As the pandemia is still ongoing and new general lockdowns are a recent scenario what could do a coffee shop owner? This is the best time to work on your team. Working on building a strong, tight and motivated staff is hard. Nowadays it’s even harder. But the slow rhythm, the less stressful shifts and […]
Fermentation in coffee processing is becoming more and more popular. Is it a major trend or is it here to stay? First we need to clarify what actually is fermentation. Then we can try to guess why it is becoming more popular and how it can affect the cup profile. In the end we can […]
Caffè e spezie. Un legame che da secoli è strettissimo, indissolubile. Caffè e cardamomo, caffè e anice, zucchero, cannella. Il più delle volte il caffè viene però utilizzato in pasticceria ed in generale nelle preparazioni dolci. Vuoi per abitudine, vuoi per la facilità di utilizzo. Il caffè, sia estratto (quindi in forma liquida) sia macinato […]
C’era una volta un panificio sotto i portici di Bologna. Sì ho detto panificio e non bakery. Una bottega dove entri ed il profumo di pane, focaccia e dolci appena sfornati ti riempie le narici, scalda i polmoni nelle fredde giornate invernali ed il bancone fa brillare gli occhi (ed anche il pancino). Brisa è […]
Quando Andrea mi ha scritto dicendomi che mi avrebbe mandato un “regalo” non sapevo bene cosa aspettarmi. Mi aveva parlato di cascara. Cascara, per chi non sa di cosa stiamo parlando, è la buccia esterna del frutto del caffè, della ciliegia. Questa viene fatte essiccare e si può utilizzare per preparare un infuso, simile ad […]
Specialty coffee in the last few weeks is a trend topic. With small roasteries goint to the big shopping chains people are getting more and more curious about this. There is still a misunderstanding of the word “specialty”, many tend to use it as a synonim of “special”, saying that this coffee is special. But […]
This post today is to start the week in a sweet way. Sometimes we need something extra, something that will change our routine. So why not trying a small sweet treat for ourselves? Super easy, super fats, few ingredients, no baking is the perfect coffee treat for our break: coffee panna cotta. What we need:100ml […]
Last week we expressed our thoughts about why coffee price must increase. Today’s headline is a little bit provocative but not completely. Let’s see why. Price increase is seen as a sudden revolution to the consumer’s eye. He should be aware that something is changing and therefore a higher price will be required. For coffee […]
Milan on 18th May re-opened. It is not a total reopening as a large majority of coffee shops and restaurants decided to wait. Wait and see. Because this uncertain times are far way Dangerous to our community, to our business. Who on Monday morning opened the doors of his coffee shop faced major difficulties. No […]
Good morning everyone! It’s Friday and finally one month after I am very proud to share with you my latest news. This short book (available in kindle shop too), is my coffee journey. How it all began. It features coffee history through countries and centuries, my love for ibrik, how I won the competition and […]
