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Barrel Aged Coffee Tasting Before the BACC Grand Finale @ Coffee Bar June 13th!

The Bay Area Coffee Community is hosting the Grand Finale of their 6 game Latte Art Season on June 13th at Coffee Bar! The competition begins at 7pm, and we’ll be on hand at 5pm for a tasting and discussion about Barrel Aged coffee.  We will be accepting RSVP’s for this event for up to [...]

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New Packaging

  We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve updated our wholesale packaging! The handsome gentleman on the Vespa is none other than our Father and Founder, Carlo DiRuocco, riding his scooter near his hometown of Salerno, Italy – back in 1957. For many years you’ve gotten to know the famous “bean man” draped in Italian colors [...]

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2nd Annual Latte Art Throwdown at Coffee Bar, September 8th

For the 2nd Year running, we’re please to sponsor the Annual Latte Art Throwdown at Coffee Bar’s Bryant Street location on September 8th, along with other esteemed sponsors Straus Family Creamery and Fair Trade USA.   Come check it out!

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Featured Coffee – Mr. Espresso – Summer 2012

Rwanda Bufcafe Cooperative, Nyamasabe District The Rwanda Bufcafe Cooperative, Nyamasabe District, is not only our featured coffee for this summer, but it is also a new addition to our single origin line-up. Tasting notes: Elegant and memorable. Suggestions of sparkling dark berries, molasses, tamarind and citrus zest continue into the long, resonant finish. About the [...]

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SCAA 2012

We are busy preparing for the 25th annual Specialty Coffee Association Exposition Event which is happening next week in Portland. Coffee is a very big part of the Portland culture and we look forward to participating. The SCAA show will be held at the Portland Convention Center from April 19th to the 22nd. We will [...]

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Coffee Bar @ 101 Montgomery

Coffee Bar’s 2nd location at 101 Montgomery Street (between Bush & Sutter) opened in October of 2011.  Coffee Bar’s goal was to deliver “coffee without compromise” in a high speed, customer service oriented environment.  The 476 square foot space is flanked by two registers, two espresso machines, dual Fetco CBS-2032 coffee brewers, and a pourover bar featuring Mr. [...]

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Fancy Food Show 2012

This weekend is the 38th Annual Fancy Food Show and Mr. Espresso will be there again caffeinating the masses. We will be serving some of our signature espressos and cappuccinos from a brand spanking new 3 group Faema Emblema and pouring some exceptional coffees at The Brew Bar. You’ll find us there all 3 days, [...]

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Get Social with Mr. Espresso

For those of you who aren’t already doing so (WHY NOT!), we would love to have you interact with us through our social media platforms. “Like Us” on Facebook for interesting news and notes from Mr. Espresso. By following us on Twitter at both our main “handle” @OakWoodRoasted, and our South Bay/Peninsula feed, @oakwood_joe, you can [...]

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Featured Coffee – Mr. Espresso – Winter 2011

Finca La Maravilla, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Estate If we set out to build the ultimate coffee, we’d start out with an elegant floral aroma, layer in flavors of citrus and chocolate, support it with a heavy, velvety body, then finish with a sweet, lingering aftertaste.  We wouldn’t be surprised that it came from a heavenly, high [...]

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Barista Throwdown at Coffee Bar, September 16th

Our friends at Coffee Bar have put together quite the event, with San Francisco’s finest baristas getting together to throw down their finest examples of latte art. Also included are guest street food vendors Copper Top Ovens Pizza, Halal Halal’s NYC style street food, and Frozen Kuhsterd, who will be offering a variety of single [...]

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