Alfred CoffeeAlfred Launches Espresso-Free Café Matcha Flagship in LA
The people behind the popular Los Angeles coffee chain Alfred are going all in on matcha for a new cafe called Café Matcha. The new espresso-free concept shop held...
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Anders LasaterPlay Coffee Offers Serious Espresso at Laguna Beach Flagship
Where Laguna Canyon meets the coast in Laguna Beach, California, a playground for explorers of specialty coffee has arrived with the opening of Play Coffee‘s flagship location. A wide,...
Anders LasaterPlay Coffee Offers Serious Espresso at Laguna Beach Flagship
Where Laguna Canyon meets the coast in Laguna Beach, California, a playground for explorers of specialty coffee has arrived with the opening of Play Coffee‘s flagship location. A wide,...
Andres LarinEstate 98 Forges a Salvadoran Farm-to-Cocktail Connection
U.S.-based descendants of Salvadoran coffee estate founders have launched a single-origin, single-estate “espresso spirit” called Estate 98, built to stand in for espresso or other brewed coffee concentrate in...
Andres LarinEstate 98 Forges a Salvadoran Farm-to-Cocktail Connection
U.S.-based descendants of Salvadoran coffee estate founders have launched a single-origin, single-estate “espresso spirit” called Estate 98, built to stand in for espresso or other brewed coffee concentrate in...
Andres LarinEstate 98 Forges a Salvadoran Farm-to-Cocktail Connection
U.S.-based descendants of Salvadoran coffee estate founders have launched a single-origin, single-estate “espresso spirit” called Estate 98, built to stand in for espresso or other brewed coffee concentrate in...
acquisitionsFairWave Acquires Milwaukee’s Fiddleheads Coffee
FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Wisconsin roaster-retailer Fiddleheads Coffee, adding another Midwest brand to its portfolio of specialty coffee companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in Thiensville, Wisconsin,...
Art of TeaGood News: Smiley Coffee Launches with New York City Cafe
A group affiliated with the iconic yellow 1970s-era smiley face icon has established a coffee brand called Smiley Coffee while opening a cafe on New York City’s Lower East Side....
Alliance for Coffee ExcellenceCup of Excellence Coming to 11 Countries in 2026
The nonprofit Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) released a preliminary schedule for its flagship Cup of Excellence (CoE) green coffee competition and auction program, featuring 11 coffee-producing countries in 2026....
2025 Year in Review2025 Year in Review: Best of ‘Design Details’
In 2025, some of the most memorable coffee-centered design projects were clearly built around the feelings designers wanted to inspire among guests — comfort and belonging, wonder and spectacle, clarity...