Eater: All Posts by Diane Changhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2015-10-06T15:40:51-04:00https://www.eater.com/authors/diane-chang/rss2015-10-06T15:40:51-04:002015-10-06T15:40:51-04:0014 Small-Batch Coffee Roasters Elevating Your Cup of Joe
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<p>Look out for these up and coming coffee roasters. </p> <p>The U.S. has emerged as a leader in specialty coffee thanks to the growing number of discerning, quality-minded consumers looking beyond latte art. Customers want to know from where beans are sourced, how they are roasted, and the nuanced flavor profiles to expect in the cup. In fact, there’s a coterie of home brewers eager to replicate the cafe experience at home, flaunting professional-grade setups and demanding beans to match. Luckily, for the true coffee sophsticate, small-batch producers have the legroom to innovate on roasting techniques and to experiment liberally with taste. The smaller guys are often more transparent about the suppliers with which they work, so each cup of coffee can be enjoyed guilt-free. Below, 14 small-scale roasters to watch.</p>
<h2>BERKELEY, CA</h2>
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<p><a href="http://www.supersoniccoffee.com/"><b>Supersonic Coffee Co.<br></b></a><b>Location: </b>Web Only</p>
<p>The Supersonic team is a superpowered troupe of coffee’s most valuable players, with John Laird (Verve Coffee Roasters, Pacific Bay Coffee), Brian W. Jones (<a href="http://www.dearcoffeeiloveyou.com/about/"><i>Dear Coffee, I Love You</i></a> blogger), and Björg Brend Laird (co-organizer of Nordic Barista Cup) at the helm. Under their tutelage, this Bay Area roaster quickly rose to the top of coffee critics’ lists. Their commitment to sourcing the best coffees in the world from top suppliers such as Nordic Approach and Red Fox Coffee Merchants has gotten them in front of industry stalwarts like <i>Sprudge</i> and <i>Barista Magazine</i>. Currently, Supersonic is operating out of an industrial space in Berkeley, but their beans are for sale online. Stay tuned because while Supersonic is still in its infancy, the company has some exciting things brewing, including a retail Bay Area-based coffee bar to come.</p>
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<h2>BOZEMAN, MT</h2>
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<p><a href="http://littleredwagoncoffee.com"><b>Little Red Wagon Coffee Roasters</b></a><b><br></b><b>Location:</b> 507 Bond St., Suite A, Bozeman, MT</p>
<p>In the mountain town of Bozeman, Montana, Little Red Wagon Coffee Roasters is the little roastery that could (and does.) The operation was born from owner Natalie Van Dusen’s inspiring motorcycle trip in Colombia, where she learned how to roast coffee from a local farmer. Thus began her hobby-turned-3rd wave roastery. Now, Little Red Wagon keeps the coffee-drinking wayfarers caffeinated with products like the GEO<span>—</span><span>freshly packed single-serving pour-overs and on-the-go brewing equipment. Little Red Wagon also has a mobile espresso bar, which travels through Bozeman, delivering their seasonal coffees to you.</span></p>
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<h2>Brooklyn, NY</h2>
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<p><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdevocion.com%2F&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2Fdrinks%2F2015%2F10%2F6%2F9464795%2F14-small-batch-coffee-roasters-elevating-your-cup-of-joe" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><b>Devoción<br></b></a><b>Location:</b> Multiple Locations</p>
<p><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdevocion.com%2F&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2Fdrinks%2F2015%2F10%2F6%2F9464795%2F14-small-batch-coffee-roasters-elevating-your-cup-of-joe" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> Brooklyn’s got the coffee thing down with the rise of local roasters and superb cafes. But Devoción offers both a beautiful, serene backdrop for coffee drinking and perfectly roasted beans. Though the company has been around since 2006<span>—</span><span>founded by Steven Sutton in Colombia</span><span>—</span><span>its Williamsburg outpost (the first location is in Bogotá) is only a year old and already attracting fanatics with its farm-fresh Colombian coffee. Beans arrive mean and green, and are roasted to perfection every week onsite. With high profile clients like New </span>York's<span> Del Posto on their roster, expect to see a lot more from </span>Devoción<span> in the coming year. </span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.loftedcoffee.com/"><b>Lofted Coffee</b></a><br><b>Location: </b><a style="line-height: 1.24; background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.loftedcoffee.com/locations/">Multiple Locations</a></p>
