April on The Bar
Each month our cafe menu changes, highlighting our new and delicious specialty coffee offerings. So we asked our lead trainer, Josey Markiewicz, to take us through whats new on the…
Coffee Lingo: Cortado
Cortado is one of our favorite crafted beverages in the cafes. But what exactly goes into one? Let’s start by breaking it down a little. The word cortado is derived…
World Water Day and the Haiti Coffee Academy
Haiti is a country that’s near and dear to our hearts. Over 200 years ago, the country was a leading producer of coffee, but lost it’s edge due to international…
Everytown For Gun Safety
Research shows that common-sense public safety laws reduce gun violence and save lives. But when lawmakers and politicians ignore simple truths—children die. We believe coffee has the power to…
African Coffees I: The World Class Coffee of Burundi
This is the first of a trilogy. Over the next three months we’ll be roasting and profiling coffees from three often overlooked origins in Africa. We just received this years…
Cold and Simple: Iced Irish Coffee
When it comes to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, we like to get a little bit of a buzz on. So we created this simple Iced Irish Coffee recipe you can…
Always Innovating
We’re out at one of the largest food and beverage trade shows in the country, Natural Products EXPO West 2018. It is here where innovation and ingenuity collide. Food and…
SoCal’s Newest Cafe ☀🌴
As part of our journey out west, we’ve opened up another Southern California cafe, this time outside of San Diego in La Jolla! The new cafe is located in the…
International Women’s Day
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day by partnering with California made, french inspired, ultra femme, Clare V. Together we will be giving away a collection of apparel and coffee to celebrate…
COFFEE LINGO: 101
When it comes to cafe beverages, the menu can be overwhelming. From lattes to cortados, each beverage has a name that you may have heard before, but had no idea…
EARLY TO RISE: Chef Tracy Obolsky’s Rockaway Beach Bakery
Tracy Obolsky has had 3 hours of sleep, yet she looks better rested than the whole of Manhattan. “We had a party last night for a new female-run surf brand,”…
Coffee, Colombia, and Cocaine
Colombia is synonymous for quality coffee. As the third largest coffee producing country in the world, high temperatures and heavy rainfall are what make Colombia the ideal habitat for the…