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Coffee

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Coffee Drinkers May Outlive Us All: Thank You, Malcolm Gladwell The AARP

    Anyone who habitually reads The New Yorker along with their equally habitual morning cup of joe will remember with great fondness Malcolm Gladwell's 2001 story "Java Man," in which Gladwell considered "how caffeine created the modern world." Now comes yet more evidence that Sweden's King Gustav III ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Katie Carguilo Wins U.S. Barista Championship; Intelligentsia's Charles Babinski Places Second

    Over the weekend, Katie Carguilo took the champion title at the annual U.S.B.C. event -- that would be the United States Barista Championship and not the United States Bowling Congress (though that too apparently had everyone on pins and needles this weekend). Hosted by the Specialty Coffee Associa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Drink This Now: Nik's New Orleans-Style Iced Coffee at Single Origin Coffee

    Iced coffee might not be at the top of your list of things to drink during these cold mornings, but for those of you who drink cold brews the way Apple fanboys and girls line up and wait for the mothership's newest gadget - that is, in rain or shine - "Nik's Cold Brew" at Single Origin Coffee is a N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The Barista Who Compared a Coffee to Her Ex-Boyfriends Other Winners at the South West Regional Barista Competition

    While some of us were reaching for copious amounts of coffee yesterday to cope with the loss of the hour, the city of Santa Cruz had its fill of caffeine. Over the weekend, more than 40 baristas from California, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado converged onto the beachside tow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Coffee Common at TED2012: Or, What $7,500 Buys You, Besides Priceless Inspiration

    The annual TED conference starts this week at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center for the lucky and the monied who can afford to spend $7,500 to hear inspirational talks by amazing individuals whose titles belie the impact of their work (i.e., "Vulnerability Researcher" Brené Brown; "Expert" John ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Preview of Handsome Coffee Roasters' Coffee Bar Grand Opening Feb. 15

    If you ask Michael Phillips, one of the three co-founders of Handsome Coffee Roasters, how it feels to be opening Handsome Coffee's very own coffee bar on Feb. 15 hosting Handsome Coffee's grand opening party for its very own coffee bar on February 15 (the shop may be officially open to the public s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Handsome Coffee Roasters Officially Opening Next Month

    Handsome Coffee Roasters hoped to open their Downtown coffee bar right before the holidays, but what was supposed to be an early holiday present to coffee fiends is now a Valentine's Day gift to their fellow coffee lovers instead. According to Handsome Coffee's press release, their coffee bar will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Tony "Tonx" Konecny Launches Roastery Promises to Stay Out of the Way

    T. NguyenTony "Tonx" Konecny​Tony "Tonx" Konecny is a bit like the Forrest Gump of recent specialty coffee history: if you look hard enough, chances are you'd find him somewhere on the scene, sipping coffee quietly in the background, observing the events he helped frame. And, even as he is ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    10 Best Coffee Shops in Los Angeles

    T. NguyenCoffee Commissary​It used to be that you just needed one hand to count all the truly outstanding coffee shops in Los Angeles. Now, thanks to a recent surge of brave coffee geeks-turned-entrepreneurs, you need both hands to tick off all the stellar shops in the city, and maybe that is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    DTLA Barista Throwdown Happening on Monday

    T. NguyenA cappuccino and truffle at Demitasse Cafe.​We're not at all convinced that baristas are the new mixologists. We're not even convinced about the word "mixologist," which we can only say after suppressing our gag reflex. Nonetheless, Bobak Roshan's Demitasse Cafe will, on Monday, host ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    The Ristretto: The Lame Duck of Coffee

    There was possibly a time, a decade or two ago, when walking into a café and ordering a ristretto instead of an espresso meant something. A bold, strong, tasty version of espresso, maybe. Whatever it meant, it appeared to mean the same thing to the barista and the customer. That time has passed. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Dripp "Coffee Boutique" Opens: Intelligentsia Turkish Coffee in Chino Hills

    DrippThe interior of Dripp's coffee boutique in Chino Hills.​A few years ago, Rabih Sater was working in the energy industry. A few years ago, the country was mired in a Great Recession, and the energy industry, like most other industries then (and now), slowed down considerably. Rather than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    5 Best New L.A. Coffee Shops: Wake Up

    R.E.~/FlickrPourover coffee at Cafe Dulce.​Until recently, coffee barely registered a note in the many love songs to the foods and drinks that have made Los Angeles proud. Sure, great shops like Groundwork Coffee and Jones Coffee Roasters certainly existed here and there, but it was only in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Handsome Coffee Roasters Opening in December

    R.E.~/FlickrHandsome Coffee Roasters coffee​ For the coffee lovers in the city, Handsome Coffee Roasters presents an early holiday gift: a December opening date. The coffee company founded by 2010 World Barista Champion Michael Phillips, Tyler Wells, and Chris Owens -- all of whom left top po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    AeroShot Coffee Inhaler: Snort the Caffeine

