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French Press vs. Chemex Photography, Coffee, Travel

French Press vs. Chemex

In the coffee world, French press coffee and pour over coffee are two popular types of coffee. Actually pour over coffee and the french press…

DamianOctober 31, 2022

Iced Coffee vs. Cold Brew Photography, Coffee, Travel

Iced Coffee vs. Cold Brew

Coffee is a popular drink with many people in the world. It was discovered in the early 16th century. Iced coffee is a cold variant…

DamianOctober 24, 2022

How To Make Cold Brew Coffee Photography, Coffee, Travel

How To Make Cold Brew Coffee

Cold brew coffee is usually made by steeping coffee in water for several hours at cold or ambient temperature. Great cold brew has a smooth…

DamianOctober 17, 2022

Chicago Marathon 2022, (Photography) Photography, Coffee, Travel

Chicago Marathon 2022, (Photography)

Chicago Marathon 2022! What a beautiful day for 40,000 people to finish one of 6 major marathons in Chicago. It was great to be a…

DamianOctober 10, 2022

Drip Coffee vs Pour Over Photography, Coffee, Travel

Drip Coffee vs Pour Over

What is drip coffee?   Drip coffee is used as regular coffee in daily life. It is defined as a coffee beverage brewed using a…

DamianOctober 10, 2022

Chicago Travel Guide | What, When and Where! Photography, Coffee, Travel

Chicago Travel Guide | What, When and Where!

What should you know about Chicago?   Chicago is the most visited city in the USA, tourists made their choice for the reason. Great food,…

DamianOctober 7, 2022

Drip coffee vs French Press Photography, Coffee, Travel

Drip coffee vs French Press

What is drip coffee?   In your daily life, you can take drip coffee as regular coffee. Drip coffee brews using an automatic drip coffee…

DamianOctober 3, 2022

What is an Affogato? Photography, Coffee, Travel

What is an Affogato?

What is an Affogato?   In the Italian language affogato' means ‘drowned’ and this is an espresso-based dessert name. An affogato is made by pouring…

DamianSeptember 26, 2022

CoCo & Blu, Arlington Heights Photography, Coffee, Travel

CoCo & Blu, Arlington Heights

Last Sunday I met with my friends in Arlington Heights, and they showed me this awesome coffee shop. CoCo & Blu got an interesting vibe…

DamianSeptember 20, 2022

What is Matcha Latte? Photography, Coffee, Travel

What is Matcha Latte?

What is matcha late?   The matcha latte first appeared on coffee shop menus a few years ago, and it has seen a significant rise…

DamianSeptember 19, 2022

What Is a Pumpkin Spice Latte? Photography, Coffee, Travel

What Is a Pumpkin Spice Latte?

What Is a pumpkin spice latte?   A pumpkin spice latte has a cozy mouthful spice flavor that's sweet, but not too sweet. Regardless, this…

DamianSeptember 16, 2022

How To Shoot Portraits Photography, Coffee, Travel

How To Shoot Portraits

Gear   Camera: Sony a6600 Lens: Sigma 30mm, F/1.4 Settings   Aperture: F/1.8 Shutter Speed: 1/800 ISO: 320 White Balance: 5400 Focal length: 30mm Location…

DamianSeptember 15, 2022

What is Cold Brew Coffee? Photography, Coffee, Travel

What is Cold Brew Coffee?

What is cold brew coffee?   Cold-brewed coffee, or cold brew, is made by steeping the coffee in room-temperature water for several hours, usually 12…

DamianSeptember 12, 2022

Photoshoot in Chicago, With Andrea “Audrey Hepburn” Photography, Coffee, Travel

Photoshoot in Chicago, With Andrea “Audrey Hepburn”

What a great day in Lincoln Park, Chicago, perfect for a nice photoshoot with my friend Andrea. Around 80 degrees was perfect for exploring the…

DamianSeptember 6, 2022

The Perfect 3-Day Weekend in Philadelphia! Photography, Coffee, Travel

The Perfect 3-Day Weekend in Philadelphia!

Intro to the Weekend in Philadelphia   In 1681 King of Scotland Charles II paid his debt to Penn's family by giving him 45,000 square…

DamianAugust 30, 2022

What is Coffee Cupping? Photography, Coffee, Travel

What is Coffee Cupping?

What is Coffee Cupping?   Cupping is a quantifiable and widely used method of analyzing a coffee sample, for its overall quality and individual characteristics,…

DamianAugust 29, 2022

The Best Coffee Shops in Philadelphia Photography, Coffee, Travel

The Best Coffee Shops in Philadelphia

Hello! On my last trip to Philadelphia, I got a chance to visit a few really good coffee shops, here is a ranking! I hope…

DamianAugust 28, 2022

My Review of Sonder in Philadelphia (First time) Photography, Coffee, Travel

My Review of Sonder in Philadelphia (First time)

Sonder, would I use it again?   A few weeks ago I was searching Airbnb and I found one listing that had great photos and…

DamianAugust 27, 2022

How to Store Coffee Beans? Photography, Coffee, Travel

How to Store Coffee Beans?

What is the best way to store fresh coffee beans? Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world and the actual coffee…

DamianAugust 22, 2022

What Are The Different Methods of Processing Coffee? Photography, Coffee, Travel

What Are The Different Methods of Processing Coffee?

