Portafilter Podcast For Coffee Professionals And Fanatics

From Chestnut Hill Coffee, 8620 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19118, USA. A couple of words regarding Nick's rant on the last podcast, followed by a lovely chat with Mr. John Hornall, of Chestnut Hill Coffee, Philadelphia, PA, about his take on Seattle coffee history, barista competitions, baby strollers, the barista craft, advances in espresso, and buy-ten-get-one-free. An amazingly insightful chat with one of Seattle's coffee legends.

From Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA, Stately Caragay Manor. Discussion topics: News and calendar, other coffee podcasts, email bag, "The Cup of Excellence and the NCA" article by Susie Spindler on the front page of CoffeeGeek.com, Mark Prince = Rush Limbaugh, and coffeeshops that are so expensive that they're not supposed to make money.

From Timonium, Maryland, USA, Jay's Shave Ice International Headquarters. Discussion topics: Tribute to Ward Barbee (1938-2006), publisher and founder of Fresh Cup Magazine, including a phone call with Julie Beals, Fresh Cup's editor. Also, news and notes, mailbag, Billy Wilson's podcast, What's Peter Giuliano Thinking About Today? a conversation about porn, restaurant coffee roasters, and the etiquette for visiting coffeeshops. Also, a special appendix at the end of the show.

From the Piazza della Repubblica, Florence (Firenze), Italy. Special co-hosts: Mark Prince (CoffeeGeek.com) and Andrew Barnett (Ecco Caffe). Nick and his traveling companions recap the excursion through Switzerland and Italy. A continuation of a CoffeeGeek Podcast (soon, hopefully, to be released at CoffeeGeek.com).