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MythBusters & TechShop & Hot Stamping

Think back to when you were young. Do you remember that feeling of having a childhood hero? Did you ever want to meet them, or share something you created? Something you have in common? Alright, so we are not children any more, but we definitely still have people whose work inspires us. Some of these […]

Moving a Roastery

Last week was an interesting series of events for us, but the culminating point of our less than six months of operation was moving an entire roastery, after setting it up the first time around. Fun stuff. Here we are setting up the roaster for the first time at our temporary location. September 2012. Now we’re at […]

Chrome plated Stritch

We’re celebrating the grand opening of downtown San Jose’s latest gem: Café Stritch. Owned and operated by the Borkenhagen family, this is our first exclusive account, and naturally we wouldn’t have it anywhere else but in the SoFA district of downtown San Jose and run by some of our closest friends. The Borkenhagens infront of their impressive mural of Rashaan Roland Kirk painted by Erin Salazar This beautiful workhorse of a […]

Mock Barista Competition & Brewer’s Cup & SWRBC

It’s been an exciting and busy last few weeks for everyone involved in the Bay Area coffee industry as we are down to the last few days of preparation for the South Western Regional Barista Competition. Held at Top of the Ritt and hosted by Verve, we are nervous and excited about all of our […]