Arizona Coffee

Just yesterday while checking out the web site for Pane Bianco (that neat sandwich shop next to Lux) I noticed that Pane Bianco is taking a “summer break” beginning August 24th and ending on September 15th.
My first thought is it’s an interesting idea. Just schedule a break every year. Everybody needs a break from […]

RJD writes:
Good morning, Chris,
Some bad news this morning at my daily coffee stop, It’s A Grind, at Carefree Highway and I-17. Pat, the owner, notified me that today would be their last day. The economy and high cost of the build out have forced them into this decision. It’s really too bad, […]

The folks at ValleyWide Coffee Service are the newest sponsor on Arizona Coffee. ValleyWide is a Phoenix area company that services espresso and coffee machines. They offer 24 hour service. Thank you to ValleyWide Coffee for supporting Arizona Coffee!

ValleyWide Coffee Service
Phone: (602) 369-8453

Miss Manners answers a question from a barista who feels ignored by her customers.

The question is definitely interesting: I’d like to wish most people have generally good manners. What’s your take? Are you polite when you order coffee?

I stopped in at SOLO Cafe last week to have coffee with a friend.

My latte was fantastic.

The interior of SOLO is so relaxing.

While we were there the barista made us a sample of their green tea smoothie. Let’s just say the next time I visit this is what I’m getting — it was that good.
SOLO […]

An interesting, and brief read in Architect magazine showing how 5 famous architects would redesign Starbucks.

A reader named Josh wrote to let us know about a relatively new coffee shop called La Olla Coffee Company. Josh writes: “There is one in Spectrum Mall and one in Desert Sky Mall. I have only been once so far, but they were friendly and the coffee was very good. I hope they […]

This is a repost from the Member Forum.
Hey Arizona Coffee folks,
Just dropping by to let everyone know that we’ve started planning the upcoming year’s regional barista competition calendar, and we’re looking for a host for the 2008-2009 South West Regional Barista Competition.
Last year’s hosts at the tradeshow in Las Vegas were great to work with […]

What’s the typical caffeinated-beverage consumption for a Arizona Coffee reader? What do you drink in an average day?

Chow Bella (the food section of Phoenix New Times) has interviewed Bill Sandweg at Copper Star Coffee (Phoenix) about his interactions with people in the coffee business — mostly the customers. It’s a fun, quick read for a Tuesday morning. Go Bill!

Last Thursday I made a trip down to Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe on a whim (actually, it was close to another coffee shop and I had to stop in).

My cappuccino. It was quite good.

Best seating area in the place is these leather couches.

Since my last visit, they’ve moved the counter all the way to […]

Crave Espresso Bar in Tucson is closing its doors for the last time this weekend. Sunday, July 20th was their last day of business. While there is a chance that the shop may reopen, it sounds like a financial decision. The shop has only been open since March 2007.
Thanks to Chris Babbie “Psyd” for reporting […]

Josh Morris from Next Coffee Company emailed me to let me know they had been featured on CBS 5 last night. I visited Next Coffee in April and took some photos.
Click here to watch the video: http://www.kpho.com/video/16905246/

Kevin Parker wrote:
ValleyWide Coffee Service is a local full service espresso and coffee machine repair company. We do on-site repairs, installs,and refurbishing. We are fairly small but very experienced and committed to customer service.
ValleyWide Coffee Service
Kevin Parker
Phone: (602) 321-3412

Yelp.com is fast becoming an excellent resource for finding first hand reviews about restaurants, coffee shops, and all kinds of businesses. Worth a look the next time you need a recommendation.

By Lilach Manheim from TeaGschwendner
The following article was kindly written by Lilach Manheim. I had the pleasure of meeting Lilach recently over an iced tea at a local coffee shop. Over the course of an hour I learned the basics of coffee (Lilach was very patient!). There’s so much to learn. Lilach is a great […]

I’m thrilled that the Republic decided to feature Ground Control Coffee in the newspaper. They’re a great coffeehouse on the west side which opened about 1 year ago.
Here are a few choice excerpts from the article.
“We figured it would take two years to become profitable,” Sean Rassas said. “We completely exceeded our goals.”
And they succeeded […]

So I just discovered that the Google AdWords Keyword Tool now shows how many searches are performed each month. Of course, I had to look up Arizona Coffee and see how many searches are performed under that keyword.
It’s surprising. The data shows over 12,100 searches for “Arizona coffee” last month. In addition, the search term […]

Every once in a while the newspaper likes to share news about a few different places to eat or get coffee. Today was one of those days where they suggest a few places. You can see the list here.

Bunna Coffee in Tempe has just expanded their popular weekend brunch to 7-days a week. They offer breakfast and lunch sandwiches now. Their summer hours are 6:00am to 2:00pm Monday thru Friday, and 7:00am to 3:00pm Saturdays and Sundays.
Anthony from Bunna emailed and wrote:
We have a wide selection of breakfast and lunch sandwiches as well […]