Cognoscenti Coffee Archives

Cognoscenti Coffee Cold Brew Lattes

California, Coffee
January 31, 2015

December 15, 2023

Nowhere on the Cognoscenti Coffee Chinatown menu does it say that they’re serving Thai iced coffee, but considering scientifically minded barista Jack Benchakul is Thai-American, and he’s using prominent Thai ingredients in each signature...

2014 Top 10 Drinks

Beer, Cocktails & Spirits
January 2, 2015

January 24, 2024

Every Friday, Drink of the Week celebrates my favorite beverage from the previous seven days. To end the year, here are my 2014 Top 10 Drinks, which appear in order of preference. 10. Coffee...

Cognoscenti Coffee Spicy Chile Mocha

California, Coffee
December 19, 2014

December 15, 2023

Nothing is set in stone at Cognoscenti Coffee, the burgeoning specialty coffee chain from Yeekai Lim that shares Proof Bakery’s marble counter and now operates in the Chinatown outpost of Scoops ice cream shop,...

Cognoscenti Coffee Antoinette

California, Coffee
July 25, 2014

December 15, 2023

Cognoscenti Coffee, which Yeekai Lim launched in 2010, has already found success at Atwater Village’s Proof Bakery and with a stand-alone venture in the Culver City Arts District. Considering Cog is in expansion mode,...

California, Drinks
March 8, 2013

February 13, 2024

Los Angeles is far from frigid, but occasionally, when the days are short and a chill hits, a steaming mug of hot chocolate is ready for soothing. You just need to know where to...

Cognoscenti Coffee + Phil & Sebastian Espresso

California, Coffee
January 4, 2013

December 15, 2023

If you’ve spent any time in a specialty coffeehouse, you’re probably familiar with Belle & Sebastian, Scotland’s indie rock darlings, who sing about fringe characters like the “middle distance runner” and “lazy line painter...