Pouring Into the Other’s Cup: How One Latte Art Competition is Redefining Community

Back in my days as a barista, I was thrilled to close shop with my “work besties.” A work bestie is defined as: When working the front line of a coffee shop shakes your…
by Casey Chartier-Vignapiano | June 7, 2022

The Five Tools We Loved at the 2022 Specialty Coffee Expo

The Specialty Coffee Association Expo floor was full of new gadgets and tools: here are some of our favorites.
by Sierra Yeo | April 26, 2022

The Tipping Point: Are We Ready to Move Beyond the Tipping Model?

Baristas' livelihoods often rely on tips received—should they?
by Michael Butterworth | April 21, 2022

Café Crawl: A Guide to Providence, Rhode Island’s Coffee Shops and Culture

Coffee may not be the first thing one tends to associate with Providence. Nevertheless, there are numerous places tucked all throughout where one can find a quality cup.
by Dee Walls | September 23, 2020

New Cafe for Blip Roasters

Blip Roasters in Kansas City, Missouri, opened a new café and roasting space in the West Bottoms neighborhood.
by Fresh Cup Staff | September 9, 2020

Onyx Coffee Lab Partners with Pacific Foods for New Café

Onyx Coffee Lab has joined forces with Pacific Foods in a one-of-a-kind sustainable space in Bentonville, Arkansas.
by Fresh Cup Staff | February 26, 2020

Steep LA

Steep LA wants the community to experience the modern Chinses tea ceremony
by Anna Mariani | February 26, 2020

Café Crawl: A Guide to Scottsdale, Arizona Coffee Shops and Culture

Several noteworthy cafés are putting Scottsdale’s coffee scene on the map.
by Kristine Hansen | January 15, 2020

Boon Boona Coffee Goes Back to the Source

As both “boon” and “boona” are East African terms for coffee, the name “Boon Boona Coffee” delivers triple-shot branding for this community gathering place in Renton, a suburban city just south of Seattle. Since…
by Barbara Lloyd McMichael | September 17, 2019

Go Get Em Tiger Opens at The Music Center

Now an L.A. coffee institution, Go Get Em Tiger opened its sixth location last week at the newly renovated Music Center Plaza.
by Fresh Cup Staff | September 4, 2019