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#joy-coffee

Lachlan Morton made a name for himself as a professional road racer before charting his own path of endurance challenges and gravel racing, including an Eversting World Record and a 1st place finish at Unbound gravel in 2024.

Lavazza has opened a Los Angeles Training Center, its second major North American training-center investment in less than six months following the launch of its Dallas facility in December 2025.

Nestlé disclosed the agreement in its April 23 three-month sales release, stating that the transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected to close during the first half of 2026.

Orange Goose Coffee, a Hawaiian and Korean-inspired cafe, started as a pop-up in April 2024 and evolved into a permanent operation by March 2026.

Where larger, electric espresso machines generate the pressure and heat needed for espresso inside their massive housings, the Flair takes a different approach. A large lever sits atop a small stack of brewing equipment, and you use that lever to create the bars of pressure necessary to get espresso. There's a chamber for your grounds and another atop it for hot water.

Toast said the analysis is based on same-store restaurant sales from January 2024 through December 2025 across a cohort on its platform, which served about 164,000 locations as of Dec. 31, 2025. The biggest declines through 2025 were found in green tea (-4.9%), black tea (-3.4%), hot drip coffee (-3.3%) and regular soda (-2.3%).

The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution March 10, while inviting the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help facilitate the annual observance in collaboration with relevant organizations, particularly the International Coffee Organization (ICO).

A good cup of coffee (decaf included) delivers on all fronts: Flavor, acidity, body, sweetness, and balance, aka The Pleasure Principle. The infamously-snobbish coffee élite might maintain that decaf drinkers aren't "real coffee fans." But, as a veteran barista, I would argue that the opposite is actually true: Only the most diehard bean-heads tread decaf domain.

We did our best to maximize the efficiency of the menu and the equipment to keep wait times down. We have also planned ahead with some extra power outlets if we really end up doing next level volume that warrants adding additional equipment in the future.

Whether you prefer a classic flavor like caramel or want something a bit more unique like French toast, we tried to cover the gamut of flavors. We ranked each latte based on how accurate the flavor was to its description and its overall sweetness level (meaning, was it a pure sugar bomb or was espresso the only flavor present? - balance is key) to crown the best of the best.

Eloquent, affable and self-effacing, James was well-respected by industry colleagues for his phenomenal palate and beloved for his exceptional ability to wax poetically about each cup's artisanal heritage and distinctive flavor profile. His influence on the Southern California coffee scene is undeniable.

In a move that challenges both quality control and marketing norms in specialty coffee, Pennsylvania-based roaster Passenger Coffee is releasing a high-end coffee harvested 10 years ago. The company described this week's release of a Kenya Kiriani Peaberry from the 2016 harvest - frozen as green coffee at peak freshness - as "proof of concept" for its long-term green coffee freezing program.

For many of us, surviving San Francisco requires thick skin, a rent-controlled apartment, and a real healthy dose of caffeine. Getting into the SF coffee scene is like joining a very caffeinated cult; you just have to pick your flavor. These are our picks. Hedge 434 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA 94110 Visit their website Nob Hill (Flagship): 1030 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94108 Inner Richmond: 1737 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA 94121