Throwdown!
State State veteran barista Benn Bartishevich took home the grand prize. He's always pushing the limit to learn new latte art tricks, and it was his creativity that won him the competition. Congratulations Benn! Keep an eve out for stunning art from this guy next time you are in our state street store. He keeps turning out beautiful drinks.
Gimme Bicycle Benefits!
2010 AIDS Ride For Life Bike Raffle
This weekend, Team Gimme will begin our fundraising campaign for the 2010 Southern Tier AIDS Prevention Ride For Life. The grand prizes for this years raffle are two bicycles that will be
raffled individually. The bikes are on display in the front window of the Cayuga Street cafe. Tell me more about these mad whips!
The first is a 1971 Raleigh Twenty, a 20-inch three-speed folding bike. The folding frame is unique as it can be collapsed into a small, easy to stow package that begs to tag along wherever the day takes you. Modern folders are great utility bikes for large metropolitan areas, but they don't have the style that the Raleigh Twenty had. This bike is 99% original, and was given a complete rebuild from the frame up over the winter. A huge thank you to Alice Heise for contributing the bicycle.
Guatemalan Coffees
Magic Coffee Cone
Photos
Yoga For Baristas
Here at Gimme we recently had the pleasure of inviting local yoga teacher Rachel Bush into our lab to teach us how to better protect and use our bodies while on bar. It was a very helpful hour and a half session and I am eager to share a bit of what we learned. Retail managers Liz Clark and Emily Thompson are the gracious models for these pictures.
Gimme becomes EPA Green Power Partner
We have been purchasing nearly 100% of our energy from renewable resources, such as wind and low-impact hydro power, for almost 2 years now and are excited to be recognized by the EPA for our efforts. Check out the other steps we're taking to be environmental stewards in our communities.
Meet Your Barista: Shanika Scott
New Brazil Offerings
Brazil is the world leader in coffee production, and Minas
Gerais is the largest producing region in Brazil. Coffee grown in this region
is typically known for mild fruit acidity, chocolate, nut and brown sugar flavors,
and big body. That is just what you get from our two new Brazil offerings: Brazil Santo Andre and Brazil Santa Clara (organic). Each coffee produces a cup that stays
true to the regional character, but they also hold their own ground
as distinct and unique specialty coffees. This is our second year offering both coffees, and
I anticipate they will be as popular this year as they were in 2009.
Guatemala Cup of Excellence
Open Cupping: Processing
So, if you are interested in learning a bit more about coffee and coffee processing, come to the open cupping this Saturday, July 3rd, at noon. Open cuppings happen every Satrday at noon in the lab at the back of the State Street Gimme. I hope to see you there!
Gimme Art: Featured Artists for June 2010

506 W. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Finca San Luis Microlots
Omar Arango is the owner of Finca San Luis,
a 42-hectare farm in El Libano, in the department of Tolima, Colombia.
Finca San Luis is organic and Rainforest Alliance certified, and
located at an altitude of 1600 meters. Predominantly producing coffee
of the caturra varietal, Omar creates a cup profile that has well
structured acidity, and rich flavors that range from ripe stone fruit
to mild, sweet tobacco. While Omar often sells this coffee with the
producer group Cafinorté Orgánico, this year we are working with him to
separate some of his higher quality coffee in order to sell directly to
us as Finca San Luis.
Notes From Gimme's Public Cuppings
It's been a little over one month that I've been hosting open cuppings in the lab in the back of the Gimme! Coffee on State Street and things couldn't be going any better. Each week there has been a different, small, very interested group of people showing up to talk about and taste coffee. We have had a diverse group of folks attend; roasters from other coffee companies, students from the universities in town and many regulars from our cafes. It's great to see how information is shared, and misinformation dispelled, when you get a good mix of people together. For many people this tasting was the first time they realized coffee can be sweet without sugar. So don't worry if you don't know anything about coffee or feel like a pro taster. If you've got a tongue you are welcome to join us.Team Gimme Brings Home The Bean
This past Sunday, Gimme Coffee brought home the trophy which Team Gimme fought for in the first ever Battle For The Bean against Team Coffee Mania. Here Gimme's Tomas Reyer is enjoying the thrill of the win surrounded by Team Gimme rollers.It was nip and tuck in the first half as the two teams battled it out. But the 2nd half was dominated by Team Gimme leading to a final score of 113 to 157.
Check out the handmade trophy as it makes the rounds to each store. Nobody Needs to Renounce Coffee...

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