<p>In the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, there’s been an influx of local businesses setting up shop in underutilized loft spaces. But none do it better than Lofted Coffee, the brainchild of college buddies Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg. What started as an empty loft filled with a few sleeping bags and a 1-kb sample roaster is now a growing enterprise on the verge of taking on some of Brooklyn’s top players. Some of the city’s trendiest cafes are picking up on Lofted’s carefully-procured and beautifully-roasted beans, like Budin, Culture Espresso, Dear Bushwick and more. Lofted has come a long way, but the journey’s not over yet. Tobin and Lance will be taking their first coffee sourcing trip to Huila, Colombia in January.</p>
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<h2>CLEVELAND, OH</h2>
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<a href="http://risingstarcoffee.com/"><b>Rising Star Coffee Roasters<br></b></a><b>Location: </b>Multiple Locations</p>
<p>Always ahead of the game, Rising Star Coffee Roasters has made important strides in putting Ohio on the coffee map. The conscientious team behind Rising Star has championed "Relationship Coffee," forging strong connections with suppliers, baristas, and production workers to ensure quality and fair wages, never buying beans from anonymous producers. This year, they sourced their Guatemala Finca Candelaria from the Zeleya family in Guatemala, who they’ve worked with for many years. As for taste, Rising Star believe in roast profiles that neither slant too dark or too light and have fine-tuned their coffees to land on the sweet spot in between. And that whole pour-over craze? Rising Star is onto the next best thing<span>—</span><a href="http://sprudge.com/melbourne-batch-brew-is-surely-a-trend-on-the-grow-the-times-they-are-a-changin-42294.html">batch brewing</a><span>, which is the one button automated brewing that has taken a backseat to those 10-minute long pour-overs in recent years. Thanks to Rising Star, Cleveland definitely rocks.</span></p>
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<h2>FT.LAUDERDALE, FL</h2>
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<b><a href="http://argylecoffeeroasters.com/">Argyle Coffe</a> </b><a href="http://argylecoffeeroasters.com"><b>Roasters</b></a><br><b>Location: </b>722 N. Andrews Ave. #B, Ft.Lauderdale, FL</p>
<p>Argyle Coffee, spearheaded by Manuel Carrera and Amy Miller, has grown from a home operation to a major player on the Ft. Lauderdale coffee scene. Since their official launch in 2014, Argyle has successfully fostered partnerships with cafes and restaurants like Warsaw Coffee Company and Foxy Browns, supplying them with custom in-house roasts. Argyle has even collaborated with breweries like Due South Brewing Company where their coffee helps give the Cafe Ole Espresso Porter its coffee-scented goodness. Next up on Manuel and Amy’s to-do list is to develop more specialty coffee education programs in the region which, at the moment, can use them.</p>
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<h2>HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ</h2>
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<a href="http://royalmilecoffee.com/" style="line-height: 1.24; background-color: #ffffff;"><b>Royal Mile Coffee Roasters<br></b></a><b>Location: </b>101 White Horse Pike, Haddon Township, NJ <a href="http://royalmilecoffee.com/" style="line-height: 1.24; background-color: #ffffff;"></a></p>
<p>Though Royal Mile borrows its name from a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, it’s based in Haddon Township, New Jersey. This mom and pop roaster is the long-awaited answer to South Jersey’s coffee wasteland. Back in 2013, owners Jess and Jamie Blanchard started Royal Mile from the ground up, combining their digital advertising and marketing expertises to reach coffee drinkers online. This approach worked and has even caught the attention of retailers like Whole Foods. Even so, their operation remains mighty but humble. They continue roasting beans in a Diedrich, a custom built Huky 500, as well as at Pulley Collective, a roasting facility built for local small-batch roasters across the water in Brooklyn.</p>
