Lofty desires: Potential birthday gifts
My birthday is coming up really, really fast. If I go by tradition, I would be planning to spoil myself for it, which oftentimes include: birthday shoes, birthday dress, birthday […]
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In review: Chicago Roasters Jam
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending an event that was the first of its kind in Chicago. The Chicago Roaster Jam brought together roasters all in one room […]
Quick life update
Can’t believe it’s nearly May. Just bought the domain jennchen.com, which is unheard of. My name is SO common that I took about 2 hours to make the decision and outright […]
Coffee trip across Michigan: One dozen shops
Last week, I journeyed across Michigan in quite possibly my biggest coffee crawl drive yet. In 3 days, I hit up a dozen shops and met an unbelievable amount of […]
Introversion behind the bar
I had a conversation with a customer the other day that resonated with me. This customer is a bartender and has bounds of energy every time I see him. He’s […]
RECIPE: Frozen marshmallows dessert
For record’s sake, I’m going to be writing up recipes that I’ve found to be tasty & useful. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I love making […]
In review: GastroIntellectual Property Law Symposium as it relates to the coffee industry
Last night, I attended the GastroIntellectual Property Law Symposium, presented by the Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Law Society & The Chicago Bar Association. The tagline for the event was “global innovations […]
February goals: #CodeYear & fitness
It’s 11 days into February and 11 days since I made some personal goals to improve my general satisfaction in life. While this blog is primarily a coffee blog, it’s […]
January dranks, eats, makes
We’re one full month into 2013 and for this week’s post, I’m taking a look at my drinking, eating, and making consumption in January. So that idea that I wanted […]
Craft time: What to do with old coffee bags
Most people throw away their retail bags of coffee once they’re through with the beans. I tend to keep all my bags. Design fascinates me in every way, coffee packaging […]
