Bluebird Cafe, Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Andy lives and breathes organics!   He bakes gluten-free delicacies in his on-site kitchen and roasts his single-origin beans with great dare.  His roaster is at a special location where he can

My sister and I shared his Green Chili Quiche with a GF crust to go along with our rich and delicious americanos.  Gotta tell you, that a week later, I STILL desire the taste of the quiche in my mouth … MmmmmMmm!

Toward the back of the space is a large community table with a LARGE coffee  mug, too.  Betcha I could drink that whole thing full of his Silver Sky Coffee!  

Find out more about his coffee at http://www.SilverSkyCoffee.com

Visit his shop:

Bluebird Cafe

730 Grand Avenue

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(970) 384-2024

My Dutch Oven Coffee Bean Roasting

I actually won 2nd Place in a Sisters on the Fly Dutch Oven Cook-off!

I think it was only for originality and effort … the coffee tasted like doodoo

“How long am I supposed to stir? My knees are killing me!” ~Lisa

This was SO much fun!  I like trying new things and when given a challenge like a dutch oven cook-off … bring it on!  Since I love coffee and coffeehouses I had to give it a go.

I found the directions on the web … sounds easy enough and it would only take 20 minutes.  Perfect!  There was a smoke warning and suggested being in a well-ventilated area.  I guess camping with 100 women (Sisters on the Fly) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado was the right environment.  

Getting the coals nice and hot!

My giddy-up with Colombian beans from Kaladi Brothers Colorado.

Pour the green beans into a cold pot.

Place it on the hot coals.

I need to constantly stir for 20 minutes then we can drink it!

Pretty colors! @ 15 minutes

Getting darker! @ 60 minutes

Yep! The finished product is ready for brewing … a little on the orange side.

A couple of my Sisters assisted as I prepped and carefully stirred.  First issue … what is “medium heat” on a bed of charcoal?  None of us really knew, so we chose 12 briquettes and started stirring.

We never did see any smoke (second issue) after stirring for over an hour.  Those damn coals had become a pile of grey ash and all the other chefs had finished their delectable dishes.

The finished product looked like a cross between orange tea and Tang.  Did I actually DRINK it?  Yes …  I took a sip or two and couldn’t convince one more person to try it.  Hahaha!  I just might need to improve upon my recipe

Can a coffeehouse save the neighborhood? – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Yeehaw! Its about building community! http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sectionfront/life/boom-and-buzz-can-a-coffeehouse-save-the-neighborhood-429270/

Art & Coffee @ Tenn Street Coffee, Denver, Colorado

 

Check out that rubber tree plant!

This coffeehouse sits proudly in Denver’s Berkeley Neighborhood near the old Elitch Gardens location surrounded by brick bungalows, art galleries, pubs, music shops, and the old Oriental Theater.  I swung by on my way to a fundraiser for Colorado wildfire recovery and found it full of vitality.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The walls covered in art and tall book shelves that create coves for studying and writing ~ great creative spaces!

They are also a full-on internet cafe!  For the price of a cuppa joe you can access the world wide web from one of 4 computers.  You don’t find this much in the US, but sure hope we see more of it for us travelers

 

Visit them at:

Tenn Street Coffee & Books

4418 Tennyson Street

Denver, Colorado 80212

http://www.tennstreetcoffee.com

 

A new coffeehouse in Denver! Strange Grounds on South Broadway

You gotta stop in here and say hello!  They are right in my old hood.

A post in Yelp by John S. was really fun!  He said,

My parrot and I accidentally took a wrong turn on the bike and ended up going south on Broadway from downtown Denver and I ran smack dab into Strange Grounds, with a large conspicuously bold claim as a seller of coffee!  So I poked my head in and instantly said to myself, “This is a cool coffee shop.  This is where I want to hang out!” 

 

STRANGE GROUNDS

1417 South Broadway
Denver, CO 80210

(303) 733-7600

http://www.strangegrounds.com