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<h2>JERSEY CITY, NJ</h2>
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<a href="http://modcup.com/"><b>Modcup Coffee</b><br></a><b>Location: </b>479 Palisade Ave., Jersey City, NJ</p>
<p>Everyone’s been abuzz about Jersey City’s burgeoning food scene. A high-quality cup of joe has also become readily available, thanks to Modcup Coffee. Since it debuted in 2013, Modcup has set the (coffee) bar high. They refuse to brew or sell roasted coffee past 18 days after the roast date. Unlike other local cafes and roasters, Modcup also shies away from darker roasts, preferring to retain the beans’ wild, exotic flavors. This is reason enough for founders Travas Clifton and Justin Hicks to maintain a close relationship with their supplier, Colombia’s La Palma y El Tucan, a farm that yields the area’s most unique-tasting coffees, which they sell at their Jersey City cafe and roastery.</p>
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<h2>LAKEWOOD, CO</h2>
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<a href="http://sweetbloomcoffee.com/"><b>Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters<br></b></a><b>Location: </b>1619 Reed St., Lakewood, CO</p>
<p>Drive 10 minutes west of Downtown Denver to Lakewood, Colorado where Sweet Bloom roasts beans in a 25-pound San Franciscan for topnotch coffee. Founded by 12-year coffee industry veterans Andy and Laurel Sprenger, Sweet Bloom has received national and international awards for its roasting and brewing techniques. In fact, a number of last year’s World Barista Competition challengers chose to brew Sweet Bloom’s beans. Making the award winning stuff at home? Andy, who is a a certified Q-grader (aka a coffee sommelier), suggests using a $15 ceramic #2 Melitta brewer for Sweet Bloom’s light, bright roasts. Seems like a pretty good deal for luxury in a cup.</p>
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<h2>PASO ROBLES, CA</h2>
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<a href="http://www.spearheadcoffee.com"><b>Spearhead Coffee<br></b></a><b>Location: </b>619 12th St., Palso Robles, CA</p>
<p><a href="http://www.spearheadcoffee.com"></a>There’s more to Paso Robles than just wine<span>—</span><span>there’s Spearhead Coffee, a cafe and roastery in one that opened mid-January of this year. It’s the first of its kind in this popular grape destination, providing visitors and locals their much-needed caffeine fix. Founders Jeremy Sizemore, Matthew Klomp, and Joseph Geradis spent nine months transforming the downtown Paso Robles location into a space that’s worth seeing in person. The cafe/roastery is replete with a warm, rustic interior built mostly out of repurposed wood. It’s where cafe-goers can relax and sip on a Miel</span><span>—</span><span>Spearhead’s signature honey cinnamon latte</span>—<span>and watch the beans roast right in the in front of them.</span></p>
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<h2>PORTLAND, OR</h2>
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<a href="http://www.roselinecoffee.com/"><b>Roseline Coffee Roasters<br></b></a><b>Location: </b>800 SE 10th Ave., Portland, OR</p>
<p>Behind every stellar coffee shop is a superb roaster. And Roseline Coffee is currently the preferred purveyor for some of the West Coast’s most prominent cafes like Portland’s Good Coffee and Los Angeles’ Go Get Em Tiger. Owner/seasoned barista Marty Lopes, who has tasted and roasted thousands of coffees, understands true quality and where it comes from. His nuanced experimentation with a variety of global coffees and roast profiles help to show off the subtleties of terroir. One could say that Roseline is made for the barista, or an aspiring one.</p>
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<h2>SAN FRANCISCO, CA</h2>
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<p><a href="http://www.andytownsf.com"><b>Andytown Coffee Roasters<br></b></a><b style="color: #292929; font-size: 16px; text-transform: none;">Location: </b><span>3655 Lawton St., San Francsico, CA</span></p>
<p>San Francisco has garnered a reputation for being a tech-bro, yippie hub filled with sleek coffee shops teeming with fancy brewing tools and indie records. Since its launch, Andytown Coffee Roasters has set out to be different. This Outer Sunset fave grew from a desire to serve amazing, fresh coffee roasted in-house, and home-baked Irish soda bread in a cozy space. The husband and wife team consists of Michael McCrory (who’s from Belfast, hence the soda bread) and Lauren Crabbe and they have turned their dreams of homey, Irish bliss into a 580-square foot storefront that’s a cafe, roastery, and home away from home, all in one.</p>
