Monday, May 04, 2009

Coffee Storage


Jerry Baldwin, former owner of Peet's Coffee and co-founder of Starbucks writes a spot-on article that speaks about how to store your coffee once you get it home.

And for the record, I do not water quench my coffee.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Silas' First 7 Weeks


The First 7 Weeks from Jeff Givens on Vimeo.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Café Justo


Our newest customer is a shop that I feel compelled to tell everyone about. Café Justo is a small kiosk located in a building that hosts a quite eclectic, very Baltimorean, assortment of establishments. Aside from getting a great cup of coffee, you can do your laundry, get legal advice, buy a lottery ticket, or send money to Mexico.

Amanda, the owner, saw potential in an underserved market and brought her passion for coffee where others might fear to tread. Other roasters had turned her down due to the tiny size of her operation. Maybe I'm a terrible businessman, but I could care less how big or small a shop is... I just want to know how serious the owner is about making great coffee.

Besides, I think there's something very cool about being able to get a properly made latte (complete with latte art) in a laundromat!



Café Justo
501 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231

Friday, January 09, 2009

Silas Andrew Givens


He was born almost 3 weeks ago, yet every time I hold him in my arms, I'm still in awe.

So tiny.

So perfect.

Another reason to try to be the best father, the best husband, I can be.