Just a quick reminder about our Fifth Avenue Store’s Grand Opening Party… Date: Saturday July 10th Time: 7pm-10pm What exactly will be going on? Coffee & Tea tastings, home brewing demos Food (a nice selection of appetizers to celebrate the evening) Wine & beer- please bring ID Entertainment (Music, possible celebrity sightings, prizes and more) [...]
Here’s a story I wrote, based in large part on real conversations with customers, about the invention of the latte and the industry it has created. There is another post to follow this one, that better explains why we do what we do- hope you enjoy! A customer walks into a coffee shop and orders [...]
We opened our new location two months ago after two years of planning and months of construction. Since then we have made some subtle improvements and learned how to work the new space. It has been a goal of ours since we started the business at the beginning of 2006 to have a presence in [...]
A nice, short video giving an overview of how espresso is made at intelligentsia.
When I was a teenager, I caddied at Latrobe Country Club. In hindsight, this was probably the perfect first job for me as nearly 20 years later I’m managing a retail coffee business. The job was very physical- imagine being 14 and carrying around two 30-40lb golf bags for up to 5 hours. The job [...]
