Oregon Bounty - Coffee & Tea News http://food.traveloregon.com Oregon didn’t invent the coffee break, but its artisan roasters and tea shamans definitely helped turn it into an all-day affair. A little over a generation ago, coffee came in a can, was brewed in mass, and then left in a pot to ferment. It was a side dish, a companion on a morning escape from monotony or something served as an exclamation point to a meal. Today it’s the sentence itself, a reason for waking, and to be awake. After the coffee phenomenon exploded in the 1980s, Oregon did what Oregon does: it went small, intimate, artisan. That commercialization of our morning lattes brought us Stumptown Coffee, Portland Roasting, and lots of microroasters throughout the state. Tazo Tea started here, and its founder it still brewing up new ideas. When you come here, check into one of our intimate B &amp; Bs, then wake up and smell the Oregon coffee. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:27:25 PST Hello! What Are You Doing Here? http://ristretto.typepad.com/ristretto_roasters/2011/12/hello-what-are-you-doing-here.html <p>We are delighted you want to know about Ristretto Roasters, our coffees, our cafes, our peeps. And so may we please lead you (...away from our former, now-neglected blog) to our website, <a href="www.ristrettoroasters.com" target="_self">www.ristrettoroasters.com</a>, and our Tumblr feed, <a href="http://ristrettoroasters.tumblr.com" target="_self">http://ristrettoroasters.tumblr.com</a>. You may comment on the latter to your heart&#39;s content. See you online and <a href="http://ristrettoroasters.com/locations/" target="_self">at the cafes</a>!</p> <p><a href="http://ristretto.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345ad7ad69e20162febc5db2970d-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Ristretto31" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345ad7ad69e20162febc5db2970d image-full" src="http://ristretto.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345ad7ad69e20162febc5db2970d-800wi" title="Ristretto31" /></a><br /><br /></p> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:27:25 PST Explore Culinary Zen http://blog.traveloregon.com/2011/02/11/explore-culinary-zen/ <p>Beer might be the brewed beverage that Oregon is most known for, but Oregonians also enjoy relaxing with a hot cup (or pot!) of brewed tea. Take the culinary Zen approach and explore Oregon’s many teahouses.</p> <p>Townshend&#8217;s Tea Company started as a college project at the University of Oregon in 2002. Today, the concept of blending a “campus-style coffeehouse atmosphere” with top-grade, loose-leaf tea has come to life at <a href="http://food.traveloregon.com/coffee-tea/townshend-s-bend-teahouse/" target="_blank">Townshend’s Bend</a> Teahouse and <a href="http://food.traveloregon.com/coffee-tea/townshends-alberta-tea-house/" target="_blank">Alberta Street Teahouse</a> in Portland. Their tea lists are long, and include a very eclectic selection of flavors, ranging from Mt. Hood Vanilla black tea to coconut oolong. Even if you know what you want to order, the menu is worth perusing just to see some of the names: Iron Goddess of Mercy or Dragon Eye Dong Ding, anyone?</p> <p><a href="http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Southern-Oregon/Attractions/Outdoors-and-Nature/Chozu-Bath-and-Tea-Gardens.aspx" target="_blank"> </a></p> <p>Massages, salt water pools, saunas, steam rooms, and a bevy of teas to choose from—it doesn’t get more relaxing than <a href="http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Southern-Oregon/Attractions/Outdoors-and-Nature/Chozu-Bath-and-Tea-Gardens.aspx" target="_blank">Chozu Bath and Tea Gardens</a> in Ashland. Chozu’s goal is personal wellness and total relaxation so why not make it a weekend of pure Zen and book one of the beautiful guest cottages. Sip away.</p> <p><a href="http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Portland-Metro/Attractions/Outdoors-and-Nature/Portland-Classical-Chinese-Garden.aspx" target="_blank">Lan Su Chinese Garden</a> in the Old Town District of Portland offers an authentic Chinese teahouse experience. After you step inside this 40,000 square-foot garden oasis, walk along the mosaic stone path to the Teahouse in the Tower of Cosmic Reflections. Here, you have an ever-changing selection of categories and flavors, and the tea is always presented in classical style. Enjoy your selection while looking out over the beautiful, meticulously manicured garden that is based on 2,000 year-old Chinese traditions.</p> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:50:44 PST Silk Espresso made a great video http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/silk-espresso-made-a-great-video/ Silk Espresso made a great video Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:55:34 PST We love coffee AND pie http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/we-love-coffee-and-pie/ We love coffee AND pie Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:13:37 PST Silk Espresso Latte Art Championships http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/silk-espresso-latte-art-championships/ Silk Espresso Latte Art Championships Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:08:15 PST Notes from the Equipment Room http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/notes-from-the-equipment-room/ Notes from the Equipment Room Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:04:57 PST New hot cup promo! Coming soon. http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/new-hot-cup-promo-coming-soon/ New hot cup promo! Coming soon. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:55:29 PST Touring with Suzanne http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/touring-with-suzanne/ Hello faithful blog-readers! I recently got to do some customer visits today with the newest member of the Portland Roasting family, our Marketing Manager Suzanne! First, we visited Zupan&#8217;s Macadam to fit their bulk coffee display for a new header. Then it was off to Fred Meyer on Hawthorne to check out the bulk coffee barrels&#8230; Next, we headed over [...] Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:53:01 PST Just in time for Summer http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/just-in-time-for-summer/ We just got our new toddy recipe cards back from the printer – so you never forget how to make great iced coffee. We&#8217;ll be handing them out at demos, or we&#8217;ll send you some! Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:36:07 PST News from the Roaster: Espresso! http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/news-from-the-roaster-espresso/ For something so small, espresso shots have a big impact on our lives. They’re the heart of every cappuccino, latte, mocha, and caramel macchiato that we drink. They are the source of our morning energy, and the afternoon boost we need to finish the day. For some of us, a day without espresso is as [...] Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:47:24 PST We love old things http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/08/we-love-old-things/ Coffee-related, anyway. Our graphics department has been looking back for packaging inspiration: And also for print ads: Send your images to mia@portlandroasting.com! We&#8217;re starting a collection. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:32:21 PST Coava Come Home http://portlandcoffeehousejournal.blogspot.com/2010/07/coava-come-home.html <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT_eZhPeFI/AAAAAAAAAPc/MUViKuPguLg/s1600/Coava+-+light.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT_eZhPeFI/AAAAAAAAAPc/MUViKuPguLg/s400/Coava+-+light.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500301942637688914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT-FthBuDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/TdImmjceR08/s1600/Coava+-+green+room.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(62, 30, 18); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;"><div><a href="http://coavacoffee.com/">Coava Roastery and Brew Bar</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1300 SE Grand Ave.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Portland, OR 97214</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7am-5pm everyday</span></div><div><br /></div>Coava Coffee are Matt Higgins and Keith Gehrke, two coffee roasters who had the audacity to take a look at the Portland coffee scene and believe they had something more to offer.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT8dicu_YI/AAAAAAAAAPE/UtrbXo_MAzs/s200/Coava+-+seating.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298629319949698" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Roasting for a little over a couple years now, Coava has made an impression with all coffee geeks in Portland. You can find their beans at the <a href="http://www.theredecafe.com/">Red E</a> on Killingsworth and occasionally Billy has them on rotation at <a href="http://baristapdx.com/">BARISTA</a> and BARISTA II. (I don't know if BARISTA's second location at 1725 NE Alberta is officially called "BARISTA II" but that's what I call it.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">But now Coava has a place to call home. Well, they have a kiosk to call home. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT8dHwiI2I/AAAAAAAAAO8/qIDsXnGm2_w/s200/Coava+-+pour+over.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298622155236194" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Located inside <a href="http://www.bamboorevolution.com/">Bamboo Revolution</a>'s materials showroom at 1300 SE Grand, Coava has an incredibly beautiful space where they are now serving incredibly crafted coffee. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Coava will serve you a coffee ($2), espresso ($2), macchiato ($2.50), cappuccino ($3) or a latte ($3.5). As of now, there is no flavoring at Coava and the choice of sizes is not your own. The coffees, americanos and lattes come in 10 oz cups, while the other drinks come in their traditional sizes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">In a city where "coffeehouses" have slowly evolved into "coffeelabs," Coava is just another example. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT-FthBuDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/TdImmjceR08/s200/Coava+-+green+room.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500300418997139506" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 153px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(62, 30, 18); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;">Taking the time to learn as much as possible about the environment, the people and the process behind growing the beans is the first step. They also have a temperature-controlled green room for storing green beans on site before roasting.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">But the beans are only half the story. Coava makes sure that each piece of equipment put in play is well-tuned and efficient. Producing coffee only via pour over, Coava knew they would be going through many paper coffee filters. So instead they opted to design a durable and reusable filter with wider holes that allow for more oil molecules to sneak through and add to the flavor complexity of the coffee.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Right now the seating options at Coava are limited to the reuse of Bamboo Revolutions' makeshift tables with stools, but soon more seating will be available.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Coava is also featuring Crema Bakery goods including scones, muffins, croissants and their new nut, seed and fruit granola bar.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9180126176379578501-1066348532529724436?l=portlandcoffeehousejournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:09:00 PST Visiting the Colombian Barista Coffee School http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/07/visiting-the-colombian-barista-coffee-school/ Colombia has grown coffee for decades, yet our consumer culture is not as developed as our agronomy expertise and marketing strategies. We produce one of the best coffees in the world, yet we don&#8217;t know our customers. Most of the time, we have consumed low-grade coffees not being able to distinguish between a good cup [...] Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:27:51 PST New Staff at Portland Roasting http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/07/new-staff-at-portland-roasting/ Nathanael May joins Portland Roasting staff as trainer &#8211; As the newest member of the Portland Roasting team, I’ve enjoyed the singular pleasure of being chauffeured around town to various cafes and restaurants that serve our coffee. Each of our customers brings a different spin to their coffee presentation, ranging from the [...] Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:54:29 PST Sweet Summer Time http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/07/sweet-summer-time/ Ahhhhh (a sigh of relief)! It is officially summer time, and I am confident that the good majority of Oregonians are euphorically happy.  The sun is out. We can dust off our shorts and tank tops, which have been sitting in the back of our closets for months, and order our usual coffee drinks…on ice!  [...] Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:42:59 PST Pouring Around Town http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/07/pouring-around-town/ More demos for your drinking pleasure, join us at the following locations for iced toddy and other coffee samples: Thursday, July 22 from 11am-2pm at Sheridan&#8217;s Fruit Company Saturday, July 24 from 9am-1pm at Lamb&#8217;s Garden Home Sunday, July 25 from 10am-1pm at Lamb&#8217;s Stroheckers Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:11:22 PST Coava Come Home http://portlandcoffeehousejournal.blogspot.com/2010/07/coava-come-home.html <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT_eZhPeFI/AAAAAAAAAPc/MUViKuPguLg/s1600/Coava+-+light.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT_eZhPeFI/AAAAAAAAAPc/MUViKuPguLg/s400/Coava+-+light.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500301942637688914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT-FthBuDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/TdImmjceR08/s1600/Coava+-+green+room.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(62, 30, 18); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;"><div><a href="http://coavacoffee.com/">Coava Roastery and Brew Bar</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1300 SE Grand Ave.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Portland, OR 97214</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7am-5pm everyday</span></div><div><br /></div>Coava Coffee are Matt Higgins and Keith Gehrke, two coffee roasters who had the audacity to take a look at the Portland coffee scene and believe they had something more to offer.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT8dicu_YI/AAAAAAAAAPE/UtrbXo_MAzs/s200/Coava+-+seating.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298629319949698" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Roasting for a little over a couple years now, Coava has made an impression with all coffee geeks in Portland. You can find their beans at the <a href="http://www.theredecafe.com/">Red E</a> on Killingsworth and occasionally Billy has them on rotation at <a href="http://baristapdx.com/">BARISTA</a> and BARISTA II. (I don't know if BARISTA's second location at 1725 NE Alberta is officially called "BARISTA II" but that's what I call it.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">But now Coava has a place to call home. Well, they have a kiosk to call home. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT8dHwiI2I/AAAAAAAAAO8/qIDsXnGm2_w/s200/Coava+-+pour+over.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500298622155236194" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Located inside <a href="http://www.bamboorevolution.com/">Bamboo Revolution</a>'s materials showroom at 1300 SE Grand, Coava has an incredibly beautiful space where they are now serving incredibly crafted coffee. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Coava will serve you a coffee ($2), espresso ($2), macchiato ($2.50), cappuccino ($3) or a latte ($3.5). As of now, there is no flavoring at Coava and the choice of sizes is not your own. The coffees, americanos and lattes come in 10 oz cups, while the other drinks come in their traditional sizes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">In a city where "coffeehouses" have slowly evolved into "coffeelabs," Coava is just another example. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_umNguK95fBo/TFT-FthBuDI/AAAAAAAAAPU/TdImmjceR08/s200/Coava+-+green+room.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500300418997139506" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 153px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(62, 30, 18); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;">Taking the time to learn as much as possible about the environment, the people and the process behind growing the beans is the first step. They also have a temperature-controlled green room for storing green beans on site before roasting.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">But the beans are only half the story. Coava makes sure that each piece of equipment put in play is well-tuned and efficient. Producing coffee only via pour over, Coava knew they would be going through many paper coffee filters. So instead they opted to design a durable and reusable filter with wider holes that allow for more oil molecules to sneak through and add to the flavor complexity of the coffee.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Right now the seating options at Coava are limited to the reuse of Bamboo Revolutions' makeshift tables with stools, but soon more seating will be available.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, verdana, sans-serif;color:#3E1E12;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Coava is also featuring Crema Bakery goods including scones, muffins, croissants and their new nut, seed and fruit granola bar.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9180126176379578501-1066348532529724436?l=portlandcoffeehousejournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:09:00 PST International Pinot Noir Celebration http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/07/international-pinot-noir-celebration/ We head back to the International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) in McMinnville, Ore., on July 23-25. 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