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Inspired by Butchery

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 [...]

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two taps, two baristas
Originally uploaded by 21st Street Coffee and Tea

Here’s the answer to the “what’s in the box” question. Clover #2 (blue guy on left) still needs a little TLC before it’ll be functional, but we’re excited about what we’ll be able to do (with two).

Featured in Pittsburgh Magazine: Best of Pittsburgh 2008

This is cool.  If you’re a subscriber you already have in your possession the September Pittsburgh Magazine- their annual “Best of Pittsburgh” issue… and we’re in it!
Best Place to Get Custom Coffee: 21st St. Coffee and Tea’s Strip District location was the first place in town to get the famed high-tech $10,000-plus Clover coffee maker. [...]

Trendy, but never gritty

Nice writeup by The Associated Press today on the Strip District, it’s history, and how the “Trendy, gritty wed…” in the former “shantytown”. Please read the article, then continue reading this post…
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One thing I want to clarify is my “bragging” about Starbucks and Panera closing in the Strip. Both [...]

Frick Coffeebar 1, Strip District Shop 0

Our Frick Building coffee bar got some media props today, putting it amongst the downtown Pittsburgh pantheon of coffee juggernauts.   The next step is to get our name right… from today’s Tribune Review:
Downtown and its fringe areas have a large selection of coffee houses, besides Crazy Mocha.
Among them are nine Starbucks locations, [...]

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