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July 18, 2010 Category: California, East Bay, Rating 2, Rating 3, United States, coffee@home, roaster Tags: Blackbird Cafe, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Grand Lake Farmers Market, Marin Farmers Market, rating coffee, Scarlet City Coffee Roasters
Beans: Scarlet City Coffees
Roaster: Scarlet City Coffee Roasters
Rating: see below
I first encountered Scarlet City Coffee Roasters in what amounted to something of a pop-up appearance for Blackbird Cafe when they set up shop for all of two weekends at the Grand Lake Farmer’s Market. After I tasted their espresso there I found myself in touch with [...]
March 19, 2010 Category: California, East Bay, Rating 3, United States, cafe, roaster, the scoop Tags: Blue Bottle Cafe, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Blue Bottle Ferry Plaza Kiosk, Blue Bottle New York, Blue Bottle Roastery, Brazil coffee, Brazil Fazenda Colina Cerrado, Caffe Luxxe, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Ethiopia coffee, Ethiopia Sidamo, Papua New Guinea Coffee, Papua New Guinea Tribal Aromas, rating coffee
Name: Blue Bottle Coffee Company
Location: 300 Webster Street, Oakland, CA
Roasters: Blue Bottle Coffee Company
Rating: 3+
Call me paranoid, but at times I think Blue Bottle has master minded a conspiracy. Just when I finally managed to visit the Oakland roasting facility coffee bar, James Freeman went and opened a new roasting facility and coffee bar in New [...]
February 24, 2010 Category: California, East Bay, Rating 4, United States, cafe Tags: Abid Clever Coffee Dripper, Barefoot Coffee Roasters, Barista, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Cafe 504, coffee, coffee review, Crema Cafe Oakland, De La Paz Coffee, Ecco Caffe, espresso, Four Barrel Coffee, Friendo Blendo, Haus Cafe, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Joy + Ride, La Marzocco GB/5, Modern Coffee, Mojo Bicycle Cafe, Oakland coffee, Peet's Coffee and Tea, Project Hampden, rating coffee, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Sermon Blend, Street Level Blend, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Verve Coffee Roasters
Name: Modern Coffee
Location: 411 13th Street, Oakland, CA
Roasters: Multiple roasters, including Ecco Caffe, Four Barrel, and Verve
Rating: 4
This post is sorely overdue. I say this because I frequent Modern Coffee and have frequently recommended it to friends. I say this because the coffee is good. I say this because Modern’s rotating, truly multi-roaster menu is rare [...]
January 23, 2010 Category: California, East Bay, Rating 3, United States, cafe Tags: 33 Revolutions Cafe, coffee, coffee review, Costa Rica coffee, Costa Rica Helsar de Zarcero, espresso, Evil Twin, Four Barrel Coffee, High Striker, Kenya coffee, Kenya Kayoni, La Marzocco Linea, Oakland coffee, rating coffee, Remedy Coffee, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Snow Cone, Subrosa Coffee
Name: Remedy Coffee
Location: 4316 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA
Roasters: Ritual Coffee Roasters
Rating: 3+
As you may have been following on this blog and elsewhere, quality coffee is finally beginning to roll into the East Bay. Funny enough, it seems to be arriving with baggage included. I’m not making some subtle dig at the airlines here, but instead referring [...]
December 17, 2009 Category: East Bay, Rating 4, United States, cafe Tags: 33 Revolutions Cafe, Awaken Cafe, Cafe 504, coffee, coffee review, East Bay Express coffee, espresso, Ethiopia Mordecofe, Four Barrel Coffee, Friendo Blendo, La Marzocco Linea, Local 123, Modern Coffee, Oakland coffee, rating coffee, Remedy Coffee, Subrosa Coffee
Name: Subrosa Coffee
Location: 419 40th Street (at Webster), Oakland, CA
Roaster: Four Barrel Coffee
Rating: 4-
Subrosa literally means under the rose. However, the term also denotes secrecy, as the the owners of Subrosa Coffee have indicated in a footnote on their web page and by their understated presence on this strip of 40th Street in Oakland, about half [...]
November 2, 2009 Category: Brooklyn, California, East Bay, Greater LA Area, Manhattan, New York, New York City, North Bay, San Francisco, South Bay, United States, blog management, the scoop Tags: 33 Revolutions Cafe, Awaken Cafe, Barefoot Coffee Roasters, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, coffee, Coffee Bar, Coffee Ratings, Counter Culture Coffee, Dynamo Donuts, East Bay coffee, Ecco Caffe, Epicenter Cafe, espresso, farm:table, Flying Goat Coffee, Four Barrel Coffee, Haus Cafe, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Intelligentsia Silverlake, Intelligentsia Venice, Local 123, Los Angeles coffee, Man Seeking Coffee, Modern Coffee, Mojo Bicycle Cafe, Moksha Coffee Roasters, Mr. Espresso, New York City coffee, Pacific Bay Coffee Company, Remedy Coffee, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco coffee, Scarlett City Coffee Roasters, Sightglass Coffee, Specialty's Cafe and Bakery, Stable Coffee, Stumptown Ace Hotel New York, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Subrosa Coffee, Taylor Maid Farms, The Shot, Verve Coffee Roasters
Trick or…Coffee?
Halloween activities most typically involve costumes, collecting candy or cavorting in the Castro (or the location du jour), but I, unintentionally, managed to associate Halloween with the anniversary of this blog. That’s right. I started writing Man Seeking Coffee two years ago on October 31, 2007. So I’ll start this post by patting myself on [...]
October 25, 2009 Category: California, East Bay, Rating 4, San Francisco, United States, coffee@home Tags: Abid Clever Coffee Dripper, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Ethiopia coffee, Ethiopia Mordecofe, Four Barrel Coffee, rating coffee, Subrosa Coffee
Beans: Ethiopia Mordecofe
Roaster: Four Barrel Coffee
Rating: 4-
My plate is more than full at the moment; hopefully, I’ll get around to writing about my visit to Subrosa soon. In the mean time, though, I will say that although it has taken the East Bay far too long to catch up to all the good things happening [...]
October 15, 2009 Category: California, East Bay, Rating 4, United States, restaurant Tags: Abid Clever Coffee Dripper, Bay Area Top 100 Restaurant, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Camino Restaurant, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Four Barrel Coffee, La Marzocco Linea, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua La Tortuga, rating coffee
Name: Camino
Location: 3917 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA
Roasters: Four Barrel Coffee and Blue Bottle Coffee Company
Rating: 4-
It’s a common refrain amongst those who obsess over good coffee that well-respected restaurants rarely get the stuff right. At least with espresso, you can understand why the results are often poor. Producing good espresso takes tremendous care which busy [...]
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