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Re: Dangerous Grounds - Rally - 02-23-2015

(02-23-2015, 04:44 PM)dabigv link Wrote:Interesting. If that catches on I'd certainly see a lot more patients with reflux.

Not to stray from the topic, da bigs, but what do you think of acupuncture?  Apparently Mao Clinic has released a study that finds it the best treatment for lower back pain, which coincides with my personal experience.  Yet when I mentioned it to my doctor he rolled his eyes and muttered something about "mumbo jumbo."  Does he have a point, in your opinion, or is he just worried about the competition?

Re: Dangerous Grounds - dabigv13 - 02-23-2015

Not too experienced, but when patients ask me about alternative treatments such as acupuncture I usually tell them that they're unlikely to hurt anything and if they make them feel better then I'm all for it. Different ballgame when patients tell me they want to try a juice diet to flush the cancer out instead of getting it cut out. For something like low back pain I would certainly try it myself before undergoing something surgical (depending on the circumstances obviously).

Re: Dangerous Grounds - scorecard - 02-23-2015

(02-23-2015, 04:59 PM)ferrari link Wrote:Not to stray from the topic, da bigs, but what do you think of acupuncture?  Apparently Mao Clinic has released a study that finds it the best treatment for lower back pain, which coincides with my personal experience.

Well, of course the Mao Clinic would recommend acupuncture, but that's undoubtedly a bunch of propaganda ...

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Leftcoast - 02-23-2015

They're suggesting acupuncture? And here I thought Mayo was Mandarin for "Don't have".

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Bruce Wang - 03-29-2015

A local coffee shop just opened that features beans from Counter Culture.  Their beans make excellent coffee.  At the typically optimal temperature and grind, it produces smooth and well balanced between brightness (aka sour) and bold (aka bitter). Not the best results I've had at home.  That distinction still belongs to a local roaster Barrington with another local roaster gracenote coming in a close second.  I don't recommend either unless you live in Massachusetts.  My experience has been that you do get better results from local roasters because they optimize for local water conditions.

What business nerd here admires is Counter Culture's business plan.  Counter Culture has set up a supply chain that should scale quality nationally better than anybody else.  They don't open coffee shops, leaving the direct customer experience to local entrepreneurs.  They roast the beans at regional centers so that they can presumably optimize roasting to local water conditions.  This has resulted in a superior product to Starbucks or Peet's.  If there's a local shop that sells their beans, I recommend trying them.

Re: Dangerous Grounds - BostonCard - 03-29-2015

It's the zombie thread that keeps coming back!  Maybe we should just pin it.

The limit to scaling quality is availability of beans. If you want to do a large volume business (more than a local storefront and a couple wholesale accounts), you probably have to start blending beans to get a consistent roast, which is what people expect. However, I really like single origin beans for two reasons.  The first is that generally they have to be very high quality, because you can't blend away any deficiencies in the taste profile.  Secondly, I actually enjoy the unpredictability of single origins.  Sometimes it will be very fruity, other times more chocolaty, and sometimes more nutty.  Being surprised is kind of fun.

BC

Re: Dangerous Grounds - BostonCard - 03-29-2015

Anyone here tea drinkers?

If you are, and live in the Bay Area, I would suggest you head on over to Song Tea and Ceramics on Sutter (http://songtea.com/).  Not only do they offer great whole leaf tea, but they offer a great experience.  You can come in, relax, enjoy some tea, they will sit you down for a brewing and tasting in traditional Chinese teapots, and will teach you how to brew their tea.  It is well worth the experience.

BC

Re: Dangerous Grounds - CompSci87 - 03-29-2015

Tea drinker here. My current favorite is Peet's Assam Golden Tip. It brews up strong, so if you get a cup made for you, tell them to use only one bag instead of their standard two.


Re: Dangerous Grounds - 81alum - 03-30-2015

(03-29-2015, 10:17 PM)CompSci87 link Wrote:Tea drinker here. My current favorite is Peet's Assam Golden Tip. It brews up strong, so if you get a cup made for you, tell them to use only one bag instead of their standard two.
I rather like the little tea shop "Tea Time" that sells a wide assortment of loose teas on Ramona, right across the street from the Old Sports Pro.  I think they do most of their business online, but have a little shop where you can get a traditional or not-so-traditional English tea, from crumpets on.  But they do not have a dozen big sports screens.

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Rally - 04-08-2015

So, which one of you addicts have pre-ordered one?

http://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/3/31/8313845/test-driving-la-marzoccos-fancy-new-home-espresso-machine

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Rally - 04-09-2015

(04-09-2015, 09:03 AM)garvin link Wrote:This thread is 10 days short of its first birthday. Must be a CardBoard record, and the Civil War isn't even mentioned. Well, until now.

Now that you have broken the ice,

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/how-coffee-fueled-the-civil-war/?_r=0

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Bruce Wang - 04-09-2015

(04-09-2015, 09:36 AM)ferrari link Wrote:[quote author=garvin link=topic=9866.msg116404#msg116404 date=1428595404]
This thread is 10 days short of its first birthday. Must be a CardBoard record, and the Civil War isn't even mentioned. Well, until now.

Now that you have broken the ice,

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/how-coffee-fueled-the-civil-war/?_r=0
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I broke the ice last July.

http://thecardboard.org/board/index.php/topic,9866.msg92290.html#msg92290

garvin, you don't read all my posts?  :(  And don't say you forgot because your memory is as David Shaw would put it: phenomenal.  :)

This thread shows that you will get an interesting and informed set of opinions and insight on all manner of topics here.  We should branch out.  Maybe have a separate board for off topic stuff.

Re: Dangerous Grounds - martyup - 06-12-2015

We need the new season of Dangerous Grounds to be aired.  I'm jonesing for it.

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Rally - 08-28-2015

For those of us who love our coffee but mornings not so much, there's a place in Wales . . .

http://www.grumpyfuckers.com/coffee-shop-opens-for-non-morning-people/

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Bruce Wang - 10-05-2015

Anybody here tried roasting beans at home?  I hear it's amazing.  I've got a outdoor gas grill so gonna give it a try before this part of the country turns into Hoth.

Re: Dangerous Grounds - BostonCard - 10-05-2015

You might want to try roasting in a popcorn air popper:

http://legacy.sweetmarias.com/airpop/airpopmethod.php

Then, even if you are living in Hoth, you can roast indoors.

BC

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Rally - 10-05-2015

So glad this thread is back!  I roasted some beans in a cast iron skillet preheated on the asphalt in front of my house last month.  Give it a try.  If you live in the low desert.  Eggs fried nicely, too.

In honor of bad coffee - Rally - 11-02-2015

Someone besides me has to be able to relate to this article.  Besides, all the playoff posts lately are making me jittery sh so I thought it a good time to bring this eternal thread back to prominence.  Enjoy!

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/10/the-case-for-bad-coffee.html

Re: In honor of bad coffee - martyup - 11-02-2015

(11-02-2015, 03:57 PM)ferrari link Wrote:Someone besides me has to be able to relate to this article.  Besides, all the playoff posts lately are making me jittery sh so I thought it a good time to bring this eternal thread back to prominence.  Enjoy!

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/10/the-case-for-bad-coffee.html

I suspect that the writer is suffering from an unknown brain tumor that is messing with his sense of taste.  Sure, at times I may have no choice but to resort to truck stop coffee masked by non-dairy vanilla flavored International Delight.  But to prefer it and then write an article about it, that's just sick.

Re: Dangerous Grounds - Rally - 11-18-2015

As we all knew instinctively.

http://www.eater.com/2015/11/18/9754380/harvard-coffee-study