Arizona Coffee

Fonbucks is a clever little product from a company called Fon that is giving away free routers to anybody that lives near a Starbucks, and wants to charge people for using their bandwidth. Since they handle all of the transaction fees, and charge less than Starbucks does for bandwidth, you end up getting a bit […]

There’s a new coffee shop in Chandler and it is called Coffee Shark Cafe. It opened today, February 27, 2007. Based on everything I’ve read about the shop on their web site, it looks like a top notch place.

Coffee Shark Cafe
1020 E. Ray Road, Ste 1
Chandler, Arizona 85255
Phone: (480) 857-1554
www.myspace.com/coffeeshark
www.coffeeshark.net

Something I ponder nearly every time I enter a restaurant, coffee shop, or even a mom-and-pop store, is whether they’re actually earning a profit.
Because we have so many brand new coffee shops in this state, and most of them are run by new owners, I often doubt whether they are a financial success. It takes […]

Is anybody familiar with the Coffee Doctors?
Coffee Doctors
15035 N. Cave Creek Road
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone (602) 788-0244
Fax (602) 788-2275

Mark Walker of Scottsdale Java Company emailed me this morning to update me on their progress since opening their Scottsdale coffee house. If JavaCo. is new to you, you might be interested in watching my interview.
JavaCo plans to open these coffee shops in the next 9 weeks:
1. Fountain Hills, AZ — (Java Co. # 005)
2. […]

The Human Bean is a coffee drive-thru franchise with one location in Arizona (they have 28).

The Human Bean
Lake Havasu
633 N. Lake Havasu Ave.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

Are you all familiar with the Flat White? My friend just returned from Australia and informs me it is pretty good. Basically less froth than an American latte. My friend also says that if you order an iced coffee there it comes with ice cream and whip cream!
Here’s how the Wikipedia describes a Flat White:
A […]

Most of you already know about the Red Rock Foods Open House this week, but I wanted to make sure you all know. I’m planning to be there on Wednesday.

Red Rock Foods cordially invites you to attend an Open House and Customer Appreciation Day on Wednesday, February 21 and Friday, February 23, 2007. […]

On Thursday I received some samples from 7-Eleven of their new Fusion Coffee. It was announced last week and contains 3 herbs infused into it. Pretty clever actually. We’re going to give it a try today!

So La Grande Orange renamed the Spanish Latte and it is now the Havana Latte. The drink recipe remains unchanged (I asked).
I asked them about the menu board since it had recently changed (see photo) and asked who had done it. They said that one of their staff is naturally good at it, and doesn’t […]

It’s Saturday, and that means a link roundup on Arizona Coffee.
Here’s a sweet desktop wallpaper for your computer which is a closeup photo of a coffee bean.
People giving fake names at Starbucks — I do this sometimes.
Direct Trade Flor Azul Project, 2006.
Coffee rhymes, tunes, and scripts on The Prairie Home Companion radio show.
How to order […]

Brian Sawert wrote:
You’re missing a wonderful coffee shop in Flagstaff. The Campus Coffee Bean, located just at the south entrance into town, has great coffee and pastries, wi-fi (paid), and a great atmosphere for reading, studying, or socializing.
They also provide a night time venue for local musicians and performers. Check it out if you get […]

Ran across this photo recently, and couldn’t pass it up for a caption contest.

Has anybody been out to Buckeye lately? You haven’t? Me either. But I understand that there is a coffee shop there called Millstone Café, and guess what. The owner is also Eloy’s City Manager (full story).
Millstone Café
801 E. Monroe Avenue
Buckeye, Arizona 85326
Phone: (623) 327-3990
Fax: (623) 327-3992
The Millstone Café is a start-up coffee house and restaurant […]

From the Mailbag:
I am going to be coming down to the area at the end of March and i was wondering if you could tell me if there are any drive through espresso stands that I should hit when I am in the area? I am from Seattle and I always love to go to […]

Anthony Santa Cruz from Bunna Coffee emailed me to let me know about a job opening.
I saw that you came by my shop as we were opening and I appreciate the write up on us. We even got a couple of nice comments. I’ve checked out the site several times since and I like the […]

Neat chocolate pattern.

Happy Valentine’s Day, here’s a cool photo of a heart shaped coffee pour. And this is a neat photo of steam forming a heart (obviously edited in Photoshop). Here’s a heart poured by Mark Prince. Oh, and don’t miss this cool shot with coffee beans in the shape of a heart. View more on Flickr.

Water is the main ingredient in coffee. So what’s a coffee shop to do with the latest news that Phoenix water flunks out? Men’s Health Magazine ranks Phoenix water last (out of 100 cities). Phoenix officials say that it is a mistake and that their is a problem with one of the decimal points. But […]

7-Eleven has decided to modify their coffee blend and use a sort of herbal blend. It’s called Fusion Blend and they’re working with a Vancouver based company that came up with the concept.
What herbs you ask, well, they are:

Ginseng
Guarana
Yerba Mate

The Arizona Republic picked up on the story. Here’s a link to the article.