In 2010, Eric LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down. In 2021, he opened his very own coffee shop. This month we celebrate the opening of LeGrand’s Coffee House and its founder, Eric LeGrand. LeGrand has been a Bellissimo Coffee Advisors client for the past few months, and I got to chat with him about …
We’re so glad Samantha Ribb was able to find the time to answer a few questions about her experience running Chug Coffee! For anyone not familiar, Chug Coffee is a seemingly ordinary coffee stand in southern Portland, OR, but what sets it apart is its rapid growth since it opened in the middle of the …
Rock Creek Coffee Roasters Billings, MT A great business starts with a great foundation and Bellissimo Coffee Advisory helped us attain a solid foundation and a sense of belonging in the Specialty Coffee Industry. Rock Creek Coffee Roasters opened its doors in August 2004 and we owe much of our success to their knowledge and …
It was the winter of 1993 and I was 15 minutes late to work, opening shift at the small espresso cart I worked at part-time located in front of a large grocery store. It was cold out, but I was eager to start working. I loved that little cart. This was my first job as …
Folklore Coffee Conrad, MT In 2013 my wife and I had been living in Eastern Africa for 2 years and were preparing to come back to the states. For months we had been planning and dreaming about starting a coffee shop in one of our hometowns in rural Montana. I had worked in coffee growing …
The Hub Coffee Co. Reno, NV Our most recent addition to Reno’s independent scene is a new coffee cart in the Nevada Discover Museum, located in downtown Reno. This new location (albeit tiny), along with our foray into coffee roasting, is in our opinion a testament to the rewards to be had after a tireless …
Bitter + Sweet Cupertino, CA Bitter + Sweet was also featured on the cover of Specialty Coffee Retailer Magazine, December 2011 In its first 7 months of business Bitter+Sweet has received over 150 Yelp Reviews with a 4.5 star average Bitter+Sweet was launched in July 2011 by Janice Chua with the mission of serving the …
Press Coffee Phoenix, AZ Best of the Valley: Best Cup of Coffee – 2 yrs in a row Our concept is a marriage of everything we are passionate about- coffee, food, and wine. We often get asked how we came up with the name Press. It was easy — Coffee French Press, Panini Press, Wine …
Handlebar Coffee Roasters Santa Barbara, CA Best thing we could have ever done for the business was to attend their week long workshop to have a better understanding of all that goes into great coffee, how to prepare it, serve it and for that and everything else Bellissimo has done for us, we are truly grateful. …
Viva Espresso! San Salvador, El Salvador World Barista Champion – Alejandro Mendez We highly recommend anyone seriously interested in becoming a professional barista or opening a coffee bar or roastery to Attend a workshop with Bellissimo…It will be without a doubt your best investment. Our journey in specialty coffee started at Bellissimo Coffee Advisors in …