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Continuous Flow

A graphic designer for LaMarzocco designed this symbol to indicate

A graphic designer for LaMarzocco designed this symbol to indicate "continuous flow". In our repair shop, we are blessed with a continuous flow of espresso machines that are experiencing technical difficulties. This provides endless opportunities to explore espresso machine engineering insight that spans 5 decades.

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Pouring For The Gold

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The Millrock Free Pour Latte Art Championship is a type of Barista competition held a few times a year at Coffee Fest, a Specialty Coffee trade show. As hinted in the name, this is a competition in art only. Taste doesn't matter, participants are judged only on the swirling patterns in their foam. Only forty baristas are allowed to participate, and competitors can enter from all over the world. Last weekend Coffee Fest was held in New Jersey. Being so close to home, a few brave Gimme Baristas could not resist the urge to strut their stuff.

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Colombia Las Mingas : Cauca & Huila

Boy in tree.jpgWe are proud to offer two Las Mingas lots this year, one from the Department of Cauca and the other from the Department of Huila. Las Mingas Cauca is an organic lot that has bright citrus in the aroma and flavor, and is balanced by a juicy but mellow acidity. Think of it as vibrant yet easy. Las Mingas Huila is incredibly creamy and comforting, like a sweet milk candy that has some ripe cherry smack in the middle. 

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Grinders: Blade vs. Hario

Ladies and gentlemen! For your entertainment, with us today are two coffee grinders rivaling for the Title: Best Home-use Coffee Grinder! (Not an actual event.) Being judged on overall performance as well as taste, these two grinders must out-do each other in every way. But before the competing begins, let's take a moment and get to know the two contestants: a blade grinder and the Hario Grinder.

Ladies and gentlemen! For your entertainment, with us today are two coffee grinders rivaling for the Title: Best Home-use Coffee Grinder! (Not an actual event.) Being judged on overall performance as well as taste, these two grinders must out-do each other in every way. But before the competing begins, let's take a moment and get to know the two contestants: a blade grinder and the Hario Grinder.

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Scranton or Bust!

On snowy Sunday we packed our bags and headed south to Scranton. We braved the weather to do what we love: talk about and share coffee! We were headed to Northern Light Espresso Bar a Gimme wholesale account located in downtown Scranton. We wanted to get to know our comrades in coffee a little better.

On snowy Sunday we packed our bags and headed south to Scranton. We braved the weather to do what we love: talk about and share coffee! We were headed to Northern Light Espresso Bar a Gimme wholesale account located in downtown Scranton. We wanted to get to know our comrades in coffee a little better.

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The Little Grinder that Could

When a building-wide, freak power outage struck 228 Mott St yesterday just after sunset, panic broke out amongst the coffee-seeking, snow-storm-refugees at Gimme!

When a building-wide, freak power outage struck 228 Mott St yesterday just after sunset, panic broke out amongst the coffee-seeking, snow-storm-refugees at Gimme! "No Coffee?!" But there was hope..

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Amaro Gayo, You're So Lovely

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I adore the coffee from Amaro Gayo. It's been a pleasant month of enjoying both versions of this coffee.on pour over. The Washed Amaro Gayo is blowing me a away this week.

In that moment before the coffee actually reaches my lips I'm engulfed in the scent of fresh flowers;. It offers a sense memory of blooming flowers in the midst of this harsh winter. The floral notes I pick up vary from lavender to jasmine and rose. Once I get a taste, it's a very smooth and sweet cup, silky even. The spring floral scent is not overwhelming in the taste, it turns juicy, crisp and refreshing. Then, I get a warm feeling of cookies from this coffee; fresh baked lemon lavender shortbread. Yum. I think I'll be baking this weekend.

Gimme a Sign!

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Almost too perfect to be real, this latte sporting the classic Gimme exclamation point was poured by Mott Street's own barista-in-training, Sarah! One might think that Sarah has been practicing this neat trick and has finally reached perfection, however this is not the case!  What you see here is Sarah's very first latte! Although this untraditional latte art may have been unintentional, it's no mistake!
So Sarah, if you have been unsure thus far, I think this is a pretty clear sign that you are meant to be a part of the Gimme Family!

Cheers!

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Meet Your Barista: Maria Fuenmayer

If you combined Madrid with South Beach, added a little Brooklyn, some sweetness, and crossed all of that with a surfing bad ass you would get Maria Fuenmayer.

If you combined Madrid with South Beach, added a little Brooklyn, some sweetness, and crossed all of that with a surfing bad ass you would get Maria Fuenmayer.

