Arizona Coffee

I received an email from Chris Colossio of The Human Bean:
The Human Bean coffee shops are moving into Arizona fast. We have a store located in Chandler that is now open with free Wi-Fi. Can you list us on your website. There are a few under construction in all other zones. Please email me with […]

Hi Chris,
Attached is a pic of latte art here at Desert Rain. Just an update after having been open for 8 months here at the Northwest Medical center in Oro Valley. Things are going well and we are competing with big green Starbucks down the street!
We are open Mon-Fri 7am-3pm. closed Sat and open Sun. […]

Here’s a new one. A pizza place that has a coffee bar. Pie Zanos Kitchen. I didn’t even try the coffee during my visit, but will make a point to stop in again and give it a whirl. The pizza was pretty good, though!

Pie Zanos Kitchen
4743 N. 20th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: (602) 955-4225

We have been sampling some of the coffees from Christopher Bean. I use the term “we” because whenever I get coffee at Arizona Coffee, the team and I at Tornado share it. We received three coffees to samples (for free) and they are:

Sumatra Mandheling
Blues Roast French Roast
Jamaica Me Crazy (flavored coffee)

All but the last one […]

119
The number of independent coffee shops currently listed on Arizona Coffee.
293
The number of Starbucks locations in Arizona.
3,500
The number of Starbucks employees statewide.
26
The number of Roasters in Arizona that are currently listed on Arizona Coffee.
9
The number of chain operations (three or more shops).
600
The number of posts on Arizona Coffee.
1,586
The number of comments left by readers.
449
Total estimated […]

The Arizona Republic reports on the top 100 employers in Arizona, and Starbucks Coffee is at number 40 with 3,500 employees statewide. Fairly impressive.

I’m interested in where you read Arizona Coffee from. I tend to think we have a spread out readership, with obvious emphasis on the Phoenix area… but you tell me!

I get more emails from people who are interested in finding a good place to hold meetings at coffee shops than anything else. Typically people want a big room and they want to be able to hold an event suitable for public speaking.
Most coffee shops are interested in helping you hold events. But unfortunately most […]

Of all of the coffee houses in Arizona, the friendly folks at Inza Coffee have been doing the best job at PR. In the past month they have been featured in The Scottsdale Times, and now AZCentral.
If you want to sip a java jolt, try out some tasty South American cuisine, or even learn the […]

Cave Creek Coffee Company is one of my favorite Arizona coffee shops. Here are some photos I took from a recent trip.

Could be fun!

I found this tidbit in the Jacksonville.com web site. Thought it was worth sharing.
The enemy of fresh roasted coffee is oxygen, and as long as the coffee is desorbing CO2, oxygen cannot be absorbed. At approximately 10 days, coffee is completely degassed of CO2 and the coffee is beginning to stale. This process is similar […]

I’m heading down to Rocky Point for the weekend. Have a great weekend and I’ll see you on Monday!

A new site has just launched called Cafe List which I found this afternoon. Check it out if you have a moment. It isn’t a “list” per-se, but more of a blog about coffee shops.

I ran across this Espresso Powered T-Shirt recently and wanted to share it with everyone.

What are some great coffee shirts you’ve seen?

An article about how friendly Tucson can be for entrepreneurs peaked my interest when I saw that one of the profiles was on a new coffee shop. The new coffee shop is called Cutters Point and it is a franchise.
The article says it is in Tucson, but it’s really in Marana, AZ.
Like Charles, Sarah Kirk […]

I’m planning to begin policing the forums and comments heavily. I’m sick of the trolls and the antics around this site. I get calls and emails from readers asking why certain people are fighting in the forums, or where certain posters have gone to. There is no explanation for this juvenile behavior.
Embarrassing…
My day to day […]

I visited Areopagus Coffee for the first time about two weeks ago and enjoyed my visit quite a bit. The most interesting thing, besides the good coffee was that the staff knew almost everyone by name. This may not be a surprise to most baristas and coffee shop owners but it’s rare to observe in […]

This week’s poll asks if the availability of free wi-fi influences your decision to go to one coffee shop or another.