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Matthew Kang

Matthew Kang

Find more of Matthew's writing on his blog, Mattatouille. Find him behind the Scoops Westside counter.

Coffee San Francisco

Sightglass Coffeehouse and Roastery Nearing Completion in San Francisco’s SoMa

When I visited last November, Sightglass Coffee seemed to have many months of construction left for its extensive SoMa facility, which boasted generous natural light, two loft-like levels, and a large roaster. The space...
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Coffee Los Angeles

What’s the Meaning of Iota as a Coffeehouse and Cafe?

Koreatown has been a hotbed of coffeehouses and cafés for a good number of years, fueled mainly by the old Korean pastime of loitering in nicely designed spaces and drinking overpriced, water-downed coffee mixed...
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Pourover Coffee

The Best Way to Brew Pourover Coffee at Home or at the Office

I’ll cut to chase without my requisite several hundred words. After years of doing pourover coffee at home and at the office, I believe that this system is the best for the average person...
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Food Writer Los Angeles

Seeing Similarities between Wine-Growing and Coffee-Growing

The more I try and read about wine-growing methods and vinification, the more I realize just how difficult it is to produce a great wine. The entire science has spawned schools, such as the...
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Coffee Los Angeles

Making Los Angeles a Better Coffee City, One Cup at a Time

The Los Angeles coffee scene didn’t just explode because a big-time roaster like Intelligentsia planted its feet here in August 2007. After nearly four years, it seems that companies like Four Barrel, Stumptown, Blue...
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Coffee App

Barista iPhone App Review

I’ve been talking too much about drip coffee these days, especially when the ratio of drip specialty coffee consumption (as in by-the-cup) to espresso drinks is probably 10% to 90%. In Los Angeles, every...
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