California

Desert Kid Coffee Heats Up the Coachella Valley Coffee Scene

Blooming like a desert poppy in Southern California’s Coachella Valley is Desert Kid Coffee, a new destination roastery cafe opening this month with scratch-made pastries, house-roasted coffees and a breezy...

2026.04.16

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Rex Roaster Readies Release of 4-Pound Capacity Flagship Machine

Aiming to serve startup roasters with sturdy, affordable equipment, a new company called Rex Roaster is stomping onto the scene with a 4-pound-capacity electric drum machine designed in California and...

2026.04.15

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Scenes from World of Coffee San Diego

San Diego offered a sunny, surfy, baseball-packed backdrop last weekend as thousands of coffee professionals from around the world descended on the Specialty Coffee Association’s World of Coffee trade show....

2026.04.14

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New Products Coming to World of Coffee San Diego

Forklifts are rolling, partitions are rising and logos are beginning to fill the San Diego Convention Center for the 2026 World of Coffee trade show, taking place April 10-12. The...

2026.04.09

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Get Roast Magazine’s “The Inside” Guide to San Diego

As the global coffee community prepares to gather for World of Coffee San Diego 2026, the Roast magazine city guide The Inside is here to help attendees make the most of their...

2026.04.02

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Sibling-Owned Gara Permanently Parks in Berkeley with Vietnamese Focus

A new sibling-run Vietnamese coffee shop in Berkeley called Gara (styled GA•RA by the company) is turning out drinks and foods inspired by the founders’ heritage, along with retail...

2026.03.24

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Necessity Coffee Meets Demand with Two San Diego-Area Cafes

With one shop newly relocated and a second cafe now open, Necessity Coffee is asserting itself as a must-visit brand north of San Diego. In January the company reopened in...

2026.03.19

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California Coffee Coffee Pioneers Jay and Kristen Ruskey Mourned

John “Jay” Ruskey and Kristen Ruskey, the married couple behind Good Land Organics and pioneers in the California-grown specialty coffee movement through Frinj Coffee, died on Sunday, Feb. 8, in...

2026.02.13

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UC Davis Library Adds Three Major Collections on Coffee

As the beverage we all know and love, coffee is beautifully fleeting, reflecting seasonality and the specific work of many hands from seed to cup. Yet as an industry, coffee...

2026.02.05

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Proyecto Diaz Opens Second Oakland Cafe, Launches Metate Chocolate

Oaxaca-linked, Oakland, California-based coffee roaster Proyecto Diaz this month opened its second cafe shortly after firing up a brand-new Loring roaster in its Oakland roastery. The company also launched...

2026.02.03

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