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For The Love of Coffee: Portola Coffee Lab

For The Love of Coffee: Portola Coffee Lab

With a background in chemistry, Jeff Duggan is the owner and roaster of Portola Coffee Lab, an explorative wonderland for coffee aficionados in Costa Mesa.

Yael Vengroff: Cocktails and Hollywood Dreams

Yael Vengroff: Cocktails and Hollywood Dreams

Having been mentored by some of the industry's finest, Yael Vengroff has carved her own place in the cocktail world at Hollywood's The Spare Room.

Antiqology: Curators of Craft Soda

Antiqology: Curators of Craft Soda

Antiqology, a fine establishment helping revive a historic town through craft soda in Huntington, IN.

Alex Day: The Science of Subtlety

Alex Day: The Science of Subtlety

A consultant and a cocktail savant, Alex Day has established a brand that is considered the standard bearer in the industry and one that is often sought after and imitated.

Fernet-Branca: Who Owns the Secret?

Fernet-Branca: Who Owns the Secret?

Fernet-Branca, the elusive and often infamous spirit best consumed as a digestif—or by bartenders as a quick pick-me-up.

Coffee Among Dinosaurs

Coffee Among Dinosaurs

Dinosaur Coffee sits in a city among coffee giants but delivers an experience that can only be found through its charm and quirkiness like no other.

The Bruery: The Art of Craft Beer

The Bruery: The Art of Craft Beer

Located in Orange County, CA, The Bruery has established itself in the craft beer industry with exceptional barrel aged and experimental ales.

Antwerp: A City Built on Beer

Antwerp: A City Built on Beer

Discover Antwerp, Belgium which overflows with history, character, Flemish culture, and... Belgian beer.

A Cross Country Coffee Crawl

A Cross Country Coffee Crawl

L&T Contributor Luke Anspach travels from the West Coast to the Midwest in search of coffee and new friends. Enter The Cross Country Coffee Crawl.

Hibernating Inside Bolt Coffee Co.

Hibernating Inside Bolt Coffee Co.

With temperatures often dropping to single digits in New England, coffeeshops and cafes become second homes like Bolt Coffee Co. inside The Dean Hotel.

The Classic Bartender: Brandyn Tepper

The Classic Bartender: Brandyn Tepper

We sit down with Brandyn Tepper, a Los Angeles-based bartender with two ideals when it comes to his cocktails: discipline and simplicity.

At the Bar with Lineage Coffee Roasting

At the Bar with Lineage Coffee Roasting

Nestled inside E​ast End Market​ in Orlando, Lineage Coffee offers a brew bar featuring pour­ overs on their roasted coffees in order to educate patrons on variant flavors.

Brewing the Perfect Cup

Brewing the Perfect Cup

Blair Smith, barista and shop manager of Augie's Coffee, recounts her trek through the coffee industry as she prepares to compete for the U.S. Brewer's Cup.

Toby’s Estate Coffee: West Village Cafe

Toby’s Estate Coffee: West Village Cafe

Toby's Estate Coffee, a new coffee shop on the corner of Charles Street and 7th Ave, fits well in the picturesque West Village; low-key, charming and nothing short of pleasant.

Come one, Come all: Boxcar Social

Come one, Come all: Boxcar Social

Boxcar Social, the brainchild of four young and talented entrepreneurs, is a multi roaster coffee bar specializing in new world wine, beer, bourbon, and scotch.

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