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Tim Horton's Goes All In With Pumpkin Spice Menu
Coffee shops with patios, heated and unheated
Unheated patio Krave on St Clair W 5 Elements 521 (on the Danforth , hope it is still open) Heated patio Boxcar Social at Summerhill
Rob's Zombies now open in Concord
If you're an alum of Mount Diablo Unified School District, you know about cheese zombies, the schoolyard snack. And I've reported on Patty's in Concord that makes her own version. https://www.chow...
Babaloo Cuban Cafe | Seaside - Monterey Peninsula
On Friday I headed to Babaloo Cuban Cafe on its two-month anniversary. The owner, Gladys Parada, operated a lunch truck that I never managed to try, and finally opened this sunny cafe at The Press ...
Coffee and Tea in Toronto, 2021
With so many Starbucks and a few Aroma locations closing, and shorter hours, I found myself frustrated while looking for coffee last Sunday, right at the corner near the HotDocs theatre and Pauper'...
April 17, Bay Area Businesses Against Asian Hate, Day of Action
Today, Saturday, April 17 is the Day of Action against Asian Hate. More than 100 Bay Area businesses have committed to a solidarity action to fight racism, such as "Donating a portion of profits fr...
City Garden Doughnuts & Coffee | Santa Rosa - Sonoma County
Early in the year, I took note of the new black and white signage for City Garden as construction was in progress. It finally opened on June 2, National Donut Day.
Cafe Sierra Negra to open in Abiquiú
While I was sad to read that Flourchild's Bakery https://www.chowhound.com/post/abiquiu-ghost-ranch-bodes-general-store-flourchilds-bakery-1087428 closed this summer, a victim of the pandemic, the ...
Interesting espresso interview from 2018/2019
I was looking for info specifically on pre-infusion and came across this article. I was glad to hear his description of the process matches what my Heat Exchange boiler machine provides, but also f...
Linea Caffe in San Francisco
The crowd-funded venture with food by Anthony Mynt and coffee by Andrew Barnett is getting closer to opening... https://twitter.com/andrewbbarnett/status/372378540483682304/photo/1 Linea Caffe ...
Chocolate Pecan Pie by Black Jet Baking Company | Bernal Heights - San Francisco
On Thanksgiving Day I gave thanks for bakers like this who make extra pies for walk-ins like me who were too indecisive to pre-order. Black Jet had posted on IG that it had a few extra pies and wou...
Potica @ Blossom's Farmstore & Coffeeshop, Corralitos
On the hottest Sunday in August, I had an initial visit to Blossom's Farmstore in Corralitos after shopping at the farmers market. Thanks to Carl for the recommendation! https://www.chowhound.com/p...
Killiney Kopitiam in Palo Alto
Killiney Kopitiam is originally from Singapore, one of the famous Kopitiam. They recently open their first US branch in Palo Alto. I ordered their Kopi (black coffee with condensed milk). Very ...
Squatch's | Rohnert Park - Sonoma County
Sorry I missed posting this on August 2, National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, but better late than never. Squatch's is a social enterprise supporting the Sozo Student Center. It's a coffeehouse that al...
Paciugo Gelato | Hermosa Beach
After eating mariscos, I always want something sweet. Following lunch at Coni' Seafood in January 2019, https://www.chowhound.com/post/coniseafood-2-people-1015906?commentId=10192045 , we headed to...
Yume Gelato | East Sacramento
In October a friend and I capped off our evening with a stop at Yume Gelato after dinner nearby at Origami. The shop had been open less than two months, offering housemade gelato, as well as tea an...
Reborn Coffee | Corona del Mar - Orange County
On the first morning of my September getaway to the OC, I rolled out of bed a bit late to wander over to Reborn Coffee, the neighborhood’s roaster. Still, I did get dressed, unlike the lady in the ...
Hip Hop Juice Box | Emeryville
Last week I pulled up to black-owned cafe and music venue, Hip Hop Juice Box, in Emeryville for some refreshment and to break up my drive. My first time here. Outside, tables and chairs are set...
San Francisco's The Mill is selling fresh produce & pantry staples
The Mill is open daily from 8am to 2pm. Besides the fabulous Josey Baker bread, toast and coffee, it has add fresh produce and pantry staples (yeast! flour! eggs!) to the line-up. The Mill 736 ...
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roaster Land Park/Curtis Park Cafe, Sacramento
Last summer this Kiwi roaster opened a third location in Land Park/Curtis Park. Near the AirBnB where I stayed in January, I checked it out before leaving town. A difference here is that the cafe o...
Backhaus | San Mateo
On a recent Sunday, I recently stopped by Backhaus, the new bakery in downtown San Mateo, for the first time. Just after noon, the shelves were already pretty decimated. I chose the whole wheat-cho...