Craft
Interviews, etiquette, and the culture around the cup.
The parts of coffee that are not technique. How to behave at a coffee bar and why you should tip properly, the man who invented the AeroPress, what it is actually like to run a small coffee company, and what it is like to stop.
What is a flat white?
The one everybody means to look up and never does.
What’s the difference between a latte, a cappuccino, a flat white and a macchiato?
Latte, cappuccino, flat white, cortado, macchiato, americano, mocha. One page, no snobbery.
What are the current trends in coffee?
The 2026 version, in plain English, by somebody not trying to sell you a subscription.
- Jan 2026
We’re Back
Ten years is a long nap, even for a bear.
- Apr 2020
The Joy of Coffee During the Pandemic
The year the kitchen became the café.
- Nov 2017
Still Grinding
The company is gone. The six-forty habit is not.
- Dec 2016
The Last Cup
We are going quiet for a while. Here is the honest version of why.
- Aug 2016
Kinda Famous
Imbibe put our bottle next to Blue Bottle’s. We are still a bit pleased about it.
- Sep 2015
Coffee Bar Etiquette, and Tipping Well
Know your order. Move down the bar. Tip like they remember your name, because they will.
- Feb 2014
The Man Who Invented the AeroPress
Alan Adler on brew temperature, frisbees, and why most coffee makers run too hot.