Loath as I am to admit it, I’ve come around. A book did it. I’ve come around to Starbucks and the book that did it is Onward, How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul – in which CEO Howard Schultz describes his return to the top job and how he guided the [...]
Was excited to see a neat little bit of news about innovation in the coffee world in Darren Barefoot’s blog the other day – it’s the SmartCup Xpress Lid. You order coffee and get a disposable/recyclable lid, rod and press – ta-da – single-use french press coffee where ever you are. Darren says the cups [...]
We were in a rush – or so we thought. I dashed into the coffee shop near our Kelowna hotel and ordered a double espresso – “to go please” I added. The owner appeared out of nowhere. “I’m sorry but no,” he said. I was a bit startled. He went on: “You can’t take espresso [...]
I just had a lovely cup of coffee – dark, aromatic, with a smooth finish – no bitterness. Made it in my own Bodum with beans I bought the other day from Whistler Roasting Company. Co-owner Mark Beaven showed my sister and me the roastery snugged into in a former mudroom of his Whistler home [...]