    R.E.~/FlickrHandsome Coffee Roasters coffee​ For the coffee lovers in the city, Handsome Coffee Roasters presents an early holiday gift: a December opening date. The coffee company founded by 2010 World Barista Champion Michael Phillips, Tyler Wells, and Chris Owens -- all of whom left top po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    5 Ways to Make a Damn Good Cup of Coffee

    R.E.~/Flickr​ "Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love" was French diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand's perfect cup of coffee. And ours too. Fortunately, that black, hot, pure, sweet cup of coffee requires only the right tool, great beans, water, and the willingn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Intelligentsia's Slow Bar or: An Experiment in Coffee and Customer Service

    T. NguyenAn affogato at Intelligentsia's slow bar.​ Google allows its engineers to devote 20% of their full-time jobs to "work on what they're really passionate about." Similarly, Harvard & Stone has a "R&D bar" for visiting mixologists to beta test drinks. The closest thing to a coffee shop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Going Three for Three: L'Epicerie's Revamped Coffee Bar

    T. Nguyencappuccino at L'Epicerie Market​ Nearly nine months after opening L'Epicerie Market in Culver City, and, yes, owner Thierry Perez is still there. Perhaps not surprisingly however, the man noted for his "culinary ADD" is still tinkering and improving his French restaurant-slash-market ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Drink Up: Coffee Won't Kill You (Probably)

    "There is no drug quite as effortlessly adaptable as caffeine, the Zelig of chemical stimulants," Malcolm Gladwell wrote a decade ago in Java Man, his excellent survey of the history of coffee. Since that article in 2001, there have been a plethora of scientific research and studies (some ostensi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Coffee, Pretzels Friendship at Coffee Tomo

    T. NguyenPour-over coffee at Coffee Tomo​ "Hot and fresh" is how Kibum Sung describes his cafe, Coffee Tomo, right off of Sawtelle in West L.A. True to his mission, everything here is hot and fresh, from the coffee roasted on-site to the handmade pretzels. That's right, fresh baked pretzels. ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    July 28, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Iota

    T. NguyenPour-over coffee at Coffee Tomo​ "Hot and fresh" is how Kibum Sung describes his cafe, Coffee Tomo, right off of Sawtelle in West L.A. True to his mission, everything here is hot and fresh, from the coffee roasted on-site to the handmade pretzels. That's right, fresh baked pretzels. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Iota: K-Town Teen Heaven

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ Are you a teenage girl? Do you know a teenage girl? Because if so, Iota may be your favorite place in the universe, a barn-size K-town coffeehouse where K-pop booms from giant screens, the air is permeated with caffeine, the walls pop with color, the menu groans wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    The Inspirational Effects of Coffee, or: What to Drink at a TED Talk

    R.E.~/FlickrA cup of inspiration​ In what is both fodder for a future article in The Onion and an actual survey, leading "coffee retail brand" Don Francisco asked some 1,000 Americans to quantify their level of inspiration on a scale of 0 ("not at all inspired") to 100 ("extremely inspired), t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Drive Thru by Coffee Commissary to Bring Craft Coffee to Laguna Beach

    R.E.~/Coffee CommissaryA cappuccino at Coffee Commissary's West Hollywood location. Imagine this in a drive-thru setting.​ Tyler King, co-owner of Coffee Commissary, wants to bring great coffee to Laguna Beach, one car at a time. That's right, one car at a time: the West Hollywood craft coffe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Portola Coffee Lab and "The Best Fresh-Roasted Coffee in the World"

    T. NguyenPortola's Show No Mercy espresso​ Portola Coffee Lab is not one to shy away from hyperbole. Take, for example, its unabashed declaration that it has "the best fresh-roasted coffee in the world". Or the title of a recent post on its blog: "Our Coffee Roaster is Saving the Planet." C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Demitasse Will Not Have Pourover Coffee Other Twists on the Third Wave Coffee Shop

    Bobak Roshan, DemitasseDemitasse's Clever brewing bar.​ Most law school career service offices will tell you that a Juris Doctor degree is an invaluable life passport. "This is really open doors for you. You'll be able to do almost anything," they boast in the glossy admissions packets. Tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Q & With Coffee Geek Mark Lamberton Blue Crow Media's Best Coffee In L.A. App

    David BernsteinMark Lamberton at work​ Over the past year, London-based Lamberton brothers Derek, 33, and Mark, 23, have rolled out Best Coffee iPhone apps -- the kind of comprehensive, searchable interactive map of cafes that java enthusiasts dream of -- for London, San Francisco and New Yor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Mini Sneak Peek Of L.A.'s Best Coffee App: 4 Coffee Bars

    T. NguyenEspresso Cielo in Santa Monica​ If you read our interview with Mark Lamberton earlier today, you'd know that the London-based younger brother of Blue Crow Media's Derek Lamberton was recently dispatched to Los Angeles to swig untold cups of coffee as research for their upcoming L.A.'s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Spring For Coffee Opens 2nd Location

    Ken Yoshitake is always looking for coffee's sweet spot, the perfect brew that draws out the full complexity of the beans without the drink turning bitter. With the second location of his downtown L.A. coffee shop Spring For Coffee, he may have found it. Opened earlier this month (May 8th official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    L.A.'s Best Coffee: The Google Map

