http://tx-coffee.com Specialty Coffee in the Lone Star State Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:49:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en REMINDER Saturday Night Smackdown This Saturday FRANK - Austin, TX 6:00pm - 10:00pm http://tx-coffee.com/2010/02/03/reminder-sns-feb-6th-saturday/ (via) I wonder if this can turn fear at the sight of a shark's dorsal fin into drooling. We've had a lot of snow here in West Texas.  Crazy weather.  How is your weather? Have a Great Weekend! http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/29/random-picture-friday-23-sharky-tea-infuser/ Where: FRANK -  407 Colorado, Austin, TX  78701 - (512-494-6916) When: February 6th, 6pm-10pm What: "Saturday Night Smackdown was inspired by our dear friends atOctane, those dedicated souls keepin coffee alive in the heart of the dirty south, Atlanta, GA. The idea is similar, to create an event for the surrounding coffee ... http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/27/latte-art-competition-saturday-night-smackdown-feb-6/ I received an email from Mr. Duncan letting us know that they are hiring. Looking for sales people in Houston base +  commission Simple enough.  Thanks! The job posting (along with contact info) can be found on the Jobs page here at tx-coffee.com http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/26/duncan-coffee-company-hiring-jobs/ I hope you enjoy it.  We had a lot of fun making it. It can be found on iTunes. -> Click http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/25/dose-podcast-1/ I've been wanting to put together a podcast for Texas Coffee People for a long time, but haven't really done much about it until recently. The podcast is called "The Dose", and should be ready within a week or two.  You will be able to find it on iTunes as well. I ... http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/21/podcast-coming/ Introducing: MugMouse.  The most useless seemingly useful piece of office equipment in existence. (via) It's a mug.  It's a laser mouse.  It reduces productivity to a crawl and effectively keeps your fuel nearby. Just don't drop it on your keyboard. Have a Great Weekend! http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/15/random-picture-friday-22-mug-mouse/ 3rd Place:  Tyler Wells of Frank, Austin 2nd Place: Aaron Blanco of the Brown Coffee Company, San Antonio 1st Place: Lorenzo Perkins!!! of Caffe Medici, Austin Congratulations to all of the finalists, the podium finishers, and to the 2010 South Central Regional Barista Champion, Lorenzo Perkins! http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/10/2010-scrbc-results/ Sunday SCRBC:  Finals   12:00pm Finalists Tyler Wells Isaiah Sheesh Aaron Blanco Clancy Rose John Meadows Lorenzo Perkins Tyler Wells Isaiah Sheese Aaron Blanco Clancy Rose Jonathan Meadows Lorenzo Perkins Watch live video from usbcscaa on Justin.tv If you couldn't catch it from the beginning, try clicking these links: Day 1 Day 2 http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/09/scrbc-live-stream-watch/ Just in case you were curious, here is the list of competitors for this year's South Central Regional Barista Competition. Day 1 Eason Tseng - OUT OF REGION  Taiwan Clancy Rose - Cuvee Coffee - Austin, TX Kirk Knipmeyer - Coffee Roasters of New Orleans - Kenner, LA Jenna White - Caffe Medici - Austin, ... http://tx-coffee.com/2010/01/08/scrbc-list-competitors/