Posts Tagged ‘chelsea’
13th 2011
Holiday Gift Ideas (Part One) – Colombian Coffee Sampler
It is that time again! Over the next two weeks, we’ll be posting some holiday gift ideas for your coffee-loving friends.
We are proud to present these three unique coffee selections from Colombia. We have been working with the El Meridiano Co-op, Desarrollo Co-op & Jose Ider Zapata for a couple of years now. We feel that these selections showcase the hard work and dedication of these producers with their distinct and complex profiles.
-El Meridiano, Produced by El Meridiano Co-op, Herrera, Tolima
Mellow sweetness with notes of honey and red apple. Tangerine brightness. Waffle cone in the finish.
-Desarrollo, Produced by Desarrollo Co-op, Gigante, Huila
Red grapefruit, candied apricot, peaches & cream, brown sugar, tangerine.
-La Coqueta, Produced by Jose Ider Zapata, Herrera, Tolima
Delicate herbal rose aroma, maple sweetness, citrus zest.
The Colombian Coffee Sampler Set ($40) contains three ½ lb bags of coffee beans (sealed in bags with one-way degassing valves). The set comes in a kraft gift box with our logo stamped on it. For our out of town friends, you can order the sets online here.
25th 2011
Best Place to Have an Actual Conversation Over Coffee: Café Grumpy
“In an era when entitled customers expect Wi-Fi, table service and an endless reservation on their chair, Café Grumpy’s no-laptop policy feels curiously antiquated. But while it does drive away over-achieving students and part-time bloggers, it brings in a much preferred crowd…Did we mention they have great coffee?”
Read the full review in New York Press.
26th 2011
Chocolate Tasting with Raaka (Chelsea)
| November 9, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Stop by the Chelsea store to taste and talk about chocolate with our friends at Raaka.
17th 2011
Fuel for the City That Never Sleeps
“Café Grumpy opened its first coffee shop and roastery at 193 Meserole Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in 2005 when “it was like tumbleweeds going down the street,” Ms. Bell said. They chose the location because they lived there, but also because the landlord was willing to take a risk on a new food business.
“It’s a lot easier now,” having proved to be a viable business, she said, which has enabled Café Grumpy to expand into Manhattan, where it also has a shop in Chelsea.”
Read the full article in The New York Times.
29th 2011
On the Menu: Best of Panama Lot #6 – Don Julian
Best of Panama Lot #6 Don Julian (Gonzalo Rojas, Producer)
Horqueta, Boquete, Panama
Pacamara varietal. Grown at 1650 masl. Washed. Vacuum-sealed at origin.
This is the second year in a row that we have had the opportunity to win a lot from the Best of Panama Auction and we are really excited to share this exclusive coffee with you.
The Best of Panama Auction is held by the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama – a non-profit organization created to promote Panama’s special coffee production in the world while being committed to “quality and uniqueness paired with social and environmental responsibility.”
After being judged by a jury of international coffee professionals, the highest scoring lots are entered into an auction. The online bidding is open to roasters of all sizes from around the world. After roasting and cupping samples of all of the lots offered, we selected Don Julian as our favorite, so that is the one we bid on. This particular lot is only 550 lbs of green coffee (for those of you who don’t know…coffee loses weight when it is roasted). We were lucky to win the entire lot after some tough bidding!
Some of us taste notes of hibiscus, toffee and blood orange in the cup…try this special coffee and let us know what you taste!
3rd 2011
September’s Art Exhibitions
In Park Slope: Photographs by Mari Lowery.
“My work spans many different subjects, but the one camera that I use most is a plastic camera called a Holga. When I first started using this camera, years ago, I was instantly taken with the soft focus, vignetting and vintage-like, dreamy colors that you can produce with it. It seemed to express what I was trying to convey previously by using photoshop. This collection includes mostly film, but some digital images as well.
Many of the the photos shown here were taken with a set up called a Holgaroid, which is a Holga camera, but instead of using 120 film, I’m using Polaroid, peel apart film. I also use two macro lens attachments, which allow me to shoot very small dolls and figures from as little as an inch away.
Photography is something that is very special in my life, and has inspired, kept me interested, and allowed me to channel my creativity for the last several years. It’s an honor to share my work with others, and I hope you enjoy looking at my images as much as I enjoy making them. This collection focuses predominately on my work with dolls, but also includes a few images from the work that I have done with masks.”
In Chelsea: “Market, Voyeurism, and Spaces” – Paintings by Tyrus Lytton.
“Born, in 1978, Tyrus Lytton won his first drawing award in 1984, receiving an honorable mention for his crayon on newsprint piece entitled “Helicopter.” Since that time, Ty has graduated from The University of Georgia with a degree in Fine Arts, and continues to win accolades as an artist. As the recipient of scholarships, fellowships, grants and residencies, his work is taken seriously and critically.”
In Greenpoint: “Line-up” – Drawings by Stephanie Ng
“This is a unique series of portraits and studies of the human form. Each piece captures the essence of its subject in an unexpected manner, transforming each image into a concentrated array of contours. The meandering lines appear to drift on a whim yet ultimately compose a deliberate shape. The lines flow freely and often frivolously, just as these subjects weave in and out of our lives.”
