Putting Starbucks to Shame “Starbucks is Expanding Its ‘Reserve’ Brand Amid Super-Premium Coffee War.” –Fortune magazine Starbucks has nothing on Linden Hills’ Coffee & Tea Ltd. While the ubiquitous Seattle-based company plans to roll out a new chain of high-end coffee bars, Coffee & Tea Ltd. has long sold an exotic type of coffee bean,...Read More
What do you do if you’re the owner of popular downtown Minneapolis eatery “Hell’s Kitchen,” and need a name for the adjacent bakery/coffee bar you’re opening next door? Hold a naming contest on Facebook. The winner? “Angel Food” (naturally). “Damn Good Food” Hell’s Kitchen milks the “devil” theme for everything it’s worth, starting with the...Read More
Waiter vs. “Wait-ee” Dear Uptown Coffee Shop barista: If I want to talk on my cell phone while I’m in line waiting to order coffee, it may be rude — but it’s my prerogative (in fact, I make a point of NOT doing that). However, if you’re on your cell phone while you’re making my coffee ....Read More
