Finally back :) 080909

My dear friends of good coffee. I have been absent for much to long while trying to get my business, as well as life in general, in order :) Anyway, i have got many new ideas for our lovely Espresso Guide. One of these is of course to banish spammers forever ;) Thanks for visiting!

The Guide, now in a phone near you...

You can now surf the guide in your mobile phone or your PDA! You can do the basic stuff that is available on the guide like search for bars, add bars, discuss coffee, read interesting facts etc. Perfect for people on the move :) Go on, wait no longer! Try www.theespressoguide.com/wap

Christmas espresso anyone?

Wonderful christmas. Well that is if you celebrate this holiday, otherwise read the article on naturally scented coffe anyway :) Learn how to make spicy espresso at home!

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Whats inside?

Oki doki, time again for a knowlage boost! I find that there are so many people who buy machines without the right insight into the inner workings of the espresso machine. Lets hope that this article can help :)

The Cup Collectors Corner is repared

I noticed today that the Cup Collectors Corner was not working properly. This has now been fixed. Keep posting your cup collections everybody and use the Expresso section to advertise for new cups :)

Good taste is everything!

Take my hand and lets take a trip into the fantastic universe of tastes and aromas. This article describes how to taste coffee and why coffee tastes as it does. Read on :)

Latte magic illustrated

Let me present to you the most asked for article on this site ever.... How to make latte art. You can also place pics of your masterpieces on the page. Make me proud yall :)

Now you can add your own espresso break pictures to bars!

I have fixed a neat feature so that you can add your own picture to show how a bar looks (or how you look when you have your shot ;) I hope you use this a lot, it really adds an extra dimension for the web visitor :) Example: The wonderful Bar Centro :)

Jurassic Perk

Wow, its been a while but here comes a brand new article. Its time for you to take a history lesson that begins in the early 1900 century and ends up in the present. Read about how the invention that became the first espresso machine forever changed our world. Well... ok that might be a bit of an overstatement but you get my drift ;) Read the new Recomended article.

Get your own info page today, its free!

All bars that are on The Espresso Guide can now have their own "info page" with more information on their business, free of charge. You dont need to now anything about webpublishing, all the administration is done by you in a very user friendly, "dont make me think" manner. As a bar featured on The espresso guide you also get your own address, "www.theespressoguide.com/your-bar" which you can use to market yourself. Check out www.theespressoguide.com/espressohouse-gbg to see how it can look. To get more information, drop me a mail.

About grinding

Ok its time to talk a bit about mabey the most important equipment on your counter: the grinder. Read the new Recomended article and get a few tips on how to get the grind right.

A little lesson on latte

Finally, its been quite some time since the latest Recomended article but here it is, better late than never :) How do you get that perfect, smooth, micro bubble cappuccino? Read my tutorial and turn on the steam.

Start using that tamper!

Finally i have had time to write a new article. This time i walk you through the so important techniques of tamping your espresso coffee. Read more on the Recomended section.

Book review, Espresso Coffee: Professional Techniques

The ultimate bartista bible, well i dont think you can get more hard facts about espresso coffee making from any book. Read more on Recommended section.

Publish you espresso cup collection

This is a brand new service for members. You can now by just a few clicks publish your collection of espresso cups on the site! So if you got a small or large collection, log in and show it to the world. Everybody, member or not are welcome to see all collections under the Community section :)

What is a good espresso?

Check out the new "Quality check" page with reference photos of how a well done/not so well done espresso should look.

Join the espresso community!

Check out the new site section called "Community". Become a member and find espresso friends from all over the globe!