Coffee Facts

A Lightning talk about coffee facts from the January 2013 GitHub Summit.

Most of them are even true.

Transcript

1. Coffee Facts Fun facts to impress your friends and dazzle romantic interests
2. 1 Starbucks moves more dairy than most grocery stores.
3. My Credentials • I totally worked at a coffee shop
4. My Credentials • I can do that cool slurp sound when tasting coffee
5. My Credentials • I have a more eclectic music collection than you
6. My Credentials • I've tasted coffee that's been shat out of a civet
9. 2 Espresso comes from the Italian word for Expressive. · · · It means "nuanced" not "fast"
10. 3 Dark roast coffee is what upsets your stomach. · · · Coffee with high acidity is actually easier on heartburn.
11. 4 If you're going to spend less than $300 on a grinder · · · spend $70 on a Bodum Bistro
12. 4 If you're going to make espresso · · · spend 60% of your budget on the grinder.
13. 4 If you're going to spend $300 on a grinder · · · get a Baratza Preciso
14. 4 If you're going to spend more than $300 on a grinder · · · spend $525 on a Mazzer Mini
15. 5 Kopi Luwak, Blue Mountain, Kona · · · Good coffee comes from good people not places
16. A Parting Gift Connoisseur's Syndrome · · · Enjoying things which are different instead of things which are good.
17. Thanks! Behind the Scenes X E L A TEX/ Beamer