Subject:

Coffee

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Dear Coffee: Why Is Everyone Sipping The Decaf Haterade?

    ​​In an attempt to demystify the sometimes vague and pretentious world of coffee, we're introducing a sporadic column that aims to  define the most basic of coffee terms. It's a hard coffee world out there, and we'd love to help be your guide through it.Dear Coffee: How exactly does de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Shit Baristas Say: A Little Self-Mockery on the Coffee Frontier

    Mere seconds before the "Shit X says" meme goes the way of the Pomplamoose cover, the irreverent coffee-culture bloggers at Sprudge.com have made a "Shit Baristas Say" video, filmed at Four Barrel and starring Ian Hunter Anderson, one of its actual, genuine baristas. "We have cream and sugar ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Ecco Sends Roasters To Origin

    For coffee roasters, it's common, if not necessary, to send a staff member to what has been deemed "origin" -- the coffee's producing country -- to sample and learn about the coffee they might soon purchase. Traditionally, the task of world traveling and then purchasing the beans has fallen to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Blue Bottle Introduces the "Transcendent" Nel Drip at Mint Plaza

    Say what you will about the rapid and ongoingsuccess of Bay Area alumni Blue Bottle Coffee,​ but it's indisputable that, for the gear-loving tech geeks of coffee, Blue Bottle has always been both a standout and a pioneer in fascinating -- and expensive -- coffee technology. The Ferr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 5 Gifts for the High-End Coffee Lover

    ​It's holiday time and with the world sparkling with Christmas lights and menorah candles, it's time to start thinking about what to get for the coffee lover wedged in to the darker nooks of your family tree. Be it certified coffee geek or simple espresso fan, there's a gift out there for each of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    De La Paz's Shark Senesac On the End Of Coffee

    ​​In an effort to chart the ever-expanding specialty coffee scene in the Bay Area, we've been engaging a selection of local coffee personalities to pick their brains about why coffee and why now. Today we talk with Shark Senesac of De La Paz Coffee.---You're in the process of opening a new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Farm: Table Signs Lease on New Cafe, Begins Roasting Coffee Beans

    ​When Farm: Table opened two and a half years ago, it was one of the first cafes to bring high-quality coffee to the Tenderloin. It was also the first San Francisco business to serve coffee from Verve, the Santa Cruz-based roastery. Even though the space is the size of a shoebox, with little ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Mr. Espresso Stays True to Itself, but Doesn't Fear Trends

    Nathan Y​In an effort to chart the ever-expanding specialty coffee scene in the Bay Area, we've been engaging a selection of local coffee personalities to pick their brains about why coffee and why now. Today we talk to Luigi and John DiRuocco, sons of Carlos DiRuocco, founder and CEO of Mr. E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    When You Sit and Work in a Cafe, Do You Need to Buy More?

    ​Fielding your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. Have one? Email me.It's not unrare to settle down in a cafe in San Francisco, look around, and realize that every person around you is staring into a laptop with a glowing apple on its lid. (The liberal elite: such con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Bernal Supper Club Invades Coffee Bar

    Bernal Supper Club -- which morphed from a neighborhood experiment in camaraderie and food into a once-a-week pop-up -- is bringing its fresh market focus to Coffee Bar for Friday night dinner. Bernalwood documented a recent pop-up dinner in photos, and the menu for Friday's Coffee Bar dinner featu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Woman Throws Hot Coffee in Man's Face -- And He Throws His Java Right Back

    sinor favela via FlickrCoffee is not a weapon​Some people drink coffee, believing it helps fight certain diseases -- and then there are those who just use coffee to fight.A woman coming out of a java shop in Glen Park when she spotted a man driving a very large pickup truck tap the bumper of her v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Medjool's Rooftop Return, a Caffeine Buzz, and Heath Ceramics New Place

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. It's legal: Medjool finally has a permit for its rooftop bar. Grub Street reports the Marina crowds' favorite Mission bar Medjool received the okay to operate its open-air rooftop bar after a two-and-half ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2011

    If the City Takes Your Dog, It Will Also Take Its Gonads

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. It's legal: Medjool finally has a permit for its rooftop bar. Grub Street reports the Marina crowds' favorite Mission bar Medjool received the okay to operate its open-air rooftop bar after a two-and-half ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Tenderloin Coffee Crawl Celebrates Neighborhood Geekery

    Jason Permenter​Two weeks ago, Shannon Amitin, one of the owners of Farm:Table, was at a La Marzocco demonstration in Berkeley talking to other people about how great the Tenderloin and Lower Nob Hill had become for coffee geeks. "Since we opened a year and a half ago, four other small coffee shop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Good Samaritan Robbed While Buying Suspect Coffee

    Coffee Date​A nice man was pickpocketed in the Mission District as he waited in line to buy the unsuspecting thief a cup of joe.Police report that the man was walking down Mission Street at about 1 p.m. on Jan. 14, when a woman approached him, claiming she had no money and was in need of a cup of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Looking for a Proper Cup of Coffee? Check Your iPhone

