April 2012
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Music Monday: Novo Coffee
Today’s Music Monday Playlist is put together by Jake Brodsky, the co-founder of the amazing Novo Coffee! Here goes!   Spearhead - Say Hey Bad Weather California - I’ll Reach Out My Hand Manu Chao - Desaparecido Public Enemy - Bring the Noise Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded Tell Jake what you think of his playlist: tweet @NovoCoffee and @CraftCoffee! Thanks, Jake! You...
Apr 30th
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Mama, I Love You
They’re telling us what to do, what we can’t do and what we should do - even as adults. But when life gets interesting, she is always the first person we want to call.  Mom.  Thinking back, I remember how I would pull my mom into my room at put the Spice Girls cd on full volume as a declaration of my love for her (yes, I’m a 90’s child.. and yes, I had the plateau boots...
Apr 27th
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Earth Week
Hey all! It’s Earth Week and Craft Coffee is celebrating. Last weekend we went to a showing of Planet Earth right on the East River. It was a cold Saturday night, but it was all worth it!  Watch these kids narrate Planet Earth! Trust me - it’s hilarious! What did you do to celebrate Earth Week (or wish you did)? Tell us @craftcoffee or comment on our facebook page!
Apr 26th
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Craft Coffee Crushes
When you’re in the food/drink/life is awesome so enjoy it-business you stumble over amazing photos, articles and blogs constantly. And sometimes, something extraordinary pops up. This week the Craft Coffee team fell in love with Smitten Kitchen.  We’re already crazy about these delicious cinnamon brown butter breakfast puffs! Photo: Smitten Kitchen Just amazing. Check it out! 
Apr 25th
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: The Ultimate Recipe
Before I got into coffee the ratio of coffee/water was always really confusing to me. But Sam Lewontin, our Craft Coffee-coffee expert, gave me this really simple recipe that I can easily remember. 60 grams of coffee per 1 liter of water. Alright, fellow Americans. Don’t freak out. That’s 2.12 ounces per 4.2 cups of water.  This makes about two big cups of coffee.  If you want to...
Apr 24th
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Music Monday: Detour Coffee
Are you ready for some sweet tunes? Every Monday we will present a playlist compiled by the roasters of the month, the Craft Coffee team and other awesome coffee’ists. We’re calling it Music Monday.  This week’s playlist is made by Kaelin, the owner of Detour Coffee. This is your soundtrack for the week - enjoy! Caribou - After Hours (he’s from Dundas where we are based...
Apr 23rd
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Tweets of the Week
It’s Friday, which means it’s time to sum up this week’s twitter activity! Adam Sirois @adamsirois: just heated up a leftover cup of coffee in the @GA microwave. man, @craftcoffee would kill me if they saw.. Erica Hsu @ericahsu @craftcoffee I plan to enjoy the beautiful weather by spending time doing outdoors-ey activities, like hiking! :...
Apr 20th
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Craft Coffee, Meet Spring!
The Craft Coffee team decided to go out and enjoy the hot spring sun and get fancy thirst-quenching drinks. Doesn’t this picture just make you want to scream “TAKE ME TO THE BEACH!”? How are you celebrating that summer is near?  Send us a photo by tweeting it @craftcoffee! We’d like to get to know you better… :)
Apr 18th
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April Box's A-Comin'!
We know you’re as excited as we are! The April Box has shipped and there are some real treats in there for you this month.  Can’t wait to hear what you think! As always, we would love to see pictures, videos, posts, stories and everything in between. Post them to our facebook page or tweet @craftcoffee. And for those of you who have never gotten a box: Guys, we’ve been around...
Apr 17th
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Artsy Sidewalk
We are so honored to have the opportunity to live and work in New York City. Every day we come across cool and inspiring things, like this portrait on the sidewalk. And it made us think…. what does your city look like? Find something quirky, weird, beautiful or fun in your city and post a photo on our facebook page or tweet @craftcoffee.  And btw, how great would it be to have your face...
Apr 13th
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Pink Julep Loves...
…CRAFT COFFEE! We love when we meet new Craft Coffee lovers. Our new friend and blogger Ashley wrote down her thoughts on Craft Coffee on her blog pinkjulepabroad.com: “If you consider yourself a coffee connoisseur or if you just really like it like me, then you’re in for a treat! Craft Coffee is a subscription service that sends you a box of fresh new coffees to try every...
Apr 12th
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Goldilocks Syndrome
Welcome to Craft Coffee’s Pro-Tip Tuesday! Do you ever wonder if the water you’re pouring over your freshly ground coffee is the right temperature? If it’s too hot you will burn the coffee grounds and if it’s too cold you won’t be able to extract the best taste. How can you get it just right? Stop worrying, Goldilocks. Try this: When the water is boiling, take it...
Apr 11th
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Craft Coffee is Hiring!  →
We’re looking for a full-stack Rails developer. Take a second to learn what we’re all about and apply or pass along the good word! Click the link above to learn more. Reason #1,368 it’s awesome to work at Craft Coffee: Learn how to make the perfect of coffee ten different ways. 
Apr 9th
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Coffee for Everyone!
If you were alive in the 90’s you’ll agree that Daria knew what was up. Especially when she said this; And we’re with her 100% on this one: We believe in coffee. Coffee for everyone. Sign up today to join us! Wish Daria could too… 
Apr 6th
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Coffee Hour
We can’t possibly be the only ones who wish cocktail hour was coffee hour - Enter: Craft Coffee Cocktails! Our two coffee evaluators Sam Lewontin and Alex Bernson came up with this awesome recipe for an East-African Spritz. Tweet your thoughts at them @craftcoffee #craftcoffeecocktails. “…With the weather quickly warming up, margaritas have been on our minds. We thought the...
Apr 5th
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Paper in my Coffee?
Another Pro-Tip Tuesday has arrived! Have you ever wondered why people rinse their coffee filters and what it does to the quality of their coffee? Todays pro-tip rant is about exactly that. Sam Lewontin, take it away: “Rinsing your paper filter is one of the easiest ways to improve the quality of your coffee at home. Simply put: paper filters taste like paper, and rinsing with hot water...
Apr 3rd
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Monday Funday!
Dear World, Let’s try to make the world a happier place.  At Craft Coffee, we are trying to be positive and spread joy all week long! You should try it. 
Apr 2nd
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