Hacking the Starbucks Barista Grinder

Hacking the Starbucks Barista Grinder
My first espresso machine was the Starbucks Barista espresso machine. It uses a pressurized portafilter which allows you to use a coarser espresso grind. For years, I used the Starbucks Barista Grinder with this machine and it worked wonderfully.

Chicken John: Coffee Achiever
Chicken John Rinaldi may wind up leaving San Francisco soon. Nearly everybody he knows in town is moving out. To paraphrase Chicken John, the billionaires are kicking the millionaires out, turning the once-eclectic city into an unaffordable, corporate, NIMBY suburb.

Sex and Coffee
Coffee has supposedly been around since about 1200 A.D., and sex has been with since we began procreating. So it only makes sense that there would be some link between coffee and sex.

Quality, Freshness and Service Continue to Boost Coffee Sales
Fine coffee is no longer the province of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska now has the greatest per-capita consumption of fine coffee and espresso is a popular menu item in Michigan and Nebraska.