Cafe Vita 1005 East Pike, Seattle, WA. (206) 709-4440. http://www.caffevita.com/. A unique cafe and coffee roasting company in the heart of Seattle’s Capital Hill. Enjoy a cup of coffee or chai while watching the beans get roasted and coffee truly produced. A local Seattle-based coffee company (not new in concept since Seattle is a coffee…
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Roasting Coffee in a Barn
When Mark and Lisa Verrochi lost their “three Boston coffee stand leases to large corporate landlords,” they decided to start over — in a small, red, rent-free barn in their back yard. Out of that barn in Hopkinton, Mass., Red Barn Coffee Roasters was born. The company soon grew to include 7 locations. It’s still…
Coffee Messiah, Seattle, WA
Coffee Messiah1554 E Olive Way * Seattle, WA * (206) 861-8233 http://www.coffeemessiah.com/Conveniently located on Olive, Coffee Messiah is an artsy grungy coffee dive that will delight your hot beverage palettes. They go with coffee grown in the traditional manner, the traditional way. Global Thinking, Global Friendly. Eco Friendly. The appreciation of community. 5 years old…
4 Signs of Coffee Freshness
Want to know if your coffee is fresh? This guide from Peets will help you figure it out. Roasted coffee is a perishable food – just like fresh produce or artisan bread. The flavor peaks a few days after roasting and diminishes once exposed to air, light, and moisture. But unlike fresh produce or bread,…