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Five Philadelphia Coffee Roasters Spreading the Brotherly Love

April 4, 2016 By Michael 1 Comment

Coffee Roasters in Philadelphia

Philadelphia: the city of cheesesteaks, the Liberty Bell, and brotherly love. It’s also a fantastic place to drink some locally-roasted coffee.  We recently café crawled our way around America’s first capital and were pleased with the quality and diversity of the local coffee roasting scene. So if you find yourself in Philly, don’t sleep on trying these five local roasters. …

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews Tagged With: Elixr Coffee, La Colombe, Philadelphia, Reanimator Coffee, Square One Coffee, Todd Carmichael, Ultimo Coffee

Empire State of Grind: Erika Vonie Leads Expansion at Brooklyn’s Variety Coffee Roasters

August 24, 2015 By Michael 2 Comments

Erika Vonie

One of the most rewarding aspects of competing in barista competitions is not the moment in the limelight or even the free swag, it’s the friendships one makes with other committed coffee professionals. We were excited to learn one of our barista comp friends just took an exciting new position with Brooklyn’s Variety Coffee Roasters. We caught up with Erika Vonie to chat about working with a new roaster, competing in barista competitions, and the best place to drink coffee in NYC. All photos by Ashley Revell.  

Erika Vonie

Tell us a bit about yourself. How did you get started in the coffee industry?

My involvement in specialty coffee began when I moved to Philadelphia in 2009 and started …

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Filed Under: Interviews, Stories Tagged With: Brooklyn, Coffee Roasting, Counter Culture Coffee, Erika Vonie, Everyman Espresso, New York, Philadelphia, USBC, Variety Coffee Roasters

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