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<h2>TULSA, OK</h2>
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<p style="color: #292929; font-size: 16px; text-transform: none;"><a href="https://topecacoffee.com/"><b>Topéca Coffee Roasters<br></b></a><b>Location: </b>Multiple Locations</p>
<p>Topéca Coffee Roasters has what other roasteries can only dream of<span>—</span><span>two farms in El Salvador where beans are grown, milled and roasted. Descending from a long lineage of coffee producers, the family-owned operation has thoughtfully created a seed-to-cup business, ensuring quality, transparency, and sustainability. And with their many ventures including a second roastery in Tulsa, two cafes, a bakery, and a craft-coffee and cocktail bar (and more on the horizon), Topéca offers unlimited ways for customers and baristas to enjoy their unique product.</span></p>
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<h2>TucSon, AZ</h2>
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<p><a href="http://www.prestacoffee.com/"><b>Presta Coffee Roasters<br></b></a><b>Location:</b> Multiple Locations</p>
<p>When Curtis Zimmerman was unsuccessful in his search for decent coffee at St. Mary’s hospital in Tucson, Arizona, where his wife was working, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He launched Stella Java, the hospital’s first (and probably only) pop-up coffee cart selling top-shelf espresso drinks. This bizarre marriage of scrubs and grounds worked so well that it has since grown into two cafes and Presta, his roastery located in one of the them. With the lobby brew days behind him, Zimmerman is able to source beans directly from Colombia, Ethiopia and other growing regions. He also continues to create community-driven coffee programs, from Tuesday morning cuppings at the roastery, where Presta’s 120 PSI espresso blend can be sampled, to latte art throw downs. Suffice to say, Presta has always been doing things a little differently from the rest.</p>
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https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/10/6/9464795/14-small-batch-coffee-roasters-elevating-your-cup-of-joeDiane Chang2015-04-23T14:17:57-04:002015-04-23T14:17:57-04:00Salt & Straw and Sightglass Coffee Team Up For SF's First Affogato Bar
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<p>Here's a first look inside Sightglass Coffee and Salt & Straw's self-explanatory SF cafe titled Affogato Bar. </p> <p>Third wave Bay Area coffee darling <b>Sightglass Coffee</b> is joining forces with Portland's beloved small-batch <b>Salt & Straw</b> ice creamery to make the after dinner dessert and coffee experience a transformative one. On <b>May 1</b>, Sightglass will debut a totally unique concept called <b style="line-height: 1.5;">Affogato Bar</b>, located on the mezzanine level of its flagship SOMA roasting facility in San Francisco. And it’s exactly as its name suggests: a cafe that specializes in ice cream topped with espresso for serious coffee aficionados, dessert freaks, and people who proudly identify as both.</p>
<p>"The affogato originated in Italy, where the word affogare means ‘to drown’ which, in this case, means to douse a scoop of ice cream with a shot or two of espresso," explains co-founder <b><span>Jerad </span>Morrison</b>, who, along with his brother, <b>Justin</b>, launched Sightglass back in 2009.</p>
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<p><span>In Affogato Bar’s version, the duo will pair several Sightglass single-origin espressos with three seasonal </span>Salt & Straw<span> ice creams. Which is especially noteworthy considering Sightglass overlooked local ice cream stalwarts like Bi-Rite and Humphry Slocombe. </span><span>"We wanted to work with people and a business possessing a similar ethos to Sightglass</span><span>—</span><span>a simple approach, high quality ingredients," Jerad explains. It also helps that Salt & Straw’s ice creams can stand up to Sightglass' steaming hot espresso.</span></p>
<p>What made the decision even easier is that Salt & Straw co-owner <b>Kim Malek</b> is an old friend. And their meeting, not surprisingly, happened over coffee and dessert. Years ago, the brothers lived in Seattle, and Malek<span> would buy coffee from the bakery where Jerad worked. Now, a decade later, they’ve fostered the ideal partnership through the convergence of two delicious products.</span></p>
