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Hi,

Jersey Shore in Motion wrote a quick piece on independent coffee shops along the Jersey Shore. It's quick and a good reference for when you are near our home base. It has Booskerdoo and some others worth checking out. Here's the link:

http://www.jerseyshoreinmotion.com/News/2015/10/20/5-jersey-shore-coffee-spots-that-will-make-you-forget-starbucks/

Another mention of us in a good article about what to do when on the Jersey Shore (the article is a bit dated) 

http://www.jerseyshoreinmotion.com/News/2015/02/05/10-things-to-do-at-the-jersey-shore-this-weekend-2/

I like to tell travel and coffee stories, but this time around I’m going to make this blog post short and sweet….

If you are a coffee drinker and you are looking for an amazing cup of coffee that you brew yourself on a daily basis, then you must try brewing your next cup of delight via the “Pour Over” method. Whether you are looking for a new and improved brewing method because your current technique is lacking, you are currently OK with what you are doing but love trying new things, or even if you are totally satisfied with...

Whether you get up every morning to the alarm clock’s warning and take the 8:15 into the city (sorry for the “out-of-the-gate” 1970’s Bachman Turner Overdrive lyric…but I just could not help myself!), or you rise casually on your day off, you most likely follow an opening day ritual. You get out of bed, hit the bathroom, wake the kids, let the cat out, take the dog for a walk, and start the breakfast making process, and do whatever you need to do to “get...

You drink coffee! Nice! You do this for many reasons which may include:

1. You may be tired for whatever reason
2. You need to get many things accomplished today
3. You need motivation
4. You have a really long day or night ahead of you
5. You are addicted to caffeine
6. You’ve been drinking coffee all your life and now you are a connoisseur
7. You work in a café like Booskerdoo
8. or You ______________________ (fill in the blank).

For whatever reason you drink coffee, it’s your personal choice to do so and so is the blend you choose...

The average day for a Booskerdoo barista is filled with questions.  Questions such as,

• “What does this coffee taste like?
• Which one is decaf?
• Which beans make up this blend?”

One question I hear almost every day is, “How come the coffee tastes better when I get a cup in your shop than when I make a cup at home?”  The answer could involve many single or overlapping things: the grind is incorrect for your preferred brewing method, the beans are no longer fresh, or your coffee proportions are off.  Most of the time though, the...