Arizona Coffee

Chris writes: “Coffee Cove, on Gilbert Rd just North of Warner provides the best tasting coffee, frozen drinks and teas in a warm friendly atmosphere. By the way, Stonegrounds in Gilbert is no longer in business. It is now the Coffee Cove.”
Coffee Cove
538 S. Gilbert Rd #112
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Phone: (480) 507-2244

The folks at Ground Control Coffee were recently interviewed by the Luke Air Force Base News. Thank you to Tara for letting me know about it.
I have included an excerpt below.
And so it began. Now, more than 20 months, thousands of dollars and hours and many satisfied customers later, Ground Control is making a mark […]

Just stumbled across these Pantone Espresso Cups. Very cool. Bummer they are not available in the U.S. and nobody ships them across the pond.

Louis Kimbrough wrote to let us know about his new coffee roasting company in AZ. I know we covered them in the past.
“I would like to be included with your list of coffee roasters in AZ. We include a wide selection of quality Organic, Fair Trade, and Rain Forest Alliance coffees, available in bulk […]

Phoenix coffeehouse Copper Star Coffee is giving away Powerball tickets to customers on Wednesday morning for free. They’ve done this before. It’s a great publicity stunt and a farly good PR gimmick.

This is silly. P&G is suing Kraft because their container looks like theirs, but is only blue. Sheesh.
CINCINNATI - Consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. sued Kraft Foods Inc. again on Tuesday over coffee containers, saying Maxwell House Coffee has copied a Folgers package.

I found an interesting blog post on the NY Times site about the shelf life of roasted coffee.
Judge for yourself. Brew two cups of the same blend, one from coffee roasted within a few days, one with beans more than one month old, and take note of the distinctions. In my experience the younger […]

Does anybody know anything about Coffee Island?

Coffee Island
1430 W Warner Rd.
Gilbert, AZ 85233

Received this job posting from Steve today at Press Coffee which is opening soon in North Phoenix. Right next to Desert Ridge.
We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic and hard working individuals. I’m looking for Baristas, Cashiers and those that are willing to be cross trained for all aspects of the business. Those that have the […]

Liberty Market sent in a job posting and I am posting it here in case anyone is looking for a job.
The historic Liberty Market in downtown Gilbert is looking for experienced baristas who love and respect the craft of espresso and have working knowledge of traditional espresso machines.

Liberty Market is an urban marketplace open for […]

I received an email today asking if it is a good time to start a coffee shop in Phoenix. What do you think?

Starbucks is doing something interesting with receipts. They give out these receipts in the morning with a stamp indicating if you come in after 2pm the same day you can get a drink for $2. You can read about it here.

A couple of people sent me the link to the newest article about Cartel Coffee Lab. The article is called Little shop’s big plans crushed by giant competitor.
Crushed? If anything, it’s helping them get the word out. Look at the number of media events it has created? They’ve been talked about in the newspaper several […]

I received an email from Lisa at A Shot of Java. They are getting ready to celebrate two years in business.
Lisa writes: “We serve organic and fair trade coffee. We use Grounds for Change and Elevation coffee roasters for all our coffee needs. We have free wi-fi for customers and we stay open […]

I’ve seen this chart as a poster before, it’s pretty cool and ran across it today when a friend, Ben Wood, sent it to me.

After hearing good things from Psyd in the forums I had to try the Belladora from The Nine Bar. We’ve finished it all up here at the office and really enjoyed it. It has a really great taste. A strong flavor that’s in no way overpowering. I’ve been drinking a lot of light roast coffee […]

Ron Cortez has been working on a new project called More Than Fair. Ron writes: “we got a full page on Coffee Talk magazine last month.” You can read the full issue of Coffee Talk by downloading this PDF.

More Than Fair - Upload a […]

Here are some recent photos from a Phoenix Friday Coffee at Copper Star Coffee. I’d estimate over 25 people came out just for Phoenix Friday Coffee.

PFC is organized on Friday’s using the social service Twitter. If you’re not on Twitter, you should be (in my humble opinion). It’s a great way to meet new people […]

Here is a short video clip about downtown Phoenix hosted by Gina Madrid of Drip Coffee Lounge. The video clip features some shots of Drip Coffee and some sights from Phoenix.

Drip Coffee Lounge
2325 N. 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone: (602) 795-9905

Intatto will be hosting another art open house for “a very gifted photographer from Arizona, His name is Mark Wheeler. We will be displaying his work on Saturday September 13th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm here at Intatto.”
The last event at Intatto was really nice. I’ll be sure to attend this time as well.