Balconi is a cool little spot off Sawtelle that specializes in siphon brewed coffee. With the relatively recent boost in business growth around the “Little Osaka” area of West LA, a few coffee shops are also enjoying increased popularity. Balconi has existed as an established coffee destination since 1995, only recently moving to its current…
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Ritual Roasters (Napa Valley)
Like Blue Bottle, Ritual’s kiosks are bringing the highest quality coffee to customers all over the city. Ritual, however, took this business model a step further and opened a location far beyond the battle grounds of San Francisco. The Napa Valley Kiosk, nestled in the Oxbow Market, is a sterling example of Ritual’s commitment to efficiently providing…
Handlebar Roasters
There is nothing more essential to my daily routine than coffee and a good bike ride to stay in shape. I used to ride around 5 miles to and from work everyday, sometimes twice a day, making coffee at both ends of the journey. Handlebar Roasters is not only an amazing roasting company, phenomenal…
Flying Goat
Every time I receive training, I am told the story of the “flying goats.” There are a few versions, but generally the story goes something like this: a Yemenese farmer is walking his herd of goats through a field and few of them eat some seeds that had fallen to the ground from a nearby…
Cafe Joy
Cafe Joy was the surprise of my early morning trip into Pleasanton. I was looking for a place to sit and read for an hour when I happend upon this unsuspecting spot in the middle of a strip mall. I walked in and it was a pretty typical spread; a nice pastry case with food stuffs, a nice…
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