    ​Blue Crow Media, aka Derek Lamberton, lives in London. When he worked for Current TV, he used to travel frequently to San Francisco. He spent so much time in both cities searching out new cafes and independent roasters that when he became unemployed, he decided to turn his info spreadsheets into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Dash Cafe Temporarily Puts Waffles on Hold

    Christine W./Yelp​A word of advice to anyone thinking about checking out the waffle sandwiches at month-old Dash Café in the Inner Sunset: Don't. Just two weeks after word of Dash's Belgian waffle sandwiches and sundaes hit the media buzz machine, the café has had to suspend production due t ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 29, 2010

    Fresh Eats

    Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Four Barrel Comes Out with Barista Mugs

    Jonathan KauffmanRegret that you don't get to see your favorite barista every day? Now you can.​ Four Barrel Coffee set out a new line of commemorative diner mugs on its countertop last week, just in time for the holidays. SFoodie spotted the cups, did a double take, and broke out laughing. Each o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Domo Arigato, Star Stream Wafflegato

    Alex HochmanStar Stream's wafflegato, a coffee waffle topped with ice cream, bathed in hot espresso, $6.​Our hands have finally stopped jittering long enough to let us write about the wafflegato ($6), the maniacally brilliant dessert mashup for coffee lovers from the folks at Star Stream. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Spurned Conversationalist Hurls Coffee on Dog-Walker

    Coffee talk of a different sort...​Over the wet weekend, a hot Cup of Joe down the pants might have been downright welcome. But late last week a man placed a call to the San Francisco Police Department about a decidedly uninvited java-dousing.It all started in Bernal Heights Park, where the caffei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    An Open Letter from Blue Bottle to the Dolores Park Community

    Blue Bottle Coffee Co.Rendering of Blue Bottle's proposed coffee trailer and its site in Dolores Park.​Organizers of tonight's community meeting at Dolores Park Church to discuss Rec and Park's vendor plans for Dolores Park are finalizing the final agenda. And while representatives of would-be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    New Orleans Iced Coffee from Blue Bottle

    dennisandluba/FlickrClean, rich iced coffee from the land of dirty rice.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Pork and Porky's Collide in the Pig Out!

    (Image via Amazon) In his never-ending quest to show creative love to the swine, Chef Ryan Farr (4505 Meats) has cooked up the Pig Out! to go along with the Coffee Bar's recurring movie nights. He will offer a live butchery demonstration of a Red Wattle Heritage pig and then cook it up on the gri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Now Open: The Creamery

    It's been an exciting couple of days for those of us who have to forage for food in the somewhat sterile section of SoMa known as Mission Bay. Just last Thursday we got Tsunami, a new Japanese joint for after-hours sake and sushi. And yesterday The Creamery opened its doors on Fourth and Townse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Good Coffee in Big Arty Space

    If you're going to spend top dollar for your fancy java, there might as well be some perks thrown in (pun intended). Four Barrel Coffee, open for four months on Valencia in the Mission, boasts a huge room with a lofty ceiling featuring beautiful exposed beams. The vast space is adorned with sculptur ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Too Much Nature

    Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    First Impressions: New Malaysian-Singaporean Cafe in Lafayette

    Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2008

    Green Eats: Sating that Vegan Sweet Tooth

    Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    American Chopper

    Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Celebrates New Location's Groundbreaking April 1

    Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    More Proof Caffeine = The Devil

    Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.

  • Culture

    January 16, 2008

    "Sweetie" Tanya Musical's Many Chefs Concoct Potent Dessert

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    BART Rider Appreciation Day: Free Fair Trade Coffee!

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    Francis Ford Coppola Loves His Illy Francis Francis

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    Tea Parties Are So Over: Target's Le Café Play Tent

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007

    Are Male Baristas Sexist Pigs?

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007

    Are Male Baristas Sexist Pigs?

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Cafe

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Calendar

    December 22, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Holiday

    November 24, 2004

    Holiday Gift Guide

    What if Sweeney Todd was a barista?

  • Dining

    October 23, 2002

    Supper With the Sultan

    A La Turca

  • Dining

    September 12, 2001

    Coming Home

    The House

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Caffeine High

    Peet's Coffee and Teas

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Place to Learn How to Make the Perfect Pot of Coffee

    Capricorn Coffee

  • Dining

    March 7, 2001

    Treasure Island

    Kaleo Cafe

  • Dining

    December 18, 1996

    Dish

    Kaleo Cafe

  • Dining

    March 27, 1996

    Dream Date

    Dame woos with an eclectic menu of simple, elegant offerings

  • Calendar

    January 31, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Dame woos with an eclectic menu of simple, elegant offerings

  • Dining

    October 4, 1995

    Dish

    Dame woos with an eclectic menu of simple, elegant offerings

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