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Hey Hep Cats, What's That Sound?

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Have you been by our Green Street location lately? Were you treated to a morning of Big Band classics? Or perhaps your afternoon was a journey through the discography of Brian Eno? Was it Crooner Hour? Our baristas choose what's playing daily in our cafes, knowing that the music helps set the mood. The cunning baristas at Green Street took their tunes one step further by installing a turntable.

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Happy Valentine's Day

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I'm spending this Valentine's Day behind the bar at Green Street, and there's no where else I'd rather be! My sweetheart brought me flowers. I've got three Dean Martin records on rotation.  I'm pulling shots of Leftist, that taste like dark chocolate covered orange peel, for all the lovebirds on their dates. I hope you are feeling the love buzz today like I am. What do I care how much it may storm? I've got my coffee to keep me warm.

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Who's the New Guy?

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Those who frequent Gimme! Coffee on Lorimer st. may have been a little confused to walk in last Friday afternoon and find a smiling new face behind the espresso bar. However this man of mystery is none other than Gimme Coffee's founder and CEO, Kevin Cuddeback!

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Compost Program Statistics

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In 2009, our friends at Cayuga Compost diverted and compost over 6,788,000 pounds of waste generated in our community.

Of that 6 million pounds, here's how Gimme contributed to that:

Cayuga Street: 21,965 pounds
State Street: 19,470 pounds
East Shore: 4185 pounds
Green Street: 1040 pounds
Trumansburg: 740 pounds
Krum's Roasting Facility: 486 pounds
*note not all locations have been composting for the same length of time

That's almost 48,000 pounds (24 tons) we diverted from the landfill in 2009!!!

To learn more about how this happens, read my compost blog from last year.

Thanks to all of our dedicated customers and staff who helped us achieve such astounding results.

Which Water Works?


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Water is a very important part of brewing coffee. It's important; to use water that is hot enough,  to use the right ratio of coffee to water, to only boil your water once, and to use water with the right mineral content. That means use filtered water. Many people have a water filter at home for drinking, yet use water out of the tap for their morning coffee. As baristas, we hear many reasons for this; from the idea that boiling water purifies it, to the thinking that the taste of the coffee will mask the off flavors in tap water. This week in the lab we set up an experiment to see if we could, in fact, tell the difference between coffee brewed with different waters.

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Gimme Art: Featured Artists For February 2010

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Railey Savage
at Cayuga St. Gimme! Coffee
430 N. Cayuga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

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Amaro Gayo Through the Lens of Processing

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A coffee's quality is threatened at any stage in its life cycle, but processing is the first crucial step in conserving the quality post harvest. Processing refers to the stage after the coffee cherries have been harvested and before the dry parchment coffee is sent to the dry mill. Many physical and chemical defects have the ability to form during processing based on the hygiene and calibration of equipment, environmental conditions, and a general understanding how a given action translates into overall cup quality and flavor profile.

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Say, Whatcha Drinkin'?

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What is "mouthfeel", and why is it so important? Mouthfeel is a term used to discuss the physical and chemical interaction of a food or liquid with the mouth. What makes mouthfeel important is how dramatically it can cause a person to react to a food or drink, despite the taste. To explore this concept and how it relates to being a Barista, we put ourselves to the test!

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Brewing On The Go

I recently took a bus trip to New York City to visit our cafes and baristas down there. While the trip is always totally worth it, I couldn't help but grumble at the necessity of being ON the bus at 5:30am. No time for breakfast. No time to make coffee. Good thing I packed my trusty picnic basket...

I recently took a bus trip to New York City to visit our cafes and baristas down there. While the trip is always totally worth it, I couldn't help but grumble at the necessity of being ON the bus at 5:30am. No time for breakfast. No time to make coffee. Good thing I packed my trusty picnic basket...

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A night of music and charitable giving

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a night of music and charitable giving
with

SAMITE

RICHIE STERNS

NATE RICHARDSON

At Gimme! Coffee, 506 W. State St. Ithaca NY

FEBRUARY 3rd, 2010 7-9pm

98.7 The Vine will collect donations for Haitian earthquake victims and
Save the Children Foundation.

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日本語分かりませんか？

You don't understand Japanese? Are you are feeling intimidated by the Skerton Grinder instructions? No problem! I'm here to talk you through setting up this lovely grinder.

You don't understand Japanese? Are you are feeling intimidated by the Skerton Grinder instructions? No problem! I'm here to talk you through setting up this lovely grinder.

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