One of our most beloved coffees comes from Las Nubes in El Salvador. Last month while we were there arranging for shipment of this year's harvest, we shot a few photos to help you get to know the farms where your coffee is grown. This is...
We're sharing photos from our trip to El Salvador a few weeks ago — meeting our relationship farmers, choosing great coffees, and discovering more about current advances in coffee production. Last week was Santa Elena. This week we're taking a look at San Carlos and Miravalle....
Over the coming weeks we'll share photos from our trip to El Salvador a few weeks ago — meeting our relationship farmers, choosing great coffees, and discovering more about current advances in coffee production. First up is Santa Elena...
How the coming coffee harvest is prepared in the El Salvador sun...
We noticed on twitter that Seth Anderson had posted a comment about our "oddly named Bubbly Creek Blend" on flickr. He cited the Wikipedia and Upton Sinclair historical descriptions of Bubbly Creek as the reason for the oddness. Understandable! We asked our founder and roastmaster Mike Pilkington...
[caption id="attachment_3183" align="alignright" width="550"] Bridgeport Libre: rum plus Bubbly Creek soda, with a slice of lime[/caption] For an amazing summer refreshment with a kick, try our own Bridgeport Libre: How to make it: Pour a shot of rum over ice, top with Bubbly Creek Soda, add a...
Lieutenant Vytas Kapacinskas, 4th Infantry Division, stationed at the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, shows off the special "Racine Bakery Blend" sent by his parents, which we made specially for their Bake for Me shop at 43rd & Halsted in Canaryville. Photo is from a week...
Today — June 1, 2014 — Bridgeport Coffee celebrates its tenth birthday. Our special gift to you, our customers: any roast in any of our three locations will be just $10/lb. for today only. But you must mention this deal wherever you saw it first: Facebook,...
Last night New Gotham Coffee held a TNT (Thursday Night Throwdown) at Bridgeport Coffee #rooseveltcollection in the South Loop — a packed house of coffee professionals competing in their latte art skills. New Gotham Coffee is a coffee community dedicated to connecting coffee professionals and enthusiasts throughout...
This morning #31morgan was transformed into a toy store for an episode of NBC's Chicago PD television show. Cast and crew bought a LOT of coffee. And also hired some of our baristas as extras for another scene off-site. Yes, those are kids' bikes "for sale" outside...