The Call for Participation (CFP) for next year’s Monitorama PDX 2023 event is officially open! We’re accepting proposals of 30-minute sessions for the three-day, single-track agenda. Accepted speakers will receive free registration to the event and a $1000 (USD) honorarium. As usual we’d love to hear about your failures and…

We’re very pleased to announce the dates and immediate availability of Early Bird tickets for Monitorama PDX 2023. Scheduled for June 26–28, 2023, the upcoming event marks a very special note as the 10th year of this conference’s existence. The event will once again be hosted at Portland Center…

Besides my own beans, of course. Note that these are all generally excellent roasters, both in their sourcing as well as their execution (and consistency). I’ve sorted them in a highly un-scientific manner according to my own personal perception of quality versus value. Coava Coffee Roasters (Portland OR, USA) Onyx Coffee Lab (Rogers AR, USA) Blanchard’s Coffee (Richmond VA, USA) Manhattan Coffee Roasters (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Inspired by Jenna Quindica’s post on her coffee gear and favorite recipe, I decided to share a bit about my own gear, routines, and recipes. Gear Roasting 1kg Electric Roaster: Aillio Bullet R1 V2 500g Gas Roaster: Huky 500 Storage Bean Cellars: Weber Workshops Bean Cellar Resin Bulk Storage Containers: Fellow Atmos Vacuum…

We’ve opened a limited Call for Participation (CFP) for the upcoming Monitorama PDX 2022 event. We’re accepting proposals for 30-minute sessions in our three-day, single-track agenda. Accepted speakers will receive free registration to the event and a $1000 honorarium. As usual we’d love to hear about your failures and successes…

TL;DR As a result of the rise of COVID-19 cases brought on by the highly infectious Delta variant, we are postponing Monitorama PDX to the summer of 2022. Passes for the event remain valid, but we will graciously honor any ticket refund requests (please email us here). The gist of it Although vaccinations have…

As promised, we’ve opened a limited Call for Participation (CFP) for our upcoming Monitorama PDX 2021 event. We’re accepting proposals for 30-minute sessions in our three-day, single-track agenda. Accepted speakers will receive free registration to the event and a $1000 honorarium. As usual we’d love to hear about your failures…

We’re very pleased to officially announce that Monitorama will be returning to Portland, OR this year for another in-person event. With the COVID-19 vaccination rollout proceeding on schedule, we have full confidence that we’ll be able to host a safe event for our participants this year. …

As a result of the continued effects of COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s Monitorama PDX event to June 21–23, 2021. Tickets for the event remain valid, but we will graciously honor any refund requests (please email us here). Real Talk We love our attendees, vendors, partners, volunteers…