500 discerning palates filled Gotham Hall Wednesday for the annual Polaner Selections’ Wine Tasting. Chefs, Sommeliers and Beverage Directors sniffed, swirled and spit a large offering of amazing wines from around the globe. Irving Farm was on hand to offer the counterpoint to the wine-crash, fresh, caffeinated espresso, cappuccinos and lattes made possible with the help from
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(Via SPRUDGE.COM) Newsflash: There is good coffee in New York City on the Upper West Side! The UWS is a largely untapped resource for specialty coffee, perhaps due to the frankly odd way of life that exists there – $6500 a month apartments directly next door to $500 rent controls! doormen that make more during
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We’re building a new cafe, and we think you’ll love it!  Earlier this year, we mentioned that we’re working on a new project. We’re completely reconstructing a 1500 square-foot space on the ground floor of a historic brownstone at 224 West 79th Street in Manhattan. From the building materials and brewing equipment, to the coffee menu and food offerings,
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This past Friday and Saturday Irving Farm got the chance to connect and reconnect with some of our favorite farmers, chefs, and agronomists at the Just Food Conference in Manhattan. 1,000 members of the local food movement, including our friends from the Stone Barns Center, gathered to learn more about each other’s interests and initiatives… and, of course,
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Third Place for Irving Farm in the Brewer’s Cup at the Northeast Regional Barista Competition! Go Tamara! Last weekend, Irving Farm was involved with this year’s Northeast Regional Barista Competition.  Every year it is a gathering of the best baristas from New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New
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El Salvador 2012

Last week I was in El Salvador visiting with our partners at JASAL.  In case you don’t know JASAL produces the Cerro Las Ranas, and Everest Coffees we have had the past 2 years.  This family run business is in its third generation, and this year marks the first year that Jose Antonio Jr, and
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Guatemala/Costa Rica

Central American coffee harvest season is upon us, and with that comes the beginning of my origin travels for this year.  I traveled to Guatemala and Costa Rica at the beginning of the month, and what an exciting trip it was!  We visited some amazing farms, and met really incredible people.  I’m still working out
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