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Coffee Los Angeles

Cognoscenti Coffee + Phil & Sebastian Espresso

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...
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Coffee Los Angeles

Dialing in Espresso with Intelligentsia educator Devin Pedde

Every morning, there’s a ritual that takes place at top coffeehouses that customers rarely see, since it initially occurs before the shops even open. This is the act of “dialing in” coffee, optimizing the...
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Coffee Logo San Jose

Red Berry Coffee Bar: Rotating Specialty Beans in San Jose [MOVED]

Converting people to the wonders of specialty coffee in large cities has clearly been less of a challenge. The Mission district alone has several compelling coffeehouses in San Francisco, and Greenwich Village is similarly...
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Coffee San Francisco

Interview: Ritual Coffee Roasters owner Eileen Hassi

Specialty coffee roasters continue to proliferate, and thanks to companies like Ritual Coffee Roasters, which Eileen Hassi co-founded in 2005, it’s never been a better time to drink coffee in San Francisco. Her company...
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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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Coffee Portland

Stumptown Coffee Roasters (Ace Hotel): Pure PDX Crema

Since 1999, Duane Sorensen and his company have done such a good job of marketing their beans to Portland coffeehouses that it’s hard to imagine another coffee roaster gaining traction in the Rose City....
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