Last Week, Melealoha Redoble interviewed Mondo Rodriguez about the process he uses to make the Cold Brewed Coffee that they serve at The Swell Cafe. She also took some cool pics. Here is the interview she wrote about the process of making the beverage! It was fun getting to sit down with Armando Rodriguez (he […]
I love good coffees. It is no secret. You know what else I love? Machines. I love the machinery we use to prepare and present coffees. They are fun, and often gorgeous. They also represent commitment and that is what I was thinking about today. What I love even more than machines, are people. Those […]
For the love of flavor, us foodies do some crazy things. My latest adventure with Swell Coffees is to try to put together an entertaining, and educational pairing of Single Origin Chocolates and Coffees. Sounds fun right? I’m not gonna lie, it is. When I first found out that San Diego had a couple first […]
I am SO darned lucky! I am that creepy old lady with the phone camera paying way to much attention to your work, Barista, and I love it. I have been involved in and watched the coffee industry and coffee culture for many years, and truly enjoy it. I like to watch the culture grow […]
In a market where the sky is the limit, are constraints the answer to ongoing success? Think about it in the context of beer San Diego is blessed with an unfair number of Craft Breweries. We are in the happy position of being able to compare not just quality but also style choices. How amazing […]
At 2911 El Cajon Blvd, Coffee and Tea Collective is another North Park project that serves an exceptional product. The whole area is getting richer and richer in local crafts people actively shaping the character of the city. At Coffee and Tea Collective in North Park San Diego there are just a few simple chairs, in […]
La Jolla has it great in so many ways, and one of them is the presence of Bird Rock Coffee Roasters an excellent example of Direct Trade sourced, artisan roasted, and well prepared coffee served in a beautifuly designed and proactively educational environment. Its worth it to ask more of your coffee, and more of yourself in […]
I am old fashioned, and maintain my haggard old belief that restaurants should be the outgrowth of the vision of a person, or a small group of people, who obsessed day after day until they made it a reality. The realist in me knows that those crazy food guys guys rarely succeed, and that […]
Modern Times opened their tasting room, and I couldn’t be more delighted. Can you go wrong with a cartoon wall? Probably, butI think it would be difficult. More important is the beer. This is San Diego, and increasingly, having a cool naming scheme, and hairy hipsters working for you isn’t enough to keep you on […]
Like so many people in San Diego, I try to live a healthier, more connected and delicious life. I also struggle against the influence of convenience, and old habits. My feet are trained to walk in certain directions, and I am as lazy as it gets when it comes to spending extra energy to live […]