On a sunny day in Austin, which happens pretty often, there are a variety of coffee shops where one can enjoy quality espresso drink outside with some friends, but Seventh Flag is the only option that makes you feel like you are a part of a social gathering. While there are inevitably students doing work…
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Barcelona Brews – True Artisan Café
Serving as Spain’s La Marzocco headquarters, True Artisan Cafe felt like a vintage espresso machine warehouse. Upon entering the coffee shop, which can be found down a tiny road in El Born, I was enchanted by all of the coffee decor and classic espresso machines scattered throughout the space. For a coffee shop with so…
Barcelona Brews – Nømad Coffee Lab & Shop
Nestled at the end of the long Passatge Sert, Nomad Coffee’s lab and small shop is simple and small, allowing the focus to be on the complexities of their coffee. The shop at this location is small and sleek, allowing more space for them to roast in the back. It takes a bit of looking…
Barcelona Brews – Cafés El Magnífico
While enjoying my coffee in Cafés El Magnifico, located in La Ribera, I overhead another tourist enter the shop and say “I can tell these guys know what they’re doing”. It is important to note while reading this post that I could not agree more. Essentially this spot has anything and everything coffee related: brewing…
The Coffee Bar – Washington DC
The Coffee Bar is the type of place one could spend all day reading, people watching, and drinking coffee. The fact that it is located in the center of a residential neighborhood makes it quite homey as well. As I approached the shop on a Sunday morning, I was already impressed with the amount of people…
Wright Bros. Brew and Brew- Austin, TX
I’ll be honest, when I first stepped into Wright Brothers Brew and Brew coffee shop, I was slightly intimidated. The dark lighting and grungy atmosphere were not necessarily welcoming. That said, the bearded baristas were friendly and happy dudes. This coffee shop was pretty conducive to getting work done, playing soft indie music, and most…
Event – Third Wave Coffee and Beyond
The other night I went to an event called “Third Wave Coffee and Beyond” at Barista Parlor Golden Sound, which was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Institute of Coffee Studies and Department of Latin American Studies. The panelists consisted of a few anthropologists from universities in the southeast as well as the owner of Barista Parlor….
The Coffee Code 