EK43; Tales from the bar. 14 Aug 2013 | 01:35 am

We’ve recently employed someone at 3FE who had absolutely no experience making coffee. This pretty much coincided with the introduction of the EK43 grinder to our coffee bar for all of our espresso dr...

Passing it on 16 Jan 2013 | 01:02 am

  Its about time that I let you all in on a badly kept secret that Saturday 26th January will be our last day at the Twisted Pepper on Abbey Street after a little over 3 years making coffee in the ico...

Water and taste 28 Aug 2012 | 01:37 am

We all know water is very important in brewing coffee but its also crucially important in tasting coffee. When you think about a filter coffee, most of the time we’re looking to deliver something that...

Re-envisioning the retail experience 20 Aug 2012 | 03:44 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8kD47O33gE

Bleeding bunnies on bar 16 Apr 2012 | 08:28 am

Lately I’ve become a little bit obsessed with work flow and efficiency in coffee bars which has been driven by a few factors of various importance. Barista Comps are always a great way to learn about ...

Feedback and the 151,200 minutes 3 Apr 2012 | 09:28 am

This is a post that has been floating around my mind for a good while now but has been accelerated by Tim Williams talk at Tamper Tantrum Live last weekend. If truth be told, I actually preferred the ...

Tamper Tantrum 29 Mar 2012 | 07:22 am

  Saturday sees the culmination of a lot of hard work, blagging and planning in the form of Tamper Tantrum Live 2012 at the Twisted Pepper. Anyone that follows me on twitter will know doubt have heard...

Coffee in restaurants and what Colin did next. 2 Jan 2012 | 10:04 am

Eating and drinking is my hobby. I’ve had the pleasure of eating in some incredible restaurants in the last year. Some really exceptional places that do amazing things in every facet of the operation ...

Compiling a list; “Tasting in Dublin” 18 Mar 2011 | 08:50 pm

The tasting bar at 3fe has always been a place for us to give customers a little extra in terms of tasting. They often get thrown samples, asked to taste things side by side and generally used as guin...

Untitled 18 Mar 2011 | 09:48 am