From the second I heard the name Handsome, I have been exceedingly impressed with everything about them. Their products, commitment as a roaster, humble stance as a company, and dedication to educating and sharing an outstanding coffee experience are truly unrivaled. They face the daunting task of competing with the other leading roasters in California and making…
Category: California
The Refinery
The Refinery is an excellent shop in Santa Monica. They are a growing business that is quickly developing a solid reputation as an artisan coffee shop in the Los Angeles area. Although the Refinery has only been open for 4 months, their soft opening seems to have been fairly successful. In time, I can see them…
Bica Coffee
Bica Coffee House is a charming little corner shop in the Rockridge district of Oakland. Though relatively unassuming, it is a solid coffee stop that posesses something unique; it carries multiple roaster’s coffees. Through my experience, this can be a double edged sword. Although such an unrivaled degree of variety gives customers tons of options,…
Highwire Roasters
Coffee kiosks can be fickle. From my experience, they are generally one of two things; a stripped down version of a very professional and high end roasting company’s retail space with all the quality but less hassle OR some fru-fru stand featuring whatever, specializing in something, and ultimately lacking in quality because it is “just a kiosk.”…
Coffee+Pastry Pairing with Companion Bakeshop, Part 2: Savory Pastries
The long awaited follow up article to our successful food+coffee pairing with Companion Bakeshop. This article is focused on savory pastries; ones that are not sweet but buttery, salty, hearty, among other things. Again, we are pairing these delicious goods with a cappuccino and coffee to see what kinds of wonderful flavor combinations we can find. Companion…
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