Category Archives: Coffee

Aeropress Coffee Maker: Review & How-To

I recently came into possession of one Aeropress, a coffee-making apparatus from the fine folks at Aerobie. Yes, the same Aerobie that makes flying utensils such as the eponymous Aerobie ring that amused many of us as children. And while I’m a fan of old-timey things (such as my new razor and my pour-over coffee-making process), […]

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How I Make Coffee

ALSO: HOW A MAN MAKES COFFEE (AT LEAST, HOW HE DOES SO IN MY HEAD) 1. APPARATUS Pot, with pour-sides. I fill my carafe to the 4 cup mark, and pour that amount into the pot. High heat, because you’re boiling, silly. Carafe, with plastic filter-top. $12 at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Rinse your filter with hot water […]

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Likemind, CHI: Friday

Friday, September 21. 8:00 AM. At the front table of the Intelligentsia at 55 E. Randolph St. It’s fun and there’s free coffee. Go here if you can’t see the image.

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Happy Birthday likemind

Today is the third Friday of July. And as such, I went down to Intelligentsia on 53 E. Randolph Street at 8:00 to meet up and chat with anyone who wanted free coffee. Mike Maddaloni is a blogger, dedicated Chicago Likemind-er and owner of Dunkirk Systems. We sat in the front window and talked about […]

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Likemind Chicago

[youtube]f6PdVtUj44Q[/youtube] Likemind Chicago is this Friday at Intelligentsia on Randolph. Should be fun. I think Ben of the Design Conspiracy might be there. Here’s hoping. Here’s the video.

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likemind.chi – May 18

Hey, all you likeminded Chicagoans. Come to Intelligentsia Coffee (55 E. Randolph) at 8:00 AM tomorrow. It’s going to be awesome. I can’t think of any reason why you wouldn’t want to be there. Here’s 5 reasons why you should come: Free coffee. Great discussion. Link-love for your blog. Cool new people to meet. The perfect way to jumpstart your Friday.

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Industry Gatherings

What a weird 18 hours that was. Last night there was an event held by Sticky (“The idea agency”) here in Chicago called Third Thursdays. It was designed to be an ad-industry night of collaboration and creative networking, and was held from 6-10PM in a bar/club called Enclave. I was very excited to go, especially because […]

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likemind.chi – April 20

It’s coming. Evidence: Thanks to Noah and Piers for sending this stuff out. And don’t forget! Likemind.chi is happening this Friday at 8:00 AM in the Intelligentsia on Randolph Street. It’s gonna be sweet. I guarantee it.

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likemind.chi – April 20

likemind is finally in Chicago. The Second City is now a part of the global Coffee Morning phenomenon. We’ll be having coffee on the third Friday of every month, at 8:00 AM. The location (unless we can find a better one) is at the Intelligentsia Coffee at 53 E. Randolph St, and the date… hahaha […]

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Coffee Morning or Beer Evening?

It doesn’t make a difference to me. I like both beverages. And I like the morning just as much as the evening. Leave a comment. Polls aren’t working in WordPress for me. If you don’t live in Chicago, you can vote too, based on what you’d rather see/hear about us doing.

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