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Tag: espresso

DEUS EX MACHINA: THIS TOKYO VENDING MACHINE SOLVES OUR THIRD-WAVE COFFEE LUST!

A cluster of vending machines stands on a Roppongi street corner next to a small public parking lot a few … More

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BEAN HERE NOW : OUR NEW COFFEE STATION UNVEILED

Here’s the coffee set-up at our headquarters. We put up these shelves above the counter where the coffee-making gear is … More

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SUBLIIMELY CAFFEINATED: THE INTRIGUINGLY MINIMALIST COFFEE THERMOS!

We recently got this ultra-minimalist travel mug for our coffee. The form factor and style of the container can’t get … More

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CAFFEINATED DESIGN: CRUSHING HARD ON THIS COFFEE BRAND’S DUSTY PINK PACKAGING!

If you’re a regular visitor to this blog then you probably already know by now how obsessive we are when … More

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CAFFEINATED MINIMALISM: ON THE SCENE AT SUR COFFEE

We made a stop at Sur Coffee over the past weekend. It’s a cafe with a roastery in San Clemente, … More

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IN TOKYO: SIGN ON BUILDING LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT AS TO CONTENTS WITHIN

As you approach Little Darling Coffee Roasters for the first time, you’re not sure you’re in the right place. It’s … More

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ADDICTIONS: NEON SIGN PERFECTLY EXPRESSES COFFEE VICE

But first, coffee! Absofuckinlutely! Before anything, we need our espresso. In the summer, preferably four shots over lots of ice. … More

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EXPOSED: THE STARBUCKS LOGO HAS A MAJOR DESIGN “FLAW,” BILLIONS AFFECTED, ETC.

Yes, savvy reader, it’s true. Almost everybody’s favorite Seattle, Washington-based, international  speciality-coffee chain has a design flaw in its familiar, … More

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Daydreaming A Little Daydream at Dreamy Daydream

The space at Daydream Coffee and Surf in Costa Mesa, California is great, but it’s missing a few things that … More

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“Black Cat” Logo

The logo for Intelligentsia Coffee’s “Black Cat” Espresso is the head of a black cat. It’s a bold and literal … More

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On the Scene at Blue Bottle Coffee … Venice, Los Angeles

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Scenes from a Snow Day … New York City

As the pix below show, Tuesday was a “snow day” here in New York City due to the massive winter … More

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Surfboard Design and Brekkie … New York

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The Beautiful Cafe at Toby’s Estate Coffee Roastery … Williamsburg, Brooklyn

This is one of our favorite third-wave coffee joints in New York City. Toby’s Estate is in the heart of … More

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Shiny Cool Super-Minimal Unbranded Bag of Bear Pond Espresso Beans

On our recent visit back to Tokyo, we picked up a bag of freshly-roasted espresso beans from Bear Pond Espresso … More

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On the Scene … At the Lattest Espresso Bar in Tokyo

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“Water is the Most Essential Element of Life Because …”

This signage made our day. It’s in front of the Jolly Goat, a tiny espresso bar in Hell’s Kitchen, in … More

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On the Scene … At the Intelligentsia Coffee Truck in New York

We stopped by the recently minted New York City outpost of Intelligentsia Coffee in Chelsea, an NYC neighborhood that is … More

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Our New Coffee-Making Toy

We just picked up this artfully crafted “La Cupola” espresso maker by Alessi at the Eataly foodie emporium in Smeraldo, … More

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On the Street … Drive-Thru Coffee Mural at Zebra Coffee

Zebra House Coffee is probably the best place to get an espresso coffee in the surf-mecca Southern California town of … More

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Cool Spaces … At Happy Bones Coffee NYC

Lately we’ve started popping into the recently opened Happy Bones Coffee a lot. (See pix below.) Happy Bones is an … More

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On the Scene … At Propellor Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

We recently popped by Propellor Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on one of those interminable snowy days during this year’s remarkably … More

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Broken-Heart Macaron at Cafe Grumpy

Super delicious macarons at Cafe Grumpy, an espresso bar and cafe in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, including the one pictured here with … More

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On the Scene … At Lot 61 Coffee Roasters in Amsterdam

We paid a visit to Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters’s espresso bar and roastery on Amsterdam’s Kinkerstraat street. Lot 61 … More

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from New York’s Lower East Side!

Merry Christmas! Happy holidays! We’re in NYC this Christmas day and although we don’t usually get caught up in the … More

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City Life … Surfer Wetsuits Drying Out in NYC LES

Surfer wetsuits hanging out to dry on a sidewalk clothes rack on Orchard Street in front of Lost Weekend NYC, … More

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At Saturdays Surf in Tokyo

The spacious Saturdays Surf store (pix below) in the fashionable border strip between Tokyo’s uber-hip Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro neighborhoods is … More

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At Bear Pond Espresso in Tokyo

Over the weekend we posted about some coffee we had from a third-wave espresso roaster and cafe in Tokyo called … More

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Coffee from Bear Pond Espresso Tokyo

We’re enjoying some coffee in New York this hot summer morning brewed with coffee beans from Bear Pond espresso cafe … More

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Espresso Machine and Cups at Je & Jo NYC

The espresso machine and cute, colorful collection of coffee cups at Je & Jo Comestibles in New York City’s Hell’s … More

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Awesome Hand-Drawn Headfirst Espresso Packaging

A few months ago we posted about the really great espresso cafe in Amsterdam called Headfirst. We recently re-visited Headfirst … More

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Happy Saturday Morning Iced Coffee at Saturdays Surf NYC

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Good Morning, L.A.

We’ve decamped to Los Angeles for a few days, where we like to start our days with serious coffee from … More

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How We’re Spending Our Sunday Afternoon in New York City

We’re spending part of our Sunday afternoon nursing an Americano at La Colombe Torrefaction, one of our favorite espresso bars … More

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The Four “M” Words of Espresso-Making in Neon at La Colombe

The four “M” words of espresso brewing written in beautiful neon light on the wall at La Colombe Torrefaction, the … More

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The Awesome Coffee and Space at HeadFirst Coffee Roasters, Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a city with a lot of amazing spaces and a reputation for awesome, super-cool design. Awesome coffee, however, … More

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The Wonderful Cafe Space at Coffee Bru … Amsterdam

Coffee Bru is a cafe that takes its coffee seriously. Here at Global Graphica, we are admittedly coffee snobs, and … More

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“Pure Black” Coffee Vending Machine at La Colombe

Below are a bunch of pix of the new Pure Black vending machine at La Colombe Torrefaction’s large, airy corner … More

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