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…
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…
Coffee is for Lovers 
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