Good coffee is hard to find. I'm on a mission to make it easier. I started in Korea, moved to Sweden, and now I'm in New York, hunting for the best, and sharing the journey with you here. Send me a tip, feel free to share your own experiences or questions in the comments, and above all, drink better coffee! :)

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by Aaron Frey on Aug 20, 2010 • 12:21 pm No Comments

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March 2019 (1)
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May 2018 (1)
- 13: Dinosaur Coffee, Silver Lake, Los Angeles (0)
October 2017 (1)
- 08: Voyager Espresso, Financial District, NYC (0)
May 2017 (1)
- 14: Juan Valdez Café Orígenes, Bogotá, Colombia (1)
February 2017 (1)
- 12: Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, Lakewood, Colorado (5)
December 2016 (1)
- 26: Best coffee in Helsinki, Finland (1)
September 2016 (1)
- 06: Go Get Em Tiger, Los Angeles (0)
August 2016 (1)
- 28: New York Coffee Festival 2016 (12)
July 2016 (2)
- 30: Huckleberry Roasters – Denver, CO (2)
- 23: Verve Coffee – Downtown Los Angeles (1)
April 2016 (1)
- 30: Bar Nine, Los Angeles (1)
March 2016 (1)
- 19: Rafino Coffee Sieve (9)
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- 14: Amor Perfecto Cafe, Colombia (1)
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- 23: Peregrine Espresso, Washington D.C. (2)
December 2015 (1)
- 12: Coffee Lover’s Gift Guide 2015 (8)
November 2015 (1)
- 09: Coffee Gear Review: KitchenAid Precision ‘French’ Press (4)
October 2015 (4)
- 25: Catación Pública – must-visit cafe in Bogotá (5)
- 19: Coffee Variety Family Tree – from Cafe Imports (3)
- 17: Cultural Context and Coffee Tasting Notes (0)
- 04: Menotti’s Coffee Stop – Venice, CA (0)
September 2015 (2)
- 09: Coffee Gear: Stagg Pouring Kettle (2)
- 05: Angels’ Cup – what’s inside the Black Box? (1)
July 2015 (1)
- 05: Inside Cenicafé, Colombia’s national coffee research center (3)
May 2015 (1)
- 09: Cafe Devotion – Bogotá, Colombia (3)
April 2015 (2)
- 11: World Barista Championship 2015 Live Stream (3)
- 05: Where does coffee come from? A Colombian case study (Part 2) (7)
March 2015 (1)
- 22: Where does coffee come from? A Colombian Case Study (5)
February 2015 (1)
- 19: Intelligentsia, Herald Square, NY (1)
January 2015 (1)
- 25: notNeutral GINO & LINO review (0)
December 2014 (1)
- 07: Coffee Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide 2014 (4)
November 2014 (3)
- 22: A Hazmat Suit for your Coffee Lid: The Clean Coffee Sabar (0)
- 19: Review: Screaming Beans, Amsterdam (0)
- 12: Blacktop Coffee, Los Angeles (0)
September 2014 (2)
- 29: Starbucks for Spooks (3)
- 22: Review: Ten Belles Cafe, Paris (1)
August 2014 (2)
- 27: Review: Coutume Cafe, Paris (3)
- 10: New Books about Coffee Roasting & Production (3)
July 2014 (5)
- 27: Find of the Day: Bonavita Variable Temperature Kettle (5)
