La Colombe @ SXSW 2015
“Y’all can go to hell, I’m going to Texas!” We’re fixing to head down to Austin for SXSW Music Festival. We’ve never been, but we heard good things and decided to…
Our New Morning Routine: Homestyle Granola Bars
We can’t get enough of the new granola bars we’re serving at the Fishtown café. Our now favorite morning routine is to grab a bar and a pour-over of our…
Yirgacheffe + Zero Defect = YirgZ
“Yirg,” for Yirgacheffe, “Z,” for zero defects. That’s right, zero. Our new single-origin Workshop coffee, YirgZ, comes from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia, a region is renowned for it’s heirloom…
NYC, DC, PHILLY, CHICAGO: Free Public Cuppings on Friday at 1pm
Join us this Friday at 1pm for free, public coffee cuppings in Philly, DC, NYC, and Chicago. Cupping, an organized way of tasting coffee, is a great way to try…
Recipe sharing with a dear friend, Mario Batali
Earlier this year, Chef Mario Batali challenged us to create a selection of coffees that showcase the joys of sitting in an Italian cafe, enjoying a coffee or espresso with good…
Come Hungry, Stay Late: Fishtown Evening Menu
Working for La Colombe, you end up being a guinea pig for a lot of awesome coffee and culinary experiments. Our Fishtown café baristas and chefs are always having us…
From Organic Beans to #GreenGrounds
From bean to brew, the goal is sustainability. To honor our new Organics line, we explored different uses for spent coffee grounds and found that there were so many. Check out…
James Tooill is your 2015 Cup Tasters Champion!
We are immensely proud of our lead Workshop roaster, James Tooill, who won the 2015 U.S. Cup Tasters Championship yesterday! He’s headed to the World Cup Tasters Championships in Sweden!
Presenting Perfection: The Perci Geisha
We’ve got something really special for you. From one of the most experimental and important coffee farms in the world, this Perci Geisha lot has altered our expectations of what coffee can…
Public Cupping Events: NYC, Philly, DC…and a special event in Chicago!
A coffee cupping is almost like a wine tasting. At our public cupping events, our coffee gurus will guide you through all the nuance and subtlety of coffee flavors and fragrances. By…
La Colombe at the U.S. Coffee Championships!
DING DING DING! It’s the final round of the SCAA Coffee Championships and our Chicago roaster, James Gibbs will be competing in the U.S. Brewers Cup. This competition highlights the…
Dangerous Grounds Season 3 – Coffee Preview
You can’t watch the new season of Dangerous Grounds yet…but you can taste it! The show is airing again later this spring and we’re getting psyched up with some of…