Barista magazine meet Simon Hsieh

Current issue (April/May 2008)of B-Mag has a brief piece (pg 18) I wrote on Mr. Clean Green's visit to the US.

Some people still wonder about the towel method. As Simon would say when you ask him any substantiative what if, 'try it.' Like everything we do, it isn't for show, it serves a purpose. I remember one full time internet coffee pundit questioned the method as just for show. I thought, this guy never tried the method nor does he bother to measure temp or time when brewing vac pot, am I supposed to take him seriously?

All that said, having a spiffy new GB5 will really limit brew time on the vac pot so... remember this:

Test everything, try everything, but sometimes it just comes down to being in the same room with the same coffee in a specific roast style. If you are lucky enough to have a TCA 2 from Hario, Simon does do overseas orders.

Barismo meet Barista Magazine

Our group was recently featured in the free pour (blog feature) section of the April/May 2007 anniversary issue of Barista Magazine. Aaron Blanco also has a piece about the trip to Guatemala courtesy of Edwin Martinez in that current issue of which I was lucky enough to be a Barista participant.

If you are interested in a B-Mag subscription drop a line to Sarah @ baristamagazine.com and yes, they do international customers also.