- 21: KeepCup Brew – Glass Coffee Tumbler Review (1)
- 14: Handsome Coffee signs off in switch to Blue Bottle (3)
- 09: Italian astronaut to bring espresso machine into orbit (2)
- 04: Instant Coffee Past and Present (5)
June 2014 (2)
- 15: Roastwatch – A coffee roast logging app for iOS (1)
- 03: A Look Back: Los Angeles Coffee Culture (Part 3) (0)
May 2014 (2)
- 20: A Look Back: Los Angeles Coffee Culture (Part 2) (1)
- 04: Mid-Century Modern Coffee Grinder by Robert Welch (1)
April 2014 (3)
- 27: Find of the Day: Braun KF20 Aromaster (0)
- 21: FastCo profiles the inventor of the Aeropress (1)
- 15: A Look Back: Los Angeles Coffee Culture (Part 1) (2)
March 2014 (5)
- 29: Orphan Espresso Hand Grinders – on NPR (0)
- 25: Joseph Wesley Teas (0)
- 16: Budin Coffee – Greenpoint goes Nordic (0)
- 14: Inside the Service Economy – Brooklyn’s Barista Class (1)
- 11: UC Davis Food & Health Center adds coffee (1)
January 2014 (4)
- 29: New York Coffee Photo Essay with Kalle Freese (3)
- 27: Eva Solo Vacuum Coffee Carafe (2)
- 20: 2014 Reader Survey (0)
- 15: Box Kite Coffee (2)
December 2013 (3)
- 26: Find of the Day: Vintage Kenji Fujita Coffee Carafe (3)
- 07: Check out Stumptown Coffee’s source videos (0)
- 02: Crema – Denver, Colorado (1)
November 2013 (2)
- 16: Four Midtown Manhattan Cafes You Should Be Visiting (1)
- 02: Toby’s Estate’s new Flat Iron cafe, with Strand Books at Club Monaco (8)
October 2013 (1)
- 14: ROK Espresso Maker Hands-on Review (5)
September 2013 (2)
- 21: Cold Bruer (0)
- 02: Impress Coffee Brewer Hands-on Review (7)
July 2013 (2)
- 30: Intelligentsia Logan Square (1)
- 20: Bikini Bar – Tribeca, New York (3)
June 2013 (2)
- 29: Sweetleaf Coffee & Tea, New York (0)
- 08: Intelligentsia Coffee, Highline Hotel NYC (3)
May 2013 (2)
- 14: A Roadtrip to Coffee in Reno, Nevada (1)
- 01: Fresh Cup Magazine on Korean Coffee Culture (3)
April 2013 (4)
- 22: NPR Coffee Week (0)
- 15: Single Origin Meets Single Malt (2)
- 14: 2013 US Barista Championship and Brewers Cup (1)
- 10: La Marzocco’s Linea Love (0)
March 2013 (3)
- 27: Little Skips, Bushwick (0)
- 24: Recommended Specialty Coffee Roasters (31)
- 19: Saeco Via Venezia Espresso Machine Review (16)
February 2013 (1)
- 03: Malmö & Lund Coffee Wrap-up (3)
January 2013 (3)
- 10: Huell Howser on LA’s New Coffee Culture (3)
- 08: Barista Health & Workplace Safety (1)
- 01: Happy New Year! (1)
December 2012 (3)
- 13: Heart Roasters Instagram Giveaway (0)
- 11: Democratic Coffee, Copenhagen, Denmark (6)
- 08: Holiday Gift Guide & Wishlist for Coffee Lovers (5)
November 2012 (1)
- 03: Handsome Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles (8)
October 2012 (3)
- 15: Intelligentsia Venice, Silver Lake, and Pasadena (8)
- 08: Korean Cafe Interior Design (11)
- 02: Coffee Subscription Roundup Review (19)
September 2012 (2)
- 24: Njutbar Cafe & Restaurant in Malmö, Sweden (1)
- 12: Te och Kaffehuset in Malmö, Sweden (1)
