Hacienda La Esmeralda, Panama

Interest percolating for rare cup of joe, Chicago Sun Times' June 23 edition. I'll go and see if Intelly has this baby on Clover tomorrow...(Yes, yes, I know the supply is very limited, I hope I am lucky enough to get a cup at their store.)

Small. Medium. Large.

This scary squirrel was first discovered by Mark at coffeegeek.com and shared it among the rest of us coffeegeeks some times ago. I know you gonna like it, too...Watch them all, but don’t forget to watch “Small, Medium, Large” on the bottom row, and second one from the right...

Synesso automatic prototype. You see it here first.

Starbucks targeted over high-fat products. Venti size me vs. Super size me.

Baristas seek licence to drive. I think the Aussies are onto something interesting...

Whole Foods bans sale of live lobsters. They say it is inhuman...I doubt those “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” have ever successfully finished a game of sudoku. As far as I know, lobster is one level above the cockroach in the animal kingdom.

Sudoku.

I am late to this popular Sudoku game, which is a number puzzle can be solved with reasoning and logic. I know I am no Rain man nor have a beautiful mind that matches John Nash’s, but I am just happy to know that I am a reasonable and logical person. I am not sure if I dare to try the most difficult level there is. Like I mentioned earlier, I am no Rain man...

A couple of coffee links...

This Joe's for You? Social class war in coffee? Can we all get along??

Crazy for coffee. Intelligentsia, Metropolis, and a fellow CG Jim Schulman were in a Chicago Tribune’s article.

Da Man. Da Blog...

Tamping
Originally uploaded by CoffeeGeek.

Matt is one of my favorite baristi. He is cool, friendly, and he is one of the good guys. He has a blog called, “one year. one life.” Make sure that you take a look…

So Long Juan Valdez.

Juan Valdez is retiring. Salute to the man who brought us the Colombian coffee.

Capitol Hill coffee shop will give way to Sound Transit. This is a BAD news! Espresso Vivace Roasteria is a beautiful coffeehouse with the killer coffee drinks. This location is the shrine for all the espresso lovers, and if you haven’t been to this place, you better get moving

Audi Roadjet. A car with an espresso machine. How come FIAT didn’t think of it??

Prankster slips roach into coffee, says officer . Do you want some fries with that??

Panamanian specialty coffee smashes world price record . My favorite Intelly got their hands on some of this coffee. Hopefully I get to try some at their shop.


Non-Coffee news

Top 10 Gadgets for the Filthy Rich . No Synesso Cyncra? No La Marzocco GS3?? No Clover???