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I also bought some roasted Espresso beans at The Elysian Room, after reading glowing comments on this website about them. I like them very much.
No CoffeeCrew trip to Vancouver is complete without a trip to the Elysian Room. They brew the best cup of Clover coffee and are no slouch with espresso either.
Some other must visits in Vancouver include; Prado and JJ Bean on Commercial and, to a lesser extent, Cafe Artigiano.
Good to hear some of those green bean tips paid off. Excellent. Thanks for checking back in.
Elysian room: dont forget to mention that they are the only shop in vancouver with a synesso machine.
JJ Bean: I prefer the JJ Bean at Park and tilford in North Vancouver. I think they decore is better, and they have two machines, one running on their Espresso JJ and the other one running their negro. I have found that I get a really good espresso from them more consistently then at Commercial.www.currentcoffee.ca
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MainStRoaster
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Re:Green coffee beans - 2007/02/21 15:42FYI... Elysian Room is not the only owner of a Synesso in Vancouver. Bump and Grind on Commercial and Venables has one too. The owner (wish I could remember his name... he's great, doesn't look like a cafe owner, and will talk about his synesso at length) has pulled every shot I've ever got from the place. They're up there with the best in Van, in my books.
Regarding finding green beans in Van, there's always JJ Bean on Powell too. They have 18 or 20 varieties ranging from $9/kg to $90/kg (for Jamaican blue mtn.)... most are $12-14. Don't bother buying less than a Kg of a variety at a time... you then pay per 100g and the cost is outrageous.
I have had the best results getting green beans from the green coffee coop (www.greencoffee.coop)... you have to become a member (but you get the coffee at cost), there are rarely coffees in stock (keep checking back), and shipping from the US is expensive but, all in all, still better quality for your dollar than ordering from Sweet Marias, IMHO.
Btw, Anyone want to start a green coffee coop in Vancouver?
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MainStRoaster
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Re:Green coffee beans - 2007/02/21 15:51FYI... Elysian Room is not the only owner of a Synesso in Vancouver. Bump and Grind on Commercial and Venables has one too. The owner (wish I could remember his name... he's great, doesn't look like a cafe owner, and will talk about his synesso at length) has pulled every shot I've ever got from the place. They're up there with the best in Van, in my books.
Regarding finding green beans in Van, there's always JJ Bean on Powell too. They have 18 or 20 varieties ranging from $9/kg to $90/kg (for Jamaican blue mtn.)... most are $12-14. Don't bother buying less than a Kg of a variety at a time... you then pay per 100g and the cost is outrageous.
I have had the best results getting green beans from the green coffee coop (www.greencoffee.coop)... you have to become a member (but you get the coffee at cost), there are rarely coffees in stock (keep checking back), and shipping from the US is expensive but, all in all, still better quality for your dollar than ordering from Sweet Marias, IMHO.
Btw, Anyone want to start a green coffee coop in Vancouver?
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Re:Green coffee beans - 2007/02/21 21:54MainStRoaster wrote: FYI... Elysian Room is not the only owner of a Synesso in Vancouver. Bump and Grind on Commercial and Venables has one too. The owner (wish I could remember his name... he's great, doesn't look like a cafe owner, and will talk about his synesso at length) has pulled every shot I've ever got from the place. They're up there with the best in Van, in my books.
Totally agree!Colin is the Senior editor and creator of the CoffeeCrew.Com Website
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Zazenmaster
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Re:Green coffee beans - 2007/02/22 12:22MainStRoaster wrote: Btw, Anyone want to start a green coffee coop in Vancouver?
If your business model allows for shipping the goods to Victoria, count me in. (If not, anybody want to start a green coffee coop on the island? )
Robb
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Re:Green coffee beans - 2007/02/27 00:52I have not been to the bump and grind. I will have to check it out tomorrow.www.currentcoffee.ca
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Beaner1971
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Re:Green coffee beans - 2007/03/22 19:35Hi I am in london Ontario and there is a new guy in the London Farmers Market at the Western Fairgrounds. If you get 5 pounds at a time he is around $6, no shipping. He has about 35 types.
Cheers Beaner
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GROUND coffee is fresh for about an hour.
Ditch the pre-ground coffee and grind it yourself.
Your espresso is never going to be right if you use pre-ground.
Sad reality....
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Really?
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