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Check out our TNT Latte Art Throwdown page for a schedule of upcoming coffee events! DC Green Culture Examiner Invites you to Have Your (Eco) Coffee and Drink it too NY Times.com Diner's Journal drops by NY's Bluebird Coffee Shop for some handcrafted coffee. Congratulations to Sara Foster, owner of Foster’s Market, winner of the NC Restaurateur of the Year award! Congratulations to our own Brent Hall for his win in the January Tuesday Night Throwdown Latte Art competition at Caviar & Bananas in Charleston, SC! Win cool food stuff this January and February in the second annual SAVEUR Foodie Giveaway! Fresh Cup appreciates an "Eco-Conscious Supply Chain" (PDF) Bull City Rising welcomes Phoebe Lawless ("The Pie Lady") to downtown Durham, NC! cityguides.MSN weighs in on America's Best Coffee! Imbibe Magazine examines 5 Heritage Coffees You Should Know About (PDF) Imbibe Magazine taste-tests decaf coffees that taste great! (PDF) Barista Magazine takes note of the Finca Mauritania, Peregrine Espresso, Counter Culture pilot project to fight global climate change (PDF) Meet our retail partners Parker and Otis in Durham, NC, in the COFFEE PEOPLE section of our site! The UK site The Organic Home helps sustainability-conscious consumers to find organic products for the home. DC Magazine recommends a visit to Mid-City Caffé. Imbibe Magazine: Six seasonal, fresh-roasted [coffee] offerings to warm up your winter.
OnlineAthens (GA) applauds Red Eye for taking coffee to another level.
The Village Voice's Fork in the Road welcomes Bluebird Coffee Shop to the East Village!
Wine Enthusiast Magazine included Counter Culture Coffee in their Holiday Gift Guide!
Raleigh's News & Observer digs Designbox's Brand Fandango for holiday gifts. Counter Culture's Meister runs down some holiday coffee gift ideas for Slashfood. New York Metromix welcomes Bluebird Coffee Shop to the East Village! About.com's 2009 Gift Guide: Coffee, Cocoa & Combos
Meet Tommy Gallagher, Technical Services
Counter Culture Coffee, Peregrine Espresso, and Finca Mauritania partner in reforestation project in El Salvador! Delish.com includes Counter Culture among their 12 Incredible Edible Gifts for Gourmets on Your List The Inaugural Coffeegeek Lab Tasting: Aida's Grand Reserve + Hacienda Esmeralda Special Microlot! Bon Appetit includes 3CUPS and Cowgirl Creamery on their HOT 10: the best in-store dining! (PDF)
Chris Preovolos of Espresso Neat blogs about our Beginner Espresso Lab in the Connecticut Post.
Carolina Country magazine includes Counter Culture Coffee on its 2009 Holiday Gift Guide! (PDF) Raleigh's News & Observer blog takes note of our 2009 Holiday Blend for which a portion of the proceeds go toward a tree-planting project in Guatemala! And staff writer Andrea Weigl appreciates the reforestation effort, as well!
Cooking Light includes Counter Culture in its Editor's Dozen essentials (PDF)
Read Lydia Iannetti's recap of the debut Counter Culture Coffee Camp in the October/November issue of Barista Magazine. (PDF)
Saveur Magazine looks at home coffee brewing methods!
Check out this video from the 2009 Climate Ride to promote climate change and and renewable energy awareness!
The Daily Beacon (University of Tennessee) appreciates the knowledge and skill of the baristas at Knoxville's Old City Java!
Congratulations to Billy Wilson of BARISTA in Portland, OR, for his 1st Place finish in the Northwest Regional Barista Competition! SeriousEats visits our Durham Roastery and Headquarters for a Friday cupping!
Sumatra, once part of the Dutch colony collectively known as "Java," is one of the world’s classic coffee origins. Coffees were transplanted there by the Dutch, and soon the word "Java" became synonymous with coffee itself. One unique characteristic of Sumatran coffees is the process by which they are prepared for export. The coffees are partially dried while still in their sweet pulp, before being husked and re-dried. This process lends well-crafted Sumatrans a unique appearance and flavor. Since the coffee spends so much time drying, and since rains are so frequent in this part of Indonesia, the coffee takes on musky characteristics which can be overpowering at times. This is why it is so difficult to find a perfect Sumatran lot. 
