Huell Howser on LA’s New Coffee Culture
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Huell Howser has had a number of shows on public television exploring California’s many hidden gems, history, and culture, and he’s something of an institution with his primary show, California’s Gold, spanning 18 seasons. I grew up watching them, though sadly he passed away last week, so in memory I...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! 2012 was my first year living back in the US after being abroad since 2008. As you can see above, I had a lot of great coffees while reacquainting myself with American roasters and a specialty coffee industry that has developed a lot over the past few years. Two coffees that stood...
Blue Bottle Coffee, Chelsea
Blue Bottle has been one of the bigger success stories in specialty coffee, garnering press and praise since the early 2000s, starting with its locations in San Francisco. Since then, they’ve expanded rapidly, with recent profit growth of 50% each year. Blue Bottle excels in creating and telling its own trend-setting story about coffee, using...