    ​ A few days ago, we listed 10 Places to Get a Damn Good Cup of Coffee. As many of you pointed out (passionately) in our comments, however, there are coffee shops not on the list that also make a great cup. And so, for your handy reference, we mapped L.A.'s best specialty coffee shops. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    10 Places to Get a Damn Good Cup of Coffee

    T. NguyenA pretty cup from Espresso Cielo in Santa Monica.​ Intelligentsia's founder, Doug Zell, told us in 2009 that "LA got a later start in terms of the very best coffee can offer, but they seem to be embracing it with the religious zeal of a convert." The conversion didn't happen overnight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Pete Licata Wins 2011 Southwest Regional Barista Championship

    [For the record, an earlier version of this post incorrectly named Chris Baca as a the barista champ. In fact, Pete Licata is the barista champ and Baca, the winner of the Brewer's Cup. This is what happens when we try to write before having our morning coffee.] Intelligentsia Coffee produced tw ... 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

    February 15, 2011

    Rob Zombie vs. Darth Vader vs. David Lynch: Celebrity Coffee Showdown

    Rob Zombie's a freaky guy. Darth Vader's a frightening one. David Lynch is just plain strange. As diverse as these three figures are, they have one venture in common: They have each lent their name to a brand of coffee. Having recently discovered these celebrity roasts, we wondered: How special ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Drink This Now: Cognoscenti Coffee's On-the-Menu Cortado

    T. NguyenCognoscenti Coffee's cortado, with a palmier from Proof Bakery​ Cognoscenti Coffee at Proof Bakery in Atwater Village calls a spade a spade. That is, the coffee station inside the bakery, run by Yeekai Lim, lists a generally off-menu item -- the cortado -- as a cortado. To really a ... 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 9, 2010

    Jones Coffee Roasters Update: No More Ghetto Alley Bánh Mì & Democracy

    A. Scattergoodthe new Jones Coffee Roasters​ Back in August, Jones Coffee Roasters moved -- lock, stock, espresso machines and Probat roaster -- a few blocks down Raymond Avenue in Pasadena. And, for a time, while the Jones family outfitted their new digs, the baristas pulled shots near the b ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Paper or Plastik Opens: Mid-City's Newest Coffee Shop

    J.KoslowPaper or Plastik's Cappuccino ​ An area surrounded by auto body repair shops and a carpet store on busy Pico Boulevard two blocks east of Fairfax is not exactly where you might imagine a coffee shop. And not just your local coffee shop serving drip coffee and milk charged lattes, but ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Your Coffee Fix: Just For The Headache

    For those of us who routinely rely on a cup of coffee, a demitasse of espresso, a ceramic cup of perfectly poured macchiato, or maybe even, God help us, a Red Bull, before we feel both awake and arguably sane in the morning, now there's news that this happy excuse may be all in our heads. Or at leas ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 15, 2010

    Coffee-Making: a Frothy Contest

    For those of us who routinely rely on a cup of coffee, a demitasse of espresso, a ceramic cup of perfectly poured macchiato, or maybe even, God help us, a Red Bull, before we feel both awake and arguably sane in the morning, now there's news that this happy excuse may be all in our heads. Or at leas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    A Q & A With SCAA's Ric Rhinehart, Part 2: Coffee Geekdom, The 4th Wave Starbucks

    SCAA​In the first part of our interview with the Specialty Coffee Association of America's's Ric Rhinehart, Rhinehart discussed Arianna Huffington, the definition of cupping (no, it is neither a baseball nor a lingerie term), and the utterly serious question of how much coffee he drinks. Turn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Java Man, 2010: Pete Licata Named Western Regional Barista Champion

    The Western Regional Barista Championship was held this past weekend at Siren Studio in Hollywood. MCing the event were Heather Perry, of Klatch Coffee in San Dimas, two-time United States Barista Champion and current Chair of the SCAA Barista Guild of America Council, and Kyle Glanville, the 2008 U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Starbucks Raises Some Prices, Lowers Others

    The Starbucks Stops HereStarbucks has apparently jumped the price of its drinks that take longer to make while lowering the cost charged to customers ordering easier to make brewed coffee, cappuccinos and lattes. (Prices for added expresso shots and flavor are also going up.) According to the L.A. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2009

    At the New Intelligentsia Venice Bash: Traveling Tattooed Baristas, Wurstkuche Dogs and Cold Beer Between the Espresso Pulls

    Long lines, hot dogs, beans and booze: the Intelligentsia Venice opening party. For those on the Westside unfamiliar with the Sunset Junction cult that surrounds the Silver Lake outpost of Chicago's Intelligentsia Coffee -- where a quick-fix takes on the seriousness of a wine tasting, where espress ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 21, 2008

    Tierra Mia Explores Coffee for the Latino Palate

    A journey through the world's best beans

  • Eat+Drink

    March 13, 2008

    La Mill: The Latest Buzz

    The next generation of coffee cuisine

  • Eat+Drink

    January 24, 2008

    Meet the Antipress: La Mill Coffee

    The caffeine obsessive's newest laboratory

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