Coffee processing refers to the process by which a seed is removed from the coffee cherry. Like other pitted fruits, coffee cherries have a seed,…

DamianAugust 15, 2022

The Health Benefits of Coffee Photography, Coffee, Travel

The Health Benefits of Coffee

Coffee is a beloved beverage known for its ability to fine-tune your focus and boost your energy levels. Today in this article, we will discuss…

DamianAugust 8, 2022

The Best Coffee Shops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Photography, Coffee, Travel

The Best Coffee Shops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hello! I decided to explore the coffee shops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and share with you all my observations. I hope you will enjoy exploring those great…

DamianAugust 1, 2022

What is a Babyccino? Photography, Coffee, Travel

What is a Babyccino?

You may have already heard of babyccino, as it is gaining popularity around the world, but do you really know what babyccino is? The name…

DamianAugust 1, 2022

Week Through The Lens #4 Photography, Coffee, Travel

Week Through The Lens #4

Another awesome week!  

DamianJuly 28, 2022

Venteux Chicago, Loop Photography, Coffee, Travel

Venteux Chicago, Loop

Venteux Chicago translates from French to Windy Chicago, which is a perfectly fitting name. Located on Michigan Ave, classic French fare with a contemporary twist…

DamianJuly 27, 2022

Orange Juice and Espresso Photography, Coffee, Travel

Orange Juice and Espresso

You can start your day with both orange juice and espresso. So if you like both items, you will also like this drink. There are…

DamianJuly 25, 2022

100+ Coffee Shops in Chicago Photography, Coffee, Travel

100+ Coffee Shops in Chicago

Hi! I decided to review 100 coffee shops in Chicago and share with you all my observations. I have to say that few of them…

DamianJuly 23, 2022

Cappuccino vs. Latte What’s the Difference? Photography, Coffee, Travel

Cappuccino vs. Latte What’s the Difference?

Cappuccino vs. Latte, what's the difference?   Cappuccino and latte are the two most popular Italian coffee drinks and both are prepared using hot milk.…

DamianJuly 18, 2022

Week Through The Lens #3 Photography, Coffee, Travel

Week Through The Lens #3

Surrender yourself with people who inspire you!  

DamianJuly 12, 2022

Ristretto vs. Espresso, What’s the Difference? Photography, Coffee, Travel

Ristretto vs. Espresso, What’s the Difference?

If you’re a coffee drinker, you’ve probably heard the terms espresso and ristretto quite a few times. But do you know the difference between these…

DamianJuly 12, 2022

Cappuccino vs. Macchiato, What’s the Difference? Photography, Coffee, Travel

Cappuccino vs. Macchiato, What’s the Difference?

Cappuccino vs. Macchiato - What's the Difference?   Coffee usually makes our mornings refreshing and productive. It tastes good and it only takes one cup…

DamianJuly 11, 2022

Americano vs. Drip Coffee, What’s the Difference? Photography, Coffee, Travel

Americano vs. Drip Coffee, What’s the Difference?

Americano vs. Drip Coffee What's the Difference?   Drip Coffee and Americano coffee look quite similar on the surface. Because both are long and black,…

DamianJuly 7, 2022

Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago Photography, Coffee, Travel

Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago

In the biggest park in Chicago, Lincoln Park (1,200 acres) you can find peace to spend there your entire day. One of my favorite spots…

DamianJuly 2, 2022

Week Through The Lens #2 Photography, Coffee, Travel

Week Through The Lens #2

Another awesome week!

DamianJune 29, 2022

Cira | One of My Favorite Places! | Chicago, Fulton Market Photography, Coffee, Travel

Cira | One of My Favorite Places! | Chicago, Fulton Market

? 200 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607 Cira is one of the Boka Group restaurants, which also has a Cafe Cira in it, an…

DamianJune 22, 2022

Chess Records and Its Amazing Story | Chicago Legends Photography, Coffee, Travel

Chess Records and Its Amazing Story | Chicago Legends

Let me tell you a story... In 1928, Leonard Chess (original Lejzor Szmuel Czyż) immigrant from Poland, came to Chicago with his family to join…

DamianJune 21, 2022

Week Through The Lens #1 Photography, Coffee, Travel

Week Through The Lens #1

The new series on my blog, "Week Through The Lens", will include the best shots I took during the week.

DamianJune 18, 2022

Kasama, Michelin Star Filipino Restaurant! Chicago, Ukrainian Village Photography, Coffee, Travel

Kasama, Michelin Star Filipino Restaurant! Chicago, Ukrainian Village

? 1001 N Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 Kasama means "partners", "together" in Tagalog. Genie Kwon and Timothy Flores created and run this amazing bakery…

DamianJune 18, 2022

Doppio Coffee House, Chicago, Lake View Photography, Coffee, Travel

Doppio Coffee House, Chicago, Lake View

A small coffee shop in Lake View, Doppio Coffee House is a community-oriented coffee shop that offers great espresso (one of the best in Chicago),…

DamianJune 12, 2022

Memorial Weekend | Chicago Photography, Coffee, Travel

Memorial Weekend | Chicago

What a weekend?! The first long and hot weekend of the year was used to the max. Starting with Friday evening friend's graduation party, going…

DamianJune 4, 2022