We were privileged to have Synesso invite us to be apart of their booth at the SCAA. It was a bit of investment for us but we were really excited about the opportunity. It was a great time to get away, brainstorm about commonplace, visit with coffee friends, and also to see some new machinery. Continue Reading »
hosted by morgan and frank notes by al 3/21/13 training/tasting notes Sweet, sour, bitter, salty Initially we talked about the four tasting notes above. Then we got our hands (really our noses and taste buds) into these flavor profiles. First we started with aromas- we talked about different spices. What each one smelled like sweet, Continue Reading »
The past two weeks have been a bit crazy. Not like they usually aren’t. No complaints though, we are loving what we are doing. Two weeks ago we had a great time spending time together as a staff focused on two things – pour over coffee and roasting. The discussion of pour over consisted of Continue Reading »
I cannot tell you how excited I am about tomorrow. I had trouble sleeping Friday night because I spoke with Phil and Bradly about their preparations for Monday – well, tonight I know that I will not sleep. In fact, I have to be up at 4 or so to get things together and then Continue Reading »
There are a few people that I am really grateful for that have made the commonplace what it is today – those people know who they are. One of those people is Andre Chubb. We celebrate him this week as it is his birthday and call out the fact that we are all better people Continue Reading »
We are excited about a couple of new customers we will be working with starting this week. First, the artist hand gallery and coffee bar will be opening this week in Indiana, PA. Second the Gaslight café will begin using our coffee under their new ownership. The Gaslight café is located in Philipsburg, PA. We Continue Reading »
We have been trying to find places that are like minded with quality of food where we want our coffee served with integrity and responsibility a couple new ones you should visit: -Root 174 1113 South Braddock Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15218 (412) 243-4348 -Bar Marco 2216 penn avenue / pittsburgh, pa 15222 / 412.471.1900 -Double Continue Reading »
The Commonplace is about to enter another major transition as we open our roastery in Pittsburgh. Our partnership with East End Brewing Company is nothing “new” but it has been a long time coming. We have had “issues” with our contractor who has ended up using every excuse as to why it has taken as Continue Reading »
I have been asked several times by employees to restate the vision of the commonplace, a where are we going from here kind of question. So, below are my thoughts: The Commonplace was originally started to provide a place (for community buildup) and to provide the best cup of coffee we were able to make. Continue Reading »
When Barb, Amelie and I first sat down to talk of the future of Voluto I was as shocked as some of you are today to hear that they were ready to be done with coffee business ownership. I wanted to hear what they had to say and see where they wanted to go. I Continue Reading »