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<p>As one would expect, Salt & Straw will service Affogato Bar with three rotating ice cream flavors made from local ingredients. Up first: Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons, Blood Orange with Olive Oil, and Single-Origin Chocolate.</p>
<p>Similarly, Sightglass' espressos will change with the season, allowing for a constant rotation of unexpected flavor combinations. Not sure where to start? For something that "creates a deeply sweet, caramelized goodness with soft honey and floral notes," Jerad recommends Colombia La Siberia espresso over Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons ice cream. For those feeling something "sweet, viscous, and subtly earthy," try the Blood Orange Olive Oil ice cream with the Rwanda Mwasa espresso. And on opening day, drop by from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for <b>affogatos on the house</b>.</p>
<p>"We wanted to do a project that was playful, lighthearted, and accessible to all who love coffee and ice cream," Jerad says of Affogato Bar. Mission accomplished.</p>
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<p>The one indispensable tool that will raise your coffee game.
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<p>So, what's the deal? <span>Coffee pros have long touted Baratza's Virtuoso as the most reliable grinder for home consumers. Far superior to blade grinders, burr grinders yield a uniform, smooth grind that allows for flavor consistency from cup to cup. An inconsistent grind often lends to an undesirable astringent taste. "With a good grinder as your foundation, anything you buy after that, whether it's a $15 pour over or a $6,000 espresso machine, will benefit from a quality grinder," says <b>Joe Monett</b>, director of training and quality control at Chicago’s Ipsento Coffee</span>
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<h2>Runners Up</h2>
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<p><b>Collapsible Pour Over</b> (<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsnowpeak.com%2Fcollections%2Fcoffee%2Fproducts%2Fcollapsible_pour_over-cs-113%3Fvariant%3D671115025&referrer=eater.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2Fdrinks%2F2015%2F4%2F22%2F8469727%2Fthis-is-the-one-device-by-which-coffee-experts-swear" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">$30</a>)</p>
<p>"Not only is this pour over light and durable, but it's super functional for trips and brewing coffee in the jungle. It challenges your pour over techniques given its rectangular shape, so you have to come up with unconventional ways of applying the water to the coffee grounds. Now you have no excuse when you're away from home or your favorite coffee shop." - Yeekai Lim, Cognoscenti Coffee, Los Angeles</p>
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<p><b>Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill</b> (<a href="http://shop.roustaboutproducts.com/product.sc?productId=37&categoryId=10">$52</a>)</p>
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<p><b>Porlex Mini Stainless Steel Coffee Grinder</b> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Porlex-Mini-Stainless-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0044ZA066?tag=eater0c-20" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">$47</a>)</p>
<p>"The small hand grinder fits inside an Aeropress so it makes it perfect for travel. An investment in a grinder can really improve the taste of home brewed coffee." - Paul Henry, Houndstooth Coffee, Austin</p>
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<p><b> Bonavita Digital Kettle</b> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-Variable-Temperature-Electric-Gooseneck/dp/B005YR0F40?tag=eater0c-20" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">$95</a>)</p>
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<p>From New York to Los Angeles, 10 new coffee shops to know. </p> <p>Since the dawn of the third wave coffee renaissance, aficionados have watched their neighborhoods grow with cafes and restaurants that treat coffee-making like a craft and coffee-drinking like a worthwhile hobby. Pour overs and flat whites have evolved from trendy to <a href="http://www.eater.com/2014/12/31/7475715/starbucks-hopes-adding-a-flat-white-to-the-menu-will-give-it-more">commonplace</a>. Starbucks is <a href="http://www.eater.com/2015/2/17/8051273/starbucks-subscription-delivery-service">now offering</a> special reserve roasts for monthly home deliveries.