August 2012 (1)
- 23: Koppi Cafe & Roastery, Helsingborg, Sweden (7)
July 2012 (1)
- 05: HG One – Espresso hand grinder (2)
June 2012 (4)
- 28: London Travel & Coffee Common, 2011 (5)
- 15: World Barista Championship, 2012 (2)
- 10: The Social History of Coffee (0)
- 10: Kuma Coffee Roaster, Seattle (2)
May 2012 (3)
- 25: Able Brewing Equipment, Inc. (0)
- 24: Tonx Coffee – Bolivia Buena Vista Mill (2)
- 14: Rosie’s Coffee & Wine in Malmö, Sweden (2)
April 2012 (5)
- 11: 3FE (Third Floor Espresso) Ireland (3)
- 10: Tonx Coffee Subscription Discount (4)
- 05: Alpha Dominche Steampunk (0)
- 05: The Independent Coffee Book – London (2)
- 01: Braun KF20 Aromaster, a Retro-Futuristic Coffee Maker Design (3)
March 2012 (10)
- 31: Untitled at the Whitney Museum (0)
- 25: Music to Brew to 3/25/12 (1)
- 20: Toby’s Estate, Brooklyn – Public Cupping Sessions (0)
- 16: Wet Mill – A New Blog to Follow (0)
- 15: A visit to Tapped & Packed, London (2)
- 11: Highlights from Coffee Fest NY 2012 (2)
- 10: Three Aeropresses, One Barista (1)
- 08: SCRW – Seating Design by Manuel Welsky (0)
- 06: Single Origin Coffee, LA Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax (2)
- 04: Music to Brew to March 4th (0)
February 2012 (10)
- 29: Porcelain Espresso Machine by Arvid Häusser (6)
- 27: Blue Bottle Coffee, Chelsea (5)
- 24: La Frontera, Peru – Counter Culture Coffee (2)
- 21: Cup of Excellence Coffee Explained (0)
- 19: Gregg Kallor – Espresso Nirvana (#M2B2) (0)
- 18: Best Cafes in Seoul, Korea: 2012 Updates (22)
- 12: Music to Brew to – 2/12/12 (1)
- 08: 1960s London Cafes & Thoughts About Cafe Design (2)
- 05: What’s Your Music to Brew to? (M2B2) (7)
- 03: Blossa Glögg – 2011 Coffee Flavor Review (6)
January 2012 (4)
- 20: Looking for Instagram Research Participants! (0)
- 14: Video: “Shit Baristas Say” (0)
- 08: Coffee & Cream in High-speed Slow Motion (0)
- 06: Prufrock Coffee, London (5)
December 2011 (2)
- 13: Moving To New York! (2)
- 06: ST.ALi – Coffeebar, Cafe, Roastery in London (5)
November 2011 (1)
- 03: Photography: Other than coffee in Malmö, Sweden (5)
October 2011 (2)
- 25: Searching for the Best Coffee in London (Pt. 2): Coffee Crawling (3)
- 04: Does ‘Specialty Coffee’ have an image problem? (6)
September 2011 (2)
- 25: Coffee Gear Review: Soehnle Kitchen Scale (6)
- 21: Searching for the Best Coffee in London (Part I): Notes Music & Coffee (3)
August 2011 (1)
- 22: Searching for the Best Coffee in Stockholm – Part 2 (5)
July 2011 (2)
- 30: Searching for the Best Coffee in Stockholm – Part 1 (5)
- 08: Photography: Cafe Scenes from Malmö, Sweden (2)
June 2011 (2)
- 21: Emil Eriksson of Johan & Nyström, prepping for World Brewers Cup (2)
- 10: Solde Kaffebar – Malmö, Sweden (4)
April 2011 (1)
- 12: ChansBros Coffee – Seoul, Korea (10)
March 2011 (1)
- 08: Cafe 14 – Malmö, Sweden (4)
February 2011 (3)
- 17: Brewing with Different Waters @ Lilla Kafferosteriet (7)
