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Oh, Chicago. New York’s Midwestern sibling city has a lot in common with the Big Apple, from the urban expanses overlooking bodies of water, to beautiful sprawling parks, to both being components of the Frankenstein-ish patchwork that was Gotham...
Location: 180 10th Ave at 20th St. With a name drawn from a somewhat archaic term defining a social class of intellectuals whom strove to drive the progression of culture and politics, Intelligentsia Coffee has carved itself a place...
I’ve gushed at length about the novelty and creativity that goes on behind some of the minds at Everyman, and in retrospect, a lot of that creativity has to do with the simple yet powerful concept of subverting one’s...
Last week I was at Everyman Espresso and, in a decidedly indecisive mood, asked Sam the Awesome Barista to pick out a drink for me. After a bit of thought, he ground some beans, pushed it through an...
Today was the first day of the Coffee and Tea Festival, a meeting place for vendors, brewers, roasters, and enthusiasts for the caffeinated beverages we all know and love. This is actually the tenth year this event has taken...
Featured Photo: Crystalline caffeine. (Credit: Annie Cavanagh and David McCarthy, Wellcome Images.) Coffee has all sorts of interesting organic compounds that have helped cement it as a longtime favorite for sleep-deprived people around the world. Arguably, the most famous...
Location: 301 West Broadway (between Canal and Grand), 136 E 13th Street (between 3rd and 4th Ave.) While it’s a lot of fun to go to different cafés all the time, I feel like a major component of a place’s long-term...
Location: 590 Avenue of the Americas. While most of my espresso adventures have had me traversing around the island of Manhattan, I have been fortunate to have a very good café a stone’s throw from my house in...
Location: 30 West 8th Street (Between 5th and 6th Ave). Stumptown Roasters, of Portland, Oregon, has been on my radar for some time now, as one of the “Big Three” of the so-called Third Wave of Coffee. (The...
Location: 115 St Marks Place (btwn 1st Avenue & Avenue A). Lower East Side is full of really good places to grab a cup of coffee, and Box Kite is no exception. Right next to Tompkins Square Park, ...