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A Walkable Guide to Downtown Kansas City’s Cheap Eats
This list of cheap eats is a resource of strictly walkable locations in Kansas City’s downtown with genuinely affordable menus. Each recommendation is located in the downtown neighborhoods within a 1 mile radius of the conference center where the USCC Qualifying Event is happening, and an additional short list featuring the neighborhoods where the main coffee community events are being hosted.

A Super Unofficial Batdorf and Bronson Holiday Blend Review
Recently we encountered an interaction on social media about Batdorf and Bronson's Holiday Blend. This interaction was regarding a specific review performed by an acquaintance of ours named Drew, who also runs a reviewing website. Drew came to the conclusion that this...

Last Minute After Dinner Coffee: Stocking Stuffer Edition
Think it’s too late to come up with holiday coffee treats? Think again! Using just stocking stuffers you can recreate some festive faves or make something entirely original. Just use your imagination!

After Dinner Delights- Thanksgiving Edition
Looking for that perfect pairing for your Thanksgiving after dinner coffee? Look no further!

Fruity Fireball mini tarts with Mulled Coffee Martini
While it's always fun to play with flavors in coffee and desserts, this one was an exceptional creative pleasure for both Audrey and myself. The cool thing about this pairing is that each component is really enticing and tasty on its own, but the combo takes it to...

Spicy Pumpkin Pie with RumChata Irish Coffee
When it comes to Thanksgiving desserts it's hard to argue with the classic: Pumkpin Pie. For this pairing we decided to make things a little more interesting and spiced up the crust with some hot chili powder. Don't worry about dear Aunt Sue's aversion to anything...

Roast Ratings on Cat & Cloud Podcast
Roast Ratings was recently featured in a two part podcast by none other than Cat & Cloud.

Slingshot Coffee – A company delivering cold brew to your door
A look at Ethiopia cold brew and El Salvador cascara tea offerings from Slingshot Coffee Co.

Stumptown Cold Brew – Revisited
If you read my last look at bottled cold brew options you may have noticed that Stumptown’s Cold Brew was featured, but was not deemed incredibly “chug worthy”. The bottle that was tasted for review was purchased on a trip to Chicago, and while it was distinct in...

This is how we brew it…
The Bonavita 1900TS is not only the official brewer used in our ratings process. It’s a home unit that makes tasty coffee easy as pie! Here’s how we brew it…