March 11, 2008 A delicious perk of the road trip is that we get to reconnect with old friends all over the country. Travis is one of those people. Travis and his family live just south of Denver so we decided to spend a night with our almost long-lost friend. Travis and his wife Liz [...]
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Crawfish in the Roaster
Posted in Coffee, coffee business, road trip, sustainability, tagged alligators, beads, Brangelina, chicory, coffee roasting, cupping, doors, factories, New Orleans, nostalgia, po'boys, power plants on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
2/26 Logs and Figures Coffee/espresso drinks: 90 Bathroom stops: 79 4:30 pm: 2000 miles * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2/28 New Orleans Roasters In a city that is a major port for coffee importing, there was a fairly small amount of independent [...]
Louisiana Spirit
Posted in Coffee, coffee business, community, sustainability, tagged Chocolate, community, environment, fair trade, food map, Louisiana Spirit, New Orleans, picnic blankets, rebuilding on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
New Orleans was a whirlwind of coffee, community, and collecting new knowledge. After a night of dorm-life (Melanie’s brother let us crash on the floor of his freshman room) we headed over to a coffee shop that takes supporting the local community, especially post-Katrina, deeply to heart. Fair Grinds is located near the Fair Grounds [...]
Hot Fire!
Posted in Coffee, community, road trip, sustainability, tagged Coffee process, environmental coffee, fights, Fire, ghosts, Hong Kong, Knowledge, love, Questions on March 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Dear People of the Internet, We have some other people we would like you to meet: The Class on Fire. You may have noticed their comments already, but we felt it was time for a formal introduction. These are some students from Ms. Brubaker’s class in Hong Kong. We are able to connect with these [...]
Day 1
Posted in Coffee, coffee business, community, road trip, sustainability, tagged bathroom breaks, chalk walls, chemex, coffee stirrers, Cosmic Cup Coffee, Easton PA, Emmaus PA, Mas Cafe on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After visiting my Dad at his office, and meeting Sara’s Dad at Coffee Labs (both stops to acquire things-almost-left-behind) we hit the road only an hour after our intended start time. A quick drive over the Tappan Zee bridge and south into Pennsylvania landed us at our first destination: Cosmic Cup Coffee in Easton, Pennsylvania. [...]
