My Coffee Journey
If you know me at all you know that I love coffee. Not as a quick pick-me-up. No, my love for coffee comes from a deep pleasure I get from it. The wonder of a new bean that I have never tried before, the soothing ritual of using my press-pot, the joy of finding a great coffee shop to lose myself for hours on end. These are just part of my love for the bean.
Of course I was not always such a passionate coffee drinker. Here is a brief outline of my coffee life:
- Mochas at *bucks before I could drive
- Countless hours at my first independent coffee shop, La Spiaza
- My first drip coffee maker, and eventually being able to distinguish different flavors and tones to the coffee I made.
- Finding Intelli and Metropolis in Chicago (and discovering the joy of brewing fresh roasted coffee).
- Switching over to press-pot as my preferred brewing methodology
- And now entering into my west coast coffee adventure with the help of ritual roasters in SF
The reason I bring this up is because there is an article in the New York Times about direct trade coffee. It mentions a few of my favorite coffee companies, and their new take on how to run a coffee business. My hope is that these companies will help the average coffee drinker discover the joy of an excellent cup of coffee.
Snapped this in SF over the weekend.