- 09: Espressamente Illy – Seoul, Korea (6)
- 01: Taste Testing Coava’s Aeropress Metal Filter (5)
January 2011 (1)
- 23: A trip to Paris, introducing Cafe Lomi & Frog Fights (4)
December 2010 (2)
- 24: Happy Holidays! (2)
- 06: Coffee Collective – Copenhagen (16)
November 2010 (2)
- 18: Coffee Gear Review: Aeropress (12)
- 11: Bear Pond Espresso, Tokyo (20)
October 2010 (4)
- 31: Paul Bassett, Shinjuku, Tokyo (2)
- 18: Streamer Coffee in Tokyo, Japan (5)
- 13: Anniversaire Cafe, Tokyo (0)
- 02: Cafe de l’Ambre: Old School Coffee in Tokyo, Japan (2)
September 2010 (5)
- 23: Three rules of thumb for avoiding bad coffee in Seoul, Korea (12)
- 19: Pot Luck @ Opening Ceremony, Tokyo (5)
- 14: Vintage Danish Coffee Grinder (0)
- 05: Cafe Norden in Copenhagen (0)
- 02: Belief Coffee in Seoul, Korea (4)
August 2010 (7)
- 26: La Caffe in Seoul, Korea (9)
- 24: Siphon Coffee on Video (0)
- 20: MK2 Cafe (11)
- 20: Pardon the mess (2)
- 17: KT Olleh Square Cafe (1)
- 10: Summer Update (1)
- 07: Dalmont Cafe (1)
July 2010 (6)
- 30: Madagascar (3)
- 26: Lugo Coffee (1)
- 11: Choi Ga (2)
- 06: Sama Tea Pot (5)
- 04: Dallmayr Kaffee (0)
- 04: Coffee Roast Colors (0)
June 2010 (6)
- 24: An Jae-Hyeuk World Barista Championship Video (2)
- 21: 2010 World Barista Championship (0)
- 15: BP’s Coffee Spill (0)
- 15: Coffeelab (8)
- 07: Seoul Grand Hyatt & Guerilla Brewing Tactics (2)
- 01: Cafe Soho (3)
May 2010 (5)
- 26: Black Cat Espresso (0)
- 21: Caffe Themselves – Roasting (6)
- 20: Hario V60 How-to Video (4)
- 16: Coffee Factory (10)
- 02: Republic of Coffee – Kenya & Costa Rica (1)
April 2010 (5)
- 21: Paradise Roasters (6)
- 12: Caffe Themselves (6)
- 12: Caffe Themselves (0)
- 06: 9 Days in LA Part Three: Intelligentsia (5)
- 05: Korean Cafe Photos (4)
March 2010 (9)
- 23: Club Espresso (5)
- 22: Coffee Lab Express (3)
- 18: Too Much Coffee… (1)
- 14: Chan’s Espresso Bar (5)
- 11: Star City’s Star Kitchen (5)
- 07: Coffee at Work & Home (5)
- 06: Quickshot: Cafe Cantata (1)
- 03: CBTL in Korean (2)
- 02: Miz Moren (9)
February 2010 (14)
- 27: Coffee Mill (1)
- 26: Alton Brown – Espresso on Good Eats (0)
- 24: Intelligentsia Agua Preta, Brazil (2)
- 19: Latte Art Practice (4)
- 18: Caffe Artigiano – Seoul (5)
- 15: Park Hyatt, Seoul (1)
- 13: 15 Things Worth Knowing about Coffee (0)
- 11: Instant Coffee Eclipses Rice Consumption (0)
- 10: Republic of Coffee (4)
- 07: Apgujeong Coffee House (5)
- 05: Paul Bassett Roastery, Korea – Kenya AA (1)
- 03: Coffee Therapy (0)
- 02: 9 Days in LA Part Two: Aroma Coffee & Tea (2)
- 01: Coffee Station Paul Bassett (5)
January 2010 (7)
- 29: Cafe DeBibes (0)
- 27: 9일간의 LA여행기 Part One: LAMILL (0)
- 24: 9 Days in LA Part One: LAMILL (3)
- 22: Brewmethods.com (1)
- 20: Video: Espresso technique (2)
- 08: Beijing Airport (0)
- 04: 한국어 버전 FRSHGRND, 곧 업데이트 됩니다!! (0)
December 2009 (1)
- 22: An LA Christmas (3)

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