Coffee talks pt 1
I've been having several informal chats with my co-worker Dwayne Carr about coffee shops. We've got some ideas for a coffee shop, and we're even giving vague thoughts to opening up our own. These conversations with Dwayne are good. They're very uplifting, because we're not just talking about coffee shops, we're talking about life.
The coffee shop should have Good, quality coffee. This is a big deal for us since we've recently started roasting coffee ourselves, and seeing what a great difference it can make in quality. Coffee suddenly isn't just "coffee", it's a bold, smooth Indonesian coffee. Or it's an earthy bolivian coffee. Each coffee has a very unique flavor, and they're all completely different, and they're all better than "folgers".
This is where the talk of coffee shops began. It's the paving stone of our further coffee shop conversations.
Quality is important. Marx had a few things right. We lost something in that whole 'industrial revolution'. We lost tradesmen. We lost fine crafts. Hobbyists are starting to figure this out, but without recognizing superior quality, we will never get that back. Go into a really old catholic cathedral. Look at the ornate work in the sculptures and architecture. Do we even have anybody today who COULD replicate that? If someone was talented enough to do that, WOULD any business/organization pay to have it done?
People need to recognize art and quality in all things, rather than quantity and disposability.
P.S. I'm not a marxist. I think he had a few good ideas, but they were all executed badly.
P.P.S. I'm currently roasting green coffee beans that i've purchased through Sweet Maria.
The coffee shop should have Good, quality coffee. This is a big deal for us since we've recently started roasting coffee ourselves, and seeing what a great difference it can make in quality. Coffee suddenly isn't just "coffee", it's a bold, smooth Indonesian coffee. Or it's an earthy bolivian coffee. Each coffee has a very unique flavor, and they're all completely different, and they're all better than "folgers".
This is where the talk of coffee shops began. It's the paving stone of our further coffee shop conversations.
Quality is important. Marx had a few things right. We lost something in that whole 'industrial revolution'. We lost tradesmen. We lost fine crafts. Hobbyists are starting to figure this out, but without recognizing superior quality, we will never get that back. Go into a really old catholic cathedral. Look at the ornate work in the sculptures and architecture. Do we even have anybody today who COULD replicate that? If someone was talented enough to do that, WOULD any business/organization pay to have it done?
People need to recognize art and quality in all things, rather than quantity and disposability.
P.S. I'm not a marxist. I think he had a few good ideas, but they were all executed badly.
P.P.S. I'm currently roasting green coffee beans that i've purchased through Sweet Maria.
posted by Jon at 7:21 AM
2 Comments:
Jon:
great post. Maybe we can use this as a springboard for conversation on Monday night?
I'm interested in talking with you and DMC about the coffee shop thing, also. I have this idea for a combination bookstore/private library/cafe (and I'm not making that up).
JKL
James... it's like you're reading my mind.. I was gonna post something specifically about that. But now it'll look like i'm just stealing your idea :)
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