republic - London 11/17/2003 11:32 AM
At Coffee Republic in Piccadilly Circus, London, free wireless internet until december 31th. good bandwidth :)

Brief Morning Coffee Notes

Brief Morning Coffee Notes 11/18/2003 05:37 PM

Good morning spores fans. Pretty nice day. Drinkin coffee. Thinking about the day ahead.

BOFH and the coffee machine

BOFH and the coffee machine 02/11/2004 12:18 PM
Episode 4 La Bella Machina

Monday morning, before coffee

Monday morning, before coffee 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Arrrrrrrgh, my eyes! Janet Jackson's breast exposed to nation Arrrrrrrgh, his eyes! Wesley Clark doesn't blink. Arrrrrrrgh, his thighs! The Superbowl streaker's site. Damn bloggers. Arrrrrrrgh, they fly! Nice-Tits.org. Ok, that's inspired. (via memepool)...

Economist.com Coffee-houses

Economist.com Coffee-houses 12/20/2003 05:03 AM
Grave and Wholesome Liquor .. Economist

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The Chocolate-Coffee Conundrum

The Chocolate-Coffee Conundrum 12/19/2004 03:27 PM
If coffee chains used better chocolate, Lawrence Meyers argues, they'd sell more coffee.

Economist.com | Coffee-houses

Economist.com | Coffee-houses 12/19/2003 02:34 PM
"The coffee-houses that sprang up across Europe, starting around 1650, functioned as information exchanges for writers, politicians, businessmen and scientists. Like today's websites, weblogs and discussion boards, coffee-houses were lively and often unreliable sources of information that typically specialised in a particular topic or political viewpoint."

What does C have in common with a
scalding cup of coffee?

What does C have in common with a
scalding cup of coffee? 11/07/2003 11:02 AM
Opinion Security's Brewing Mess

Coffee Shop as Office

Coffee Shop as Office 12/17/2003 02:28 PM
Legal Grounds coffee shop in Dallas is the primary office for a number of independent workers: This story is a great peek into the lives of a handful of people who regularly spend most of their work days on their laptops in this coffee shop. TechDirt points out that because these folks are there all the time, they know the workers at the cafe and don't want to get in their way or hurt the coffee shop's business. As such, they share tables or leave when it gets busy. There's no feeling here that these folks hurt business for the shop by camping out all day. Some of the workers who hang out at the shop find that working there is good for business. They make deals with each other and find customers in other visitors to the coffee shop. [via techdirt]...

Having The Coffee Shop As Your Office

Having The Coffee Shop As Your Office 12/16/2003 04:13 PM
Whenever the discussion comes up about coffee shops and restaurants offering free wireless connectivity, someone always says that it's a terrible idea because those people will crowd up the tables and never leave after buying a single cup of coffee. This seems to be a simplistic view of things, and some coffee shops that offer wireless have found that having people who come in and use the place all day as their office has been quite beneficial. The Dallas Morning News has a profile of one coffee shop that seems to host a large number of "regulars" who use it as their office. They tend to buy a lot of product, bring in more customers (for meetings and such), as well as be generally helpful. In the article, one guy who works every day at the coffee shop as a freelance graphic designer helped the shop design their new menus for free. As for the big fear of them hogging up the tables? It's no fun to be working when the place is overcrowded anyway, so most of them have no problem moving on at points when it's really crowded. Instead, they tend to spend the most time there at off-peak hours, when there's plenty of free space.

Carmel Coffee Marketing

Carmel Coffee Marketing 12/29/2003 11:57 PM

The owner of Caffe Cardinale, the Carmel coffee place I visited last July for the WiFi access, just found my blog entry on the subject. He emailed to thank me for the plug and told me he’s sending me a free pound of coffee and a logoed travel mug. And next time I’m in Carmel, he says, the WiFi’s free. That pretty much guaranteed him another mention on this site.

That’s smart marketing. Find happy satisfied customers who tell others about their experience and turn them into fans.

It All Started With a Good Cup of Coffee

It All Started With a Good Cup of Coffee 09/05/2004 11:46 PM
New York Times Sep 6 2004 3:39AM GMT

Coffee, Mountain Dew©, Jolt©...

Coffee, Mountain Dew©, Jolt©... 01/25/2004 08:37 PM
all stimulents that some geeks use to keep it going. Coffee is so big, it ranks second to oil as...

phpPatterns: PHP, Coffee and Components

phpPatterns: PHP, Coffee and Components 12/02/2003 08:48 AM
There's a new post over on phpPatterns about a "one-on-one chat with one of PHPs core developers" and Harry F.

A Face in your Latte

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