Comments on: 3rd Wave Coffee Roasting in the Bay Area

By: Bay Area Coffee Roasters : look 2 remember

Bay Area Coffee Roasters : look 2 remember — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:54:45 +0000

[...] Photos taken to complement KQED’s Bay Area Bites post: 3rd Wave Coffee Roasting in the Bay Area. [...]

By: Byron Dote

Byron Dote — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:44:09 +0000

Hello Ms. Lincoln,
I was just emailing Bay Area Bites when I came across your article on 3rd Wave Roasting. I handle the marketing end of things over here at Sweet Maria’s and was disappointed to hear that you never received a response when you were writing your article last summer. Would I be able to interest you returning to the topic coffee to cover home roasting, it’s benefits and how we serve the community of home roasters with our unique website? We could also share with you how we obtain some of our coffee through our Farm Gate buying program, directly from farmers and through brokers. Feel free to visit our website where there is tons of info on home coffee roasting. Please let me know if this is something you would like to move forward with. I could set up a time for you to do a quick interview with Maria or someone just as knowledgeable.

Byron Dote

Sweet Maria’s Coffee Inc.
1115 21st Street
Oakland, CA 94607

510 628 0992 phone
510 628 0919 fax
http://www.sweetmarias.com

By: Denise Santoro Lincoln

Denise Santoro Lincoln — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:42:03 +0000

Hi Kristen — I love that you carry a variety of coffees and teas and allow customers to compare them. What a great way to showcase the amazing roasters in our area. Thanks so much for the invitation. I’d love to stop by and will try to do so soon.

Hi Mar — thanks for the tip about CATAHOULA COFFEE!

By: brenda

brenda — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:03:07 +0000

“Third Wave” is a complete marketing crock. As if good coffee never existed before 2003.

Congratulations for this falling hook, line, and sinker.

By: Emma C.

Emma C. — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:38:13 +0000

I can almost smell the aroma!Thanks for posting the recommended Wholesale and Online Coffee Roasters, most specifically organic coffee brewers. This will definitely make my Saeco espresso machine, happy!

By: kristen

kristen — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:25:43 +0000

hey denise, it was awesome to read about your recent adventures with bay area coffee, yet another reminder of just how blessed we are to call the Bay Area home. i’m actually one of the owners of Modern Coffee in Downtown Oakland and want to extend an invitation to you to come check out our shop sometime. we’re a coffee taproom of sorts, featuring our favorite coffees from some of our favorite roasters. our mainstays are Ecco Caffe, Four Barrel and Verve, but we’ve proudly been caught showcasing other standouts! we always have two espressos available, a rotating brewed coffee of the day, and all of our coffees are always available by the cup. we also cup either coffee or tea (we’re just as crazy about tea as we are about coffee) every Friday at 12:30.
we’d love for you to stop by next time you’re in the neighborhood.
thanks again for writing such an inspired article!
cheers,
kristen nelson

By: Mar

Mar — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:10:13 +0000

Nice article.

You should also check out CATAHOULA COFFEE in Richmond. Their coffee is excellent and the atmosphere at the cafe amazing.

http://www.catahoulacoffee.com/

Tim, the owner, is a very nice guy who takes his job very seriously and loves to create community as well as share his passion for coffee.

http://www.catahoulacoffee.com/

By: sue

sue — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:54:06 +0000

Living in LA there’s no shortage of coffee – but the trick is finding GOOD coffee. I have discovered that nothing down here compares with WEAVER’S coffee…and worth stocking up when I go up North and bringing it back home. It’s also easy ordering it on line from their web site. It arrives FAST and FRESH and not any more expensive than my previous fave – Peets. I’ve become a WEAVER BELIEVER and have converted many of my LA friends too! So imagine my delight and surprise when I found out that they opened a retail store where they do their roasting?! HIdden away like the precious gem that it is, you can find them in San Rafael. It’s worth the search and drive – because you can actually watch the master himself, John Weaver, working his magic roasting the beans in the back, while ordering coffee drinks and stocking up on the freshest beans you’re ever going to find! LOVED IT!!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:30:14 +0000

Modern Coffee in downtown Oakland (in the Tribune tower on 13th) also offers coffees from at least 2-3 local roasters every day on their shop from Verve, Four Barrel, Temple Coffee, Barefoot, etc. You should check them out as well. The owners are very passionate and knowledgeable. And they make awesome cappuccinos.

By: J

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:09:07 +0000

Although Blue Bottle and Ritual seem to be receiving much of the attention here, primarily due to their location in SF, Barefoot and Verve do an excellent job at roasting and preparing their coffee. The Verve shop is one of the best cafe layouts that I have visited – with reasonable prices and an relaxed atmosphere. Some of the elitist attitudes of their barista’s felt at Blue Bottle and Ritual have turned me off from their cafes, but their beans are still top notch. Barefoot also has an excellent cafe, although their location could be better. Their owner and roaster often frequent the shop to answer questions and even classes on using home espresso machines.

Great article – it’s always good to see my favorite roasters receive their due praise.