Metropolis: Origin & Philosophy Jeff & Tony Dreyfuss began Metropolis Coffee Company in Chicago in 2003. The father and son team embarked with the passionate purpose to present coffee as a communal art. They explain, “The name Metropolis comes from Plato’s notion of Polis, or city-state. A Polis is complete and sufficient unto itself. Community […]
Ron Gavrilovic
Entries By Ron Gavrilovic
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May 21, 2015
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May 21, 2015
Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee: Origin & Philosophy Established 2008 by owner & roaster Liz Roquet in her home town of Ketchum, Idaho, Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee is a family owned roasterie focused on delivering the best quality coffees and exceptional personal service. Liz says, “Growing up as the daughter of an Austrian pastry chef, I had a […]
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May 21, 2015
Intelligentsia: Origin & Philosophy Beginning humbly in 1995, Doug Zell & Emily Mange opened shop on Broadway Avenue on the north side of Chicago. Intelligentsia now has three cities it calls home: Chicago, Los Angeles & New York City. Intelligentsia reveals its driving motivation, “We want great coffee to be revered, yet democratic, approachable and […]
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Direct Trade Partners – Intelligentsia
In October of 1995 Doug Zell and Emily Mange left San Francisco to open an in-store coffee roaster-retailer on Broadway Avenue on the north side of Chicago. At that time they were simply hoping to bring great, fresh-roasted coffee to their own coffeebar with the help of a charming, but perhaps too often erratic 12-kilo […]
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