AsiaEm Coffee House Brings Modern Vietnam to San Diego
The owners of the San Diego-based Ding Tea bubble tea chain expanded earlier this fall with a cafe concept that celebrates Vietnamese coffee called Em Coffee House. Opened Nov. 18,...
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Awaken Cafe & RoastingInaugural Oakland Coffee Market Happening December 14
It’s well established that coffee stuff is the only gift worth giving. Luckily for people in the Bay Area, a new in-person popup market called the Oakland Coffee Market is...
Bottlerock festivalOhm Coffee Roasters Turns It Up in California Wine Country
Rock-themed coffee company Ohm Coffee Roasters just rolled from its mobile retail operation into two permanent cafes in California wine country. The openings follow Ohm’s acquisition of the Monday Bakery...
Bould DesignVerve Coffee Roasters’ Latest Fixation is the Dwell Dripper
It’s rare for a coffee roasting company to get into equipment development, yet Colby Barr and a team at California’s Verve Coffee Roasters kept ruminating on the concept that a...
Asip CoffeeAsip Coffee Focused on Flavor at The Sensory Lab in Merced, CA
In California’s Central Valley city of Merced, roasting company Asip Coffee is encouraging sips galore with a second cafe location called The Sensory Lab. Asip Coffee Founder Justin Shen, a...
Bird Rock Coffee RoastersSan Diego Coffee Legend Returns with Chuck’s Roast and Patton Consulting
A pioneering figure in the San Diego coffee scene in the early 2000s and 2010s recently re-emerged with a new roasting business and a dual focus on small-batch, high-quality coffees...
Amanda OnKei Coffee House Promises a World of Asian Coffee Styles in Southern California
Kei Concepts, the Southern California hospitality group behind numerous restaurant brands, has opened its first coffee-focused concept, Kei Coffee House. The coffee program inside the spacious standalone coffee shop in...
Bar Nine CollectiveCafecita Shines with Solar Powered Trailer in Burbank
Women-owned specialty coffee roasting company Cafecita is having more than fun in the California sun with the opening of a permanent coffee trailer that runs entirely on solar power. Inside...
11th Hour Coffee11th Hour Coffee Expands Time and Space in Santa Cruz
Following an extensive three-month remodel, 11th Hour Coffee‘s flagship cafe in downtown Santa Cruz is now open with extended hours and more space. With a wall removed, the brighter and...
Business OperationsPachamama Coffee Deepens Seed to Cup Connections with UC Davis
Farmer-owned coffee company Pachamama Coffee recently expanded its presence stateside through multiple new partnerships with nearby UC Davis. Pachamama will now supply the coffee to two student-run coffee houses on...