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Coffee Bean International Inc.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Lauren Berger Interned at MTV, Fox and 13 Other Places. Now She's Turned Her Experience Into a Business

    Lauren Berger has gotten coffee at MTV. She's gotten coffee at Fox. And yes, she's done it at several other agencies that may not have as much brand recognition. She even broke the darned coffee pot once. These days, the 28-year-old entrepreneur gets others to fetch the java for her. Her web-based ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2012

    Honda Accord Takes Last Parking Spot in Westwood

    A Honda Accord driven by James Duffy, 27, claimed the last parking spot in Westwood on Saturday afternoon, witnesses reported, a discovery that sent shockwaves through the neighborhood near UCLA. Duffy drove up Westwood Boulevard and circled the neighborhood for more than 20 minutes before locating ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Why Shahs of Sunset Gets L.A. Iranians All Wrong. And It's Just Bad

    Bravo's debut on Sunday night of Shahs of Sunset, a reality show following a group of wealthy Iranian Americans from Beverly Hills, was the most tragic attack on Iranians since Alexander the Great left Persepolis in ruins wearing a pleated armor skirt. At the end of what seemed like an hour-long tor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Free Red Velvet Cupcake Alert - NOW

    ​To promote the new season of zombie thriller The Walking Dead, which returns (minus executive producer Frank Darabont) for season 2, AMC shills are currently on the Third Street Promenade (near Arizona in front of the Coffee Bean) giving away free red velvet cupcakes. Sweet schwag! That's the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Support our Troops with Coffee & Inspiration

    Guzzle & NoshSupporting our troops with coffee and strategic advice.​ "Shoot 'em in the face, boys!" We can't argue with the directness of this advice. The brutality is unappetizing, but the juxtaposition of such a violent sentiment amid the environs of a sedate, corporate-owned coffee shop ad ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    James Urbaniak: Dr. Red Herring

    Guzzle & NoshSupporting our troops with coffee and strategic advice.​ "Shoot 'em in the face, boys!" We can't argue with the directness of this advice. The brutality is unappetizing, but the juxtaposition of such a violent sentiment amid the environs of a sedate, corporate-owned coffee shop ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    L.A.'s Top 5 Tea Houses: Royal Wedding or No Royal Wedding

    Mark Ryan​ Long ago, in a time before the Venti Half-Caf Skinny No Whip Mocha Frappucino, there was tea. Not the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf or even the Teavanas of today, but unadulterated, delicate green leaves blended only with hot water. While this may seem like an antiquated idea in a land o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    New York Times' Arthur Brisbane Questions Paper's Past Criticism of Los Angeles Times in Wake of L.A. Paper's Pulitzer Wins

    robertjlopez / YouTubeRuben Vives celebrates his L.A. Times Pulitzer co-win.​Updated after the jump: Slate media critic Jack Shafer weighs in, saying it's possible for the L.A. Times to both win Pulitzers and be "in steep decline." Earlier this year we noted how the Los Angeles Times was "bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Judging the 2011 Southwest Regional Barista Championship: March 4-6

    Images courtesy of the SCAA.​ Aside from an ironclad stomach, what does it take to judge a coffee contest? We don't know, but we're about to find out. The Southwest Regional Barista Championship happens this weekend, and for the first time, members of the media (i.e. us) have been invited to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Seasonal Fast Food: UK Burger King's Brussels Sprout Whopper

    Burger KingSprout Surprise Whopper from Burger King​ There has been a push, over the last few years, for seasonal eating. Consuming locally grown, seasonally appropriate food will lead to a better environment, and perhaps more importantly, better tasting fruits and vegetables. But there is ano ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/6-12/10

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "When you see how they react to the live octopus tentacles at Masan or the pig ear chicharrones at Lazy Ox Canteen, you may have a better idea of how they might handle the idea of babysitting triplets or a sudden move to Icel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Food Fight: Starbucks vs. Coffee Bean's Gingerbread Latte

    C. BishopCoffee Bean & Starbucks Gingerbread Lattes​ Tis the season for holiday-themed coffee drinks. It's admittedly one of our favorite times on the coffee calendar, when we can temporarily trade in our "wake us up" skinny double-shot lattes for some classic and even more contemporary "fatt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Happy Hour: Sushi & Kushi Imai

    Jidori chicken skewers​ The Place: Sushi & Kushi Imai, 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills; (323) 655-2253 The Hours: daily 5:30-7:30 The Deals: $1.00 house wines, house sake, and Sapporo draft; $4 Sapporo pitchers; reduced prices for premium sake, sushi, and appetizers Turn the page to see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Flying Saucers CaféTurns 1-Year-Old

