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Out of Africa – the best of Kenya Coffee
It’s Kenya season! And we at Gumption Coffee are gleefully receiving the freshly-landed Kenyas at the roastery in Industry City Brooklyn. Unable to resist, we are delighted to offer THREE top-tier Kenya microlots:
- Kiamugumo AA
- Kamgogo AA
- Karimikui AA
Recognizing a good latte
In this day and age when every self-respecting corner of New York has a café, surely a decent latte isn’t too difficult to get. Or is it? Getting a well-made latte shouldn’t be a matter of chance. The odds should be easier to weigh. Let’s consider the available signs: Café Space - when you enter, you should immediately get the impression that it’s clean and orderly. You know where to order, the condiment bar is clean, and the front counter looks like it’s constantly attended to. This is very basic. If a café can’t even get a handle on these...
Food and Coffee: Carrot Cake
This week we got new season samples from King Street Baking Co and we couldn’t be more excited about their carrot cake...You know you have a good match when a bite of sweet opens up the flavors of coffee.
Coffee Drinks Guide
A coffee menu guideline
The modern coffee menu can be perplexing to many given the variations available. To summarize, we have developed a coffee menu guideline. Bear in mind, rules vary from cafe to cafe but our resident barista champion insists that the most important rule of coffee is to enjoy it!