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Take a Thermos of Coffee into the Forest and Cook Something Up
Stephen is driving. He's a farmer. Heather and Brad are up front, too. They raise pigs. Throw the Gimme guy in back. He'll be okay.
Jeff Katris
Jeff is Vice President for Design & Communications (D&C). He works on strategy and the brand. He likes his coffee, morning jog, and sunglasses... at night.
A Shot of Coffee You Really Don't Want
A finance guy from the Cheese Belt read our bit about coffee coolers. He was inspired to conduct a few hours of followup research -- on the clock, I presume, since finance guys have time to burn these days. This thoughtful reader then submitted intriguing images from an 1896 regimental history.
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A Study in Steel and Hair: Tomas Reyer in His Machine Shop
Drive your Toyota like a jackrabbit. Gun it at the greenlight, catch air off a speedbump, carve donuts in your neighbor's lawn. Do it 15 hours a day, 365 days a year. How's that little Corolla feeling now?
One of These Coffee Gift Boxes Might be Yours
Bum-Pa-Dum! Sound of trumpets. The first wave of Coffee Gift Boxes is on the move. If someone ordered a box for you this past weekend, one of these puppies is yours. And it's already on the way. If you're certain that nobody ordered a box for you... get one yourself!
What Does 'Coffee Coolers' Bring to Mind?
Maybe you think of foofy drinks. Or you geek out like some latter day microscopist. Ooh, I know: you think of plug-n-play gadgets. But me, I think of Bartles & Jaymes. I was programmed in the '80s. My automatic response to the word "coolers" has everything to do with those old guys catching a fruity buzz, and nothing to do with... war.
Skaters, Bikers Set Up Camp O'Ramp Next to Gimme
What's the proper verbiage? Diamondz! Dag! East Shore Skate Park is now open, right out behind our Lansing espresso bar in a reinvented factory space. I'm definitely a poser with a camera so I had a hamster of a time shooting x-games in the dimly lit warehouse. The young gent pictured above and his bros kept flying by my face in the dark. I promised Ben that I would come back in a couple weeks to capture some serious shreddage for a photo gallery. Meanwhile I'll try to learn the camera. They'll add heat and continue the buildout.
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Gimme Art: The Illustrations of Aaron Kuder, Driver
Aaron is our trusty delivery driver by day... and comic artist extraordinaire by night.
If It's Not Spanglish, What Is It?
I recently A New Traveling Exhibit on Coffee
If you haven't browsed Mimi Wysong's splendid photos from Mesa de los Santos, Colombia, here are the photo gallery and travel report. Mimi has a naturalist's eye to match her knack with a camera. She also manages our Cayuga Street espresso bar — the original Gimme location and a perennial favorite of Ithacans.
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Neighborhood Store Good for Families, Planet Earth
What's good for the goose is good for the goslings. Gently used duds get the kids looking sharp, are easy on the wallet, and make minimal impact on the environment.
'The New York Times' Touts Our Favorite Russian Import
How often is it that a barista gets a full-page interview in "The New York Times"? Aleks Shineleva got hers in the cool new column Entry Level that profiles people in early stages of their work lives. Aleks is the manager-in-training at our Brooklyn espresso bar.
New York Boss Moonlights as 'Barista Magazine' Cover Guy
Mike White, our NYC Regional Manager and a true Gimme veteran, appears in the current issue of "Barista Magazine." Mike's story with Gimme began at our first location and spans 8 years, 5 cafes, and 3 cities.
Just Me and The Beans: Flamekeeper Featured in 'Roast Magazine'
Colleen Anunu of Gimme! Coffee explained her love of roasting in a recent tell-all exposé: "It's a pretty positive head space to be in, just me and the beans. Beans don't write comment cards, I like to hang with them." 'Saveur' Magazine: Gimme Sumatra is Deeply Flavorful, Best in Class
We got a call from "Saveur" this summer. They said, send us some beans. What kind, I asked. Something good for breakfast, they said. With nothing else to go on, I queried our coffee strategists. They debated quickly and chose a half-dozen bags to send. Weeks later, we got word that the editors loved our Sumatra Iskandar. Today in History: Espresso's New Wave Hits 'The New York Times,' 2006
Two intense years have passed since Peter Meehan reported on the arrival of specialty coffee in New York City -- a few decades after the niche industry got its start on the West Coast. Gimme and our peers have been hammering away at "new wave" practices, with special attention to barista craft, artisan roasting, sustainability, and working closer with farmers.
Searching for Rainbows, Master Roaster Cups Rwanda Bourbon Bufcafe
Here's a rare look into the coffee mind of John Gant, Master Roaster at Gimme! Coffee. John's signature style of working with coffee -- roasting, tasting, tweaking, and communicating the nuances -- goes on full display in this cupping report that he penned about our Rwanda Bourbon Bufcafe. It's a joy to read John's expressive, exuberant prose. Photos
'Barista Manual 1.0'
There's precious content inside, but can “Barista Manual 1.0” take the punishment of fieldwork? Before getting our stamp of approval, the “Manual” got a whoopin' in our espresso lab. Here, a 30-second blast from the steamwand.
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