sipping session SOEX

Thank you SOEX, Hannah Strange and Jess Strange. The show was amazing everyone really made some amazing hooch. The Coffee Bike sold out of coffee! Thanks for supporting me and my roasting.

I was really happy to provide the non-alcoholic drink for the evening and help warm up people coming in from the rain. I met some really amazing people with some great stories.

Can't wait for this years auction!

sipping session group show at SOEX

Heading over the other side of the bay for a show at SOEX gallery in the mission.

Come and enjoy a evening with some of the bay area's finest beverage artists including me.

http://soex.org/Event/299.html

surf and turf

due to the recent finding of high cholestrol, I decided to make a low fat surf and turf bbq.
first layer: coals, soaked alder chunks (super longs purchase), two bricks (deflect heat), soaked corn. While the your food, marinating and such, soak your chunks and corn.


below i positioned the coals on one side to heat and smoke the chicken thighs hotter, while the red snapper smokes slower, since it will cook faster. and the corn gets some of the juices from the dripping seasoning of the fish. once everything was position i closed the top and let it smoke. the bottom air vents, all the way open and the top vent closed and away from the direct heat.

art and food

this weekend was full of food, fun and a little bit of art. Saturday morning I helped Kelsey Nicholson take down her show at Michael Rosenthal Gallery. We enjoyed some delicious and beautiful lattes next door from Four Barrel coffee. Kelsey is a wonderful bay area artist and a lover of dogs. Look out for other upcoming show by clicking on her link above. I thank Kelsey for keeping me motivated about making and thinking creatively these days.



Lately most of my creativity has been in designing mugs and cooking. Last week I through on some grilled cheese sandwiches on the bbq, filled with heirloom tomatoes, soaked in balsamic and oil, cabot cheddar on some wheat bread. And yes people grilled fluffer nutters on white bread! It was actually really delicious!

invisible city walking tour

The walking tour was rad. Posting up on the 5th stop under the overpass was a lil windy for monty but, the foot traffic was awesome. The coffee bike caffeinated "tourists" before finishing the tour. Everyone said it was to have some coffee before wandering to the next venue. Thanks to Dafna Kory for documenting these sweet pictures. Please check out her jams at www.INNAjam.com. She's a cool and inspiring women for anyone who aspiring to start their own business.

temporary mural

coffee bike time! Amy Rathbone is putting up a temporary mural in Oakland underneath hwy 24. Unfortunately I can't remember which street somewhere like 30th or 34th and Telegraph. So on your way to the art murmur tomorrow night stop by and have some delicious coffee i roasted. See you there. Have fun arting!

49th and telegraph

yesterday everyone enjoyed a really beautiful evening of art, soup and coffee over in the temescal district of oakland. Freya Channing is showing a body of work over in a quaint architecture firm over on49th and telegraph. Gabe showed up with his coffee bike serving a delicious lentil soup. i roasted a aromatic Ethiopia bean for the opening. we even had a impromptu dance party for Mercer! Photos by Stephen Dubois.