Arizona Coffee

I have some sad news to report today…
One of our own has passed away. Bill McCauley, the owner of Red Rock Foods and Daily Buzz Coffeehouse passed away on Monday morning. You may know Bill on this web site as “AzBill.” He was a regular contributor, and a sponsor.
If you’d like to read more about […]

An Arizona Coffee reader named Sean Hoy emailed me this week to let me know about his cartoons. He’s just recently published a cartoon book of 90 pages of cartoons with a coffee emphasis. You can learn more about the book, his cartoons, and Sean’s upcoming meetup in Scottsdale at his web site which is […]

This week is the 2008 United States Barista Championship (USBC). There are a couple of people attending from Arizona and we wish them safe travels and a good time.
Jason Calhoon who represented Arizona at the SWRBC is going and will be competing in the barista competition. We wish him good luck!

I have some sad news. The Coffee Vein in Tucson has closed. I’ve received this news from Matt Moran and confirmed it by looking at their MySpace page. Best wishes to the entire crew. It was great.

Sometime soon I’m planning a trip over to Cartel Coffee Lab, but for those not in the loop it is a new coffee bar / coffee roaster located in Tempe.
From their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/cartelcoffeelab
We’re a new coffee roastery located in Tempe, Arizona. We are excited to offer our customers quality whole bean coffee as […]

Terry writes:
I was at the Jamaican Blue last night and heard they are closing for good on May 1st 2008.
I am looking for a place I can go to late nights - 11PM or later in the east valley/south Scottsdale area.
Wanted to check out Contraband but cannot find an address. On Ash in Tempe south […]

John wrote to let me know about Cornerstone Coffee House in El Mirage (right next door to Surprise). They have a nice looking interior, live music, and free wifi.

Cornerstone Coffee House
13915 N. Dysart Road
El Mirage, AZ 85335
Phone: (623) 933-1118

Brian Shaler staged a protest at a local donut shop today. It was a blast (I went, but I’m not in the photo). More photos are on Flickr. If you’re confused, you should be as there wasn’t much reason to hold a protest. It was a lot of fun though, and a reaction to this.

On Wednesday, there is an informal donut meetup at Wishill’s Donut House. Starts at 11 am for a little more than 1 hour. The event will probably be fun because it’s sort of a joke protest of the fact that Flickr now allows videos.
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/474099/
This caused me to wonder about good places to get donuts in […]

Which coffee shops have the best breakfasts? I hear that Fair Trade Cafe has a Sunday brunch that is quite good.
Daily Buzz in Queen Creek just launched breakfast bagel sandwiches.
And besides that, 100% of all coffee shops have plain bagels, muffins, and donuts. But that gets old, fast. Have you eaten any good food at […]

Dylan Jung found Arizona Coffee by way of CoffeeGeek.com and wrote to let us know about Zelo Cosi Cafe in Sedona, AZ. Thanks Dylan!
Zelo Cosi Cafe
671 Hwy 179, Hillside Sedona
Sedona, AZ 86336
Phone: (928) 204-0051

Ron Cortez just sent me this announcement of an upcoming event at Royal Coffee Bar.

Royal Coffee Bar
209 W Jackson St
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Phone: (602) 374-8044

Arizona Coffee Reader and fan HB just sent me this photo of his car with the new Arizona Coffee bumper sticker. Way to go HB!

Burnt.
Over roasted.
Those are a few of the words that come to mind when people talk about the coffee at Starbucks. Those words also sound like a campfire ritual! When I was a kid I liked to put marshmellows in the fire and catch them on fire. Then I’d blow them out and eat. Kind of […]

Press Release: I am pleased to announce that Arizona Coffee has been sold to Starbucks Corporation. The deal went through this morning after a few weeks of negotiation. Starbucks is beginning a nationwide campaign to bring their marketing efforts to a local level. Starting in California, Nevada, and Arizona Starbucks Corporation is beginning a campaign […]

Here’s an idea: Meet new friends by starting a Meetup group. You can create a group of your own for a nominal annual fee. Just go to www.meetup.com and begin. If you manage a coffee shop a weekly or monthly meet up at your coffee shop is a great way to bring in new customers.
There […]

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that the Arizona Coffee 3rd Birthday Party has been delayed a little bit. Just a bit too much going on to pull it all together this weekend. A new date will be announced soon with the location.

The company that makes the Clover has been acquired by Starbucks. Discuss!

I am pleased to introduce BuzzMug, the newest sponsor of this web site. BuzzMug is a retailer of fine coffees from Prescott Coffee Roasters, has a huge selection of Travel Mugs, Ceramic Mug, coffee grinders, t-shirts, and much more available for sale. Thank you for your support!

BuzzMug, LLC
Chino Valley, AZ
Phone: (866) 790-6166
www.buzzmug.com

I am pleased to announce that Daily Buzz Coffeehouse is a new sponsor on Arizona Coffee. For those not in the know, Daily Buzz Coffeehouse is a brand new coffee house located in Queen Creek, AZ. Thank you for your support!

Daily Buzz Coffeehouse
22721 S. Ellsworth Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
(in the new Village Shops at Queen […]