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Drink of the Week

Coffee Orange County

Thunderking Coffee Bar Captain Save A Pistachio (Drink of the Week)

Every once in awhile, a specialty coffee bar will serve one signature beverage that breaks the mold of a typical cafe menu. At Thunderking Coffee Bar, a daytime partner inside SOCIAL Costa Mesa, cold...
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Soda Los Angeles

The Henry English Cucumber, Mint + Lime Soda (Drink of the Week)

Some L.A. imports take a more humble approach when entering their new environs. Not The Henry, a Phoenix concept from Sam Fox and Fox Restaurant Concepts that recently landed in West Hollywood with a...
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Coffee Los Angeles

Tactile Coffee Blackstrap Latte (Drink of the Week)

The corridor between DTLA and Koreatown is slowly filling in with mixed-use development. Tactile Coffee, a coffee bar from Mike Yi and brother Eric, is one of the latest bright spots along Beverly Boulevard...
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Coffee Los Angeles

Rosebud Coffee Cortado (Drink of the Week)

Rosebud Coffee isn’t a “Citizen Kane” style cafe decorated with sleds. This east Pasadena business shares a building with the Chirp children’s event space and benefits humanity in myriad ways, including homeless mentorship and...
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Coffee Napa Valley

The Cup & Star Irish-ish Coffee (Drink of the Week)

Ritual Coffee Roasters founder Eileen Rinaldi, a Bay Area coffee leader, built upon the success of her bustling Oxbow Public Market stall by opening The Cup & Star last summer, featuring a beautiful hardwood...
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Coffee Los Angeles

KAFN Julio’s Pamplemousse (Drink of the Week)

Cold brew and citrus might seem counter-intuitive, but I’ve started to taste successful versions at several coffee bars. KAFN is a surprisingly ambitious café across from Adams Square Mini Park in Adams Hill, a...
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