Major movement in the Backporch realm... a nice sized truck from Roses' restaurant/equip. in Portland pulled into the Backporch parking lot this morning. Inside: our new undercounter fridge, two sinks, ice maker (240 lbs. / day), commercial dishwasher.... More to come on the next truck, but all this new stainless steel in the shop just makes Dave so excited. Paint is currently being picked as are lights. Toilets are huge in the specialty coffee arena so we are really researching for the best toilet out there... ; ) Counters are complete and just need a finish on em. Stainless steel countertops are lurking.....

Soon coffee will be ordered from Finca Villare, Guatemala and Finca Las Canas, Honduras. Yes...... praise the Lord for fresh coffee.

Coffee fact: the SCAA has has defined specialty coffee as only "specialty" up to two weeks out of the roaster. In fact half the flavor components in coffee are shot after a week of being roasted. Makes you wonder about all that coffee you see in the grocery stores with massive "freshness dates" on them..... Hmmmm....