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<h1>SAN FRANCISCO</h1>
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<h2>SIGHTGLASS COFFEE</h2>
<p><b>Location:</b> 301 Divisadero St., San Francisco, California<br><b> Key Players:</b> Jerad and Justin Morrison<br><b> Projected Opening:</b> Fall 2015<br> Darlings of the San Francisco third wave coffee movement, Sightglass is all set to open a new coffee bar in what was formerly a 2,000-square-foot produce market on Divisadero Street. While all other SF locations roast beans onsite, this outlet will not. <span>Sightglass owners Jerad and Justin Morrison have hired </span><span>influential Bay Area architecture firm Boor Bridges Architecture to design a space </span><span>with features unique to the neighborhood, setting it apart from coffee shops nearby.</span></p>
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<h1>CHICAGO</h1>
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<h2>FLIPSIDE</h2>
<p><b> Location:</b> 2651 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, Illinois<br><b> Key Players:</b> Will Von Hartz and Dennis Waldvogel <br><b> Projected Opening:</b> March 2015</p>
<p><span>Chicagoans have lamented over </span><a href="http://chicago.eater.com/2014/2/3/6286575/flipside-cafes-new-home">the loss</a><span> of Flipside, a much loved hole-in-the-wall cafe in Bucktown that shuttered two years ago after outgrowing its previous space. Owners Will Von Hartz and Dennis Waldvogel modeled Flipside 2.0 after their favorite New York City neighborhood cafes. While they have acquired a much larger space this time around, it will still offer the same friendly and cozy atmosphere as its predecessor. Working with </span><span>renowned Chicago-based roasters </span>Ipsento,<span> Flipside will serve cups of brew designed to pair with everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to brown sugar cookies, all made in-house.</span></p>
<h1>DENVER</h1>
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<h2>NOVO COFFEE</h2>
<p><b>Location:</b> 3617 W. 32nd, Denver, Colorado <br><b>Key Players:</b> Jake, Herb, and Joseph Brodsky <br><b>Projected Opening:</b> March 2015<br>Since 2002, this family-owned venture in Denver has been providing local coffee shops and restaurants with beans, which they roast themselves in a classic Vittoria machine. Currently the roastery is open to the public on Fridays for cuppings and tours, but they have two <span>—</span><span> </span><a href="http://denver.eater.com/2014/10/17/6994563/novo-coffee-is-coming-to-highlands-square">and soon to be three</a><span> </span><span>—</span><span> retail locations for daily drop-ins. </span><http: style="line-height: 1.5;">Novo is next taking over a space formerly occupied by Yogurt Guru in West Highland. Time to trade up your sugar addiction for a caffeine habit. </http:></p>
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<h2>BLACK EYE COFFEE</h2>
<p><b style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-transform: none;">Location: </b><span>8th and Sherman, Denver, Colorado<br></span><b style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-transform: none;">Key Players:</b><span> Steven Waters, Ali Elman, Dustin Audet, Gregory Ferrari<br></span><b style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-transform: none;">Projected Opening:</b><span> Summer 2015<br> </span> Last year, Denver coffee purveyors Black Eye Coffee took on roasting their own beans. And next they'll expand their operations to a second location in Capitol Hill that’s bigger and more polished than their current spot in the Highland. The new outpost will focus on a beverage-driven concept inspired by coffee-making and a full bar stocked with both coffee and cocktail equipment. Naturally, the menu will have items like whiskey pour-overs, cocktail and coffee pairings, and more.</p>
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<h2>HARVEST HOUSE</h2>
<p><http:><b>Location:</b> 331 E Hickory St., Denton, Texas <br><b>Key Players:</b> Partners Matthew Arnold, Ian Lenz, and John Lenz <br><b>Projected Opening:</b> March 13-15, 2015 <br>What was once a backyard rager that started more than 10 years ago, is now to become a 3,000 square foot beer garden and music venue in downtown Denton. Named after that eponymous house party, Harvest House is a one-size-fits-all community hub for art, food, music and importantly, coffee. Management will source beans from Austin-based roasters Cuvee Coffee plus beer from local brewers.</http:></p>
