Coffee and health (preamble and short, lazy answer) For our purposes here, I will focus on the connection between coffee and health. And since many o... Continue reading
Nuova Simonelli Oscar Technical details I would like to make a technical aside for Oscar holders and for those who are thinking of buying... Continue reading
The end of an era But when it came to coffee, I felt like the smokers in the old smoking rooms, safe, with family,... Continue reading
The grinder: essential coffee equipment But this problem is not one in itself since at a professional level, no one would dare to make es... Continue reading
Perfection guide: let's talk espresso The definition of espresso is relatively simple: percolation of pressurized hot water through fi... Continue reading
10 ways to get rid of fruit flies It is by putting my hand on the kettle, sitting near a pile of dirty dishes, that the horde awoke... Continue reading
Steak, coffee, Maillard reaction and pyrolysis Without knowing it, every day, we come into contact with foods undergoing or having undergone the... Continue reading
The term "baristi" is out! The plural of the Italian names ending in -o is -i, those in -a is -e. When they are kept in Fren... Continue reading
“baristi” is out! The plural of Italian nouns ending in -o is -i, those ending in -a is -e. When kept in French, th... Continue reading
How long is it lying down? [...] almost every client has a different definition of lying down. This ranges from the 8oz cup ... Continue reading
WBC2012 and hockey If we want to learn to play hockey, we come to Canada. If we want to learn how to make coffee, we... Continue reading
Empirical milk? Finally, I came to the conclusion that learning to work with milk is an "empirical" approach [...] Continue reading
Coffee, a social medium [...] nothing will ever replace the atmosphere of a coffee lounge. [...] Continue reading
Micro-batches, guarantee of quality? Some time ago, we saw the emergence of a different name for coffees offered by roasters, incorpor... Continue reading
Price per cup or price per kg? In addition to paying $136/kg for coffee, Nespresso convinced them that it was cheaper than at th... Continue reading
Blonde, brunette, black We will then move away from the dominant discourse in Quebec of the three levels of roasting (bro... Continue reading
Roasting, or the art of being sexy 6% of the time If I consider that the roasting of my samples, the cupping and the duration of my first roasting ... Continue reading
Proud of our Quebec beers and American coffees Would a Voir journalist rave about a new bar using a beer brewed in California? I do not believe… Continue reading
Get the onion or die trying! This blog is dedicated to all those who now want to let go of something. Continue reading
Tourism and dishwater [...]Making the link between the quality of the coffee served and the number of tourists would be... Continue reading
Quebec roaster? We're talking there! But maybe in the coffee industry, no one is a prophet in their country (OK, not just in coffee), ... Continue reading
Distilled water for espresso? Distilled water for espresso? Yes for residential coffee makers. No for pro and semi-pro models. ... Continue reading
What is a barista? The barista is an animal to me. A circus beast. A freak, a pusher. A pimp of the cup. Wearing the... Continue reading
Roasting date: Fresh coffee, an overused notion? What is fresh coffee? We often tend to put coffee in the same category as bread. [...] a coffee s... Continue reading