Bow Truss Coffee Roasters // Canopy Blend
A few months ago, Rogers Park’s coffee scene very suddenly got a whole lot better and a whole lot more legit with the addition of Sol Cafe (which I’ll be reviewing soon), just to the east of the Howard Street Red Line stop. Since then, Rogers Park improved even more with the addition of Ellipsis...
Verve Coffee Roasters // El Salvador La Palma
It’s been a while, but the time is finally nigh—MistoBox Week is here again! Last month, MistoBox took a major step forward with the caliber of roasting companies that they source from with the likes of Passion House, Panther, Cartel, and Barefoot; this month, their Rolodex took another giant leap forward with the additions of...
Barefoot Coffee Roasters // Cold Brew
Back in February, Punxsutawney Phil poked his furry little head outside, saw his shadow, and predicted that we’d be surprised by an early Spring. But a whole week after March 21, the official first full day of Spring, we here in Chicago were exclaiming, “That Punxsutawney Phil is full of it!” Meanwhile, in sunny San Jose, where it...
Regular Coffee Company // Regular Coffee
Several months ago now, I dedicated a Friday Feature to round up some of the best coffee subscription services around the country. While I focused mainly on subscriptions that offer one or more coffees from a variety of roasters (which included the likes of MistoBox, Craft Coffee, Citizen Bean, and L.A. Coffee Club, to name...
Caffe Ladro // Colombia La Plata
Dear Reader, I greet you with great melancholy today. You see, today we’re wrapping up the Epic Coffee Exchange of 2013 and I’m very sad to see it send. The participants got to experience some incredible coffees from some great roasters around the country during this Exchange and I can tell you that I, for...
Augie’s Coffee Roasters // Ethiopia Natural Sidamo Ardi
It’s day 2 of Augie’s Coffee Roasters week. Yesterday, of course, we kicked off the week right with an incredible El Salvador. Today, Augie’s supplied with us a coffee that I had last year at Madcap—one that even made its way onto my Top 25 Coffees of 2012 list. Here’s hoping that this batch can...
Intelligentsia // Anjilanaka Bolivia
Bolivia, though I haven’t visited there (yet), holds a very special place in my heart. It holds an even more special place in the heart of my bride, Ashley—the creator of Life’s a Grind. Cochabamba, one of Bolivia’s largest cities, is, after all, the city that she and her family called home for many years....
Klatch Coffee // Original Christmas
This is only the second year that I’ve dedicated the entire month of December to holiday coffees. Granted, this is also only the second year I’ve been running the Table, but that’s besides the point. Regardless of how many times I’ve celebrated the coffees of the season, it quickly became my favorite time of year...
Bow Truss Coffee Roasters // Hearth Blend
2012 brought a lot of changes to Chicago’s exploding coffee scene. A few roasters changed their packaging, a couple added new locations, and most of them became less competitive with each other and started working with each other (with particular thanks to the foundation of the New Gotham Coffee Community). Chicago also saw the addition...
Kuma Coffee // Bear Claus
This year I finally tried coffee from the pride of Seattle—Kuma Coffee—, and it instantly became one of my favorites. I have no idea how I managed to let so much time pass without having tried anything at all from them, but I couldn’t possibly be happier that the situation was finally rectified. I also...