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<h1>LOS ANGELES</h1>
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<p><b>Location:</b> 631 Wilshire Blvd at 7th Street, Santa Monica, California<br><b>Key Players:</b> Brooke Des Prez and Sumter & Chi-lin Pendergrast<br><b>Projected Opening:</b> June 2015 <br>After developing a cult following in Orange County, Sidecar Donuts is expanding its operations and bringing exciting donut flavors like Huckleberry and Maple Bacon to Santa Monica. Naturally, their top grade coffee program will follow suit. Working exclusively with Portland coffee veterans, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Sidecar has developed signature blends <span>—</span><span> Forty Winks and Colt’s Tooth </span><span>—</span><span> to pair perfectly with their seasonal donuts. By summer, Angelenos craving Sidecar will be able to grab their donuts and coffee to go from a renovated Art Deco building just blocks away from the ocean.</span></p>
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<h2>GO GET EM TIGER</h2>
<p><b>Location:</b> 4630 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA<br><b>Key Players:</b> Kyle Glanville and Charles Babinski <br><b>Projected Opening:</b> July 2015 <br>While Los Angeles is full of reputable coffee shops, two of the best are by Kyle Glanville and Charles Babinski: G&B Coffee and Go Get Em Tiger. This summer, they're expanding the GGET brand with a second location in Los Feliz that will feature a 1,000 square foot patio and a diner-inspired bar. The best part is, along with the multi-roaster set-up, the baking and food prep will be done in-house.</p>
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<h2>BLUE BOTTLE</h2>
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<p><b>Location:</b> Washington Blvd., and Platform St., Culver City, CA<br><b>Key Players:</b> James Freeman<br><b>Projected Opening:</b> Summer 2015<br>When mega-roaster Blue Bottle <a href="http://la.eater.com/2014/9/24/6838745/blue-bottle-venice-abbot-kinney-opening-photos-coffee">finally landed</a> in Los Angeles, founder James Freeman swooped in with his now world-famous coffee program to dominate the local scene. Last year alone he opened two outlets, acquired Handsome Coffee as well as Tonx, an LA-based coffee subscription service. And as Freeman previously <a href="http://la.eater.com/2014/7/2/6207823/james-freeman-on-blue-bottles-pending-la-domination">revealed</a>,
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<h1>SAN DIEGO</h1>
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<h2>COPA VIDA</h2>
<p><b style="color: #292929; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-transform: none;">Location:</b><span> 10th and J Street, San Diego, California<br></span><b style="line-height: 1.5;">Key Players:</b><span> Sam Hong<br></span><b>Projected Opening:</b> April 2015<br><a style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.24;" href="http://la.eater.com/2013/7/31/6393231/copa-vida-is-pasadenas-lively-new-coffee-mecca">Game-changing</a><span> Pasadena coffee bar and tea shop Copa Vida is </span><a style="line-height: 1.5;" href="http://sandiego.eater.com/2014/9/24/6838683/the-east-village-gets-an-infusion-of-coffee-tea-food-from-new-copa">slated to debut</a><span> a 1,460-square foot second location in San Diego's East Village. The space, clad with a mezzanine, will include a self-serve honor bar in the morning, plus a more traditional barista bar. Expect Copa Vida-brand roasted beans. In other news, a third outlet could be headed to Carlsbad. </span></p>
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<h1>BROOKLYN</h1>
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<h2>L'IMPRIMERIE</h2>
<p><http:><b>Location:</b> 1524 Myrtle ave<br><b>Key Players:</b> Gus Reckel <br><b>Projected Opening:</b> April 2015<br>Lately, Bushwick has become an unstoppable force in the Brooklyn dining scene. Now it’s about to add a French bakery and cafe to the roster. L’imprimerie is set to take over an old bakery-turned-print shop that’s been untouched for 60 years. It comes replete with a 100-year-old coal oven for freshly baked breads and an impressive coffee program designed by Brooklyn-based micro-roaster Parlor Coffee. If you’re in the neighborhood looking for a croissant and espresso, this is your spot. </http:></p>
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