    Courtesy of Flying Saucers​ There are some neighborhoods where Turkish coffee is easier to find than an out of work actor. Santa Monica isn't one of them. At Flying Saucers, owner Ryan Morris, 33, makes excellent Turkish coffee, the old-school way. Ground with cardamom, cinnamon and other spi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Starbucks Tells Baristas to Slow Down, Make Drinks Two At a Time

    Flickr/(e)spry​ When it comes to our morning coffee, in a perfect world we'd all wake up late, stroll to our neighborhood coffee shop and linger for an hour or two over a perfectly-brewed cappuccino, espresso, or caffè latte. But in reality, our rushed schedules barely leave us enough time t ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    Food Fight at LAX

    Purveyor of bland challenges plans to upgrade cuisine

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Enhancing the Vibe at Venice Grind

    Ben CalderwoodPleasure cruising at Venice Grind​ Everything is in its right place at Mar Vista's most adequately hip coffee joint, where the beans and teas are organic, there is fresh fruit for those who abstain from refined sugar and the corkboard near the entrance is festooned with notices f ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2010

    Lisa Germano's Dark Magic

    An artist best known for her classic work for 4AD returns with a lush new record

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Glendon Kitchen & Cocktails in Westwood Village Opens Mid-February: G-Spot Delivery Service Coming Soon

    Westwood Village was once the Third Street Promenade of the Westside, bustling with independent restaurants and shops. Now you can find a Starbucks, Coffee Bean or California Pizza Kitchen on every corner. But there's a new kid on the block, and his name ain't Donnie Wahlberg. Glendon Kitchen & Cock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    LA Flashback: Live at Jabberjaw

    ​Mike Desert, guitarist and vocalist from San Francisco-based punk band Jack Saints, has the coolest YouTube channel I've seen yet. Since the band originally formed in Palm Springs in the mid-1990s, the members bore witness to tons of cool Southern California shows at venues that no longer exi ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 14, 2009

    This Zombie Moment: Hunting for What Lies Beneath the Undead Zeitgeist

    "Zombies are always the monster for fear of something larger than yourself, whether it's the recession, or going on boats without pirates attacking, or countries far, far away plotting our doom. Zombies make sense right now."

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Remembering Longtime LA Music Photographer Shawn Mortensen

    M.I.A., as shot by Shawn Mortensen The other night as M.I.A. was winding down her Coachella performance of "Paper Planes," she dedicated the song to longtime L.A. photographer Shawn Mortensen, who died last week at the age of 42. We've received a few notes of remembrance from friends and colleagues ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Top 10 Things You Don't Want Facebook to Own (About You, FOREVER)

    On February 15 the user awareness blog Consumerist discovered that Facebook had discretely changed its Terms Of Service - slashing a couple of lines about the expiration of Facebook's ownership of your content after you delete your profile, as well as tacking on the following addendum: "The follow ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 16, 2008

    Koreatown 1.0: A Food Diary

    Sunday, bloody Sunday

  • News

    June 26, 2008

    Going Undercover at Impact House

    Hardcore recovery

  • LA Life

    November 15, 2007

    The Little Seed In Bloom

    For eco-cool little sprouts

  • Columns

    May 17, 2007

    All Fired Up

    With photos by Ted Soqui

  • LA Life

    May 10, 2007

    Perez Hilton

    The queen of all media

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Heaven's Gate: The Sequel

    Ten years after the 39 suicides, the sole survivor is back – and he has something urgent to tell us.

  • LA Life

    September 28, 2006

    Not for Shrinking Violets

    Local designer gets off on MySpace

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    The Evidence Room: Five Signs You're Gentrifying

    Local designer gets off on MySpace

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Jon Brion's Amazing Musicquarium

    The Nowhere/Everywhere man on Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Frank Sinatra, quantum physics, Roxy Music, acoustic alchemy, God and extreme coffee drinking

  • Film+TV

    November 10, 2005

    The Passion of the Rad

    An enigmatic independent auteur may have made the world’s next great midnight movie

  • Eat+Drink

    April 14, 2005

    Ask Mr. Gold

    An enigmatic independent auteur may have made the world’s next great midnight movie

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    More Lists

    An enigmatic independent auteur may have made the world’s next great midnight movie

  • Columns

    December 12, 2002

    Nudes Ascending: Farrah’s Naked Art Special, Version 2.0

    An enigmatic independent auteur may have made the world’s next great midnight movie

  • Eat+Drink

    June 28, 2001

    He Sells Surfdogs by the Seashore

    An enigmatic independent auteur may have made the world’s next great midnight movie

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    Speech — Wild and Free

    High cost of satire at Palisades High

  • Eat+Drink

    April 20, 2000

    The Chai Life

    In search of real Indian tea

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Tightwad City

    80% free, 20% cheap

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