The Sensuality of Kopi Pangku

Image 1: … and it seems that only men can enjoy coffee while having a woman on his lap. Alcoholic beverages are commonly found in dimly lit cafés, but how about coffee? In Kesilir area, a place in Uluan, Jember, Kopi Pangku (red. Literally…

Quiz : Name Me ! (Closed)

Name Me Quiz for a Froco Roasting Machine, with the ultimate prize of Rp.1,000,000 for one lucky winner and 1 kg of Raw Toraja (Tanah Toraja) Coffee beans for the lucky 14 Runners-up. Christian from Froco, the architect who build the…

Coffee Diversity In A Documentary

http://vimeo.com/37652364 At the corner of Jakarta Coffee House, Borie, the café owner, introduced me to Budi Kurniawan – a creative worker who has worked on commercial movies like Laskar Pelangi, Badai Pasti Berlalu (a remake) as well…

Kapal Selam (Submarine) Coffee

Image 1: The coffee grinder that has faithfully served the customers for decades at Kapal Selam coffee in Bandung. Every morning of her life, my late mother always brewed a cup of this distinctively fragrant coffee for my father, and…

JH Coffee

A coffee shop equipped with a roasting machine? There are several of them, especially in Jakarta. But if the customers can choose their own coffee and ask for it to be roasted at the shop? Only at JH Coffee!. Located in the Grand Lucky supermarket,…

The online store SCAI & Portland SCAA Exposition

The Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia (SCAI) online website has launched a new feature – “Store”, a page that showcases several items such as Agtron numbers, posters, tasting spoons, coffee literature as well as Le Nez Du.…

A Roasting Machine in the Seven Million Rupiah Range.

This roasting machine created by William Edison (28) and sold for of Rp. 7,5 million can be a doorway to new roasters or anyone who wants to learn how to roast coffee. During a Q Grader event in Bali, I was already offered by William to…

To Java Raung’s Headquarter

Image 1: Bondowoso’s Deathly Gate. This historical monument commemorates the three railway carriages carrying 100 people suspected of being a rebel by the Dutch colonial government. Those people were taken from this city and transported…

Cak Wang

Cak Wang’s coffee shop is not your typical posh café that is designed for the patrons’ comfort, but it’s located in the corner of Jember University, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. This is where the evenings start to come…