La Colombe Fishtown Spring Menu
Spring has sprung, so we’ve updated our Fishtown eats to reflect the bright, beautiful weather! We have 5 delicious new items available from 11am-4pm at our flagship cafe on Frankford…
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Wednesday Wish List: Bike Life
On Wednesdays, we make wish lists. It’s National Bike to Work Week and we’ve got bikes on the brain, so here are three things for two wheels: 1. This Surly…
Friday Cuppings: 1 Coffee, 4 Ways
Roasting methods have a dramatic effect on the taste and body of a coffee, and yet, it usually only the roaster that gets to taste a coffee at different roast…
An Introduction to Silvertons
If you’ve seen the glass Silverton brewers on the counters of our shops, they look kind of like a science experiment. They are definitely a piece of Coffee Geek equipment. They’re…
On Friday, Bike Helmet = Free Coffee
It’s National Bike to Work Week and we’re pretty excited about it. Many La Colombe homies ride to work daily, including our founder JP. A great morning ride is almost…
Motivation Monday: Bike Life
It’s National Bike to Work Week! Many of us at La Colombe ride daily, and for some of us, it’s that first morning ride that calls us out of bed…
Friday Escape: The Mountains Are Calling
The mountains are calling and we must go. Todd Carmichael is headed to climb in Mt. Rainier National Park next week, so we’re dedicating this Friday Escape to that beautiful…
A Classic Cup: Q & A with Master Taster James Tooill
When we say, “Picture a classic cup of coffee,” many people think of the same brew: a dark, luxurious coffee with tasting notes like chocolate, caramel, and roasted nuts. A…
Thirsty Thursdays: Distillery Tours at La Colombe Fishtown
You may have seen the distillery equipment behind the windows in the Fishtown café and wondered, ‘Do they actually make booze in there?’ In fact, we do! Behind that glass…
Wednesday Wish List: Cage Lights, Multi-Tools, and Moon Globes
On Wednesdays, we make wish lists. Here are three things we’re drooling over this week: 1. These cage lamps from Southern Lights Electric Co. 2. The Leatherman Raptor multi-tool, favored…
Espresso: Explained
This might surprise you, but, technically, any coffee can be an espresso. There aren’t special espresso coffee beans or anything like that. The word “espresso” simply refers to the way…
Visiting the Bok Vocational School
Last week, we got a chance to check out what was once the Edward Bok Vocational School in south Philadelphia. It was shuttered in a round of public school closures and the…