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Black & White Coffee Roasters Opens in Videri Chocolate Factory

August 5, 2019 By Michael Leave a Comment

Peanut butter and jelly. Cookies and milk. Thai food and riesling. There’s a lot of classic food pairings, but perhaps none more universal than coffee and chocolate. So it’s fitting that Wake Forest, North Carolina’s Black & White Coffee Roasters recently opened their second retail location inside of bean-to-bar chocolatiers Videri Chocolate Factory. We caught up with Black & White co-owner Kyle Ramage to learn more about what he and his business partner Lem Butler have been up to in Downtown Raleigh….

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Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Black and White Coffee Roasters, North Carolina, Raleigh

Jubala Coffee Opens Cutting Edge Second Location

July 5, 2016 By Michael Leave a Comment

Jubala Coffee

Five years ago Jubala Coffee introduced Raleigh’s northern suburbs to specialty coffee. Thanks to a thoughtful array of hand-brewed single origin coffees, lattes flavored with house-made syrups, and southern-style biscuits, Jubala earned a loyal clientele that otherwise would be unfamiliar with third-wave coffee. The shop even draws a steady flow of urbanites willing to make the trek to the ‘burbs for a proper shot of espresso. With such a dedicated following perhaps it was inevitable that Jubala would expand to a second location. But rather than setting up shop in another upscale shopping center, Jubala took an opportunity to help revitalize Hillsborough St., the long-neglected thoroughfare that runs along NC State’s campus. Instead of duplicating their proven formula, owner Andrew Cash has chosen to blaze new trails once again….

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews, Stories Tagged With: Andrew Cash, Counter Culture Coffee, Jubala Coffee, Raleigh

Raleigh’s BREW Coffee Bar Displays Diversity of North Carolina Coffee

May 6, 2016 By Michael Leave a Comment

BREW Raleigh

If you mention coffee in North Carolina, most people think of one company, and for good reason. With training centers scattered across the country, two US barista champions, and unparalleled wholesale support, Durham-based Counter Culture Coffee is one of the most dominant companies in the industry. But the Pine State is home to a growing number of quality-minded coffee roasters, and nowhere is that more evident than at BREW Coffee Bar in downtown Raleigh. …

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Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: BREW, Marcos Iglesias, North Carolina, Raleigh, Raleigh Coffee Company

Fine Dining meets Great Coffee at Joule

January 19, 2015 By Michael 1 Comment

Joule

Defying Expectations

Joule is hard to pin down. Is the Raleigh hotspot a restaurant with a great coffee program or a coffee shop with a great food program? The table service and dinner menu points to the former, while the front counter- arrayed with a custom La Marzocco Strada and a Kalita Wave brew bar -suggests otherwise. Perhaps the question misses the point. Either way, the stunning café from James Beard Award-winning chef Ashley Christensen is brewing some of the best coffee in Downtown Raleigh….

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews Tagged With: Counter Culture Coffee, Joule, North Carolina, Raleigh

Cafe Review: Jubala Village Cafe in Raleigh, NC

December 31, 2012 By Michael 2 Comments

Jubala latte art

Certain kinds of neighborhoods tend to attract craft coffee shops. They’re usually gritty, partially gentrified neighborhoods: the kind your parents would lock their car doors in. Show me a thriving craft coffee shop and even money says there’s an independent bike shop, record store, or art gallery a stone’s throw away. Unless that coffee shop is Jubala Village Coffee in Raleigh, NC.

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Filed Under: Coffee Shop Reviews Tagged With: Counter Culture Coffee, Durham, Jubala Village Coffee, North Carolina, Raleigh

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