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State of the Bay

From Bean to Buzz--COFFEE!

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From beans, to barista, to buzz, coffee is a big, bold, and complex story.

  • What's brewing in the Bay Area?
  • What does it take to make a great cup?
  • Can you have it your way?
  • And what's up with those pods?

Join host David Onek and studio guests to ride the "3rd Wave" of coffee.  No attitude and no waiting in line!

 

Producer: Lisa Denenmark

 

In the studio with David are:

Thom Owen, Co-owner, Sweet Maria's Coffee

Trish Rothgeb and Nick Cho, Co-founders, Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters

Frieda Hoffman, Owner, Local 123

 

Related content:

Sweet Maria's Coffee

Local 123

--Interview 1.:http://www.dwell.com/food/article/coffee-break-albanys-local-123

--EBX Interviews: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/surfing-coffees-third-wave/Content?oid=1532172http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-five-best-cups-of-coffee-right-now/Content?oid=3718725http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-brews-of-our-lives/Content?oid=3372051

 

Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters

--Interview 1: http://www.foodgps.com/interview-trish-rothgeb-nick-cho-wrecking-ball-coffee-roasters/

--Interview 2:http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county-times/ci_23083346/san-francisco- specialty-coffee-stars-trish-rothgeb-and

Nick's Blog 

Sprudge.com

Saint Frank Coffee

Cafeto Coffee Shop

Cafe Gabriela

Fair Trade USA

Film: The Way Back to Yarasquin: A Coffee Pilgrimage

Bay Area Coffee Community (BACC)