We heard a rumor that individuals in Hyde Park were less than enthusiastic about Bridgeport Coffee coming to the Hyde Park Art Center. The reasoning was supposedly due to Bridgeport's reputation as a discriminatory neighborhood. We feel the need to respond to this in a few...
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Carissa Hinz. While she was volunteering at a nearby community event Friday night, she was killed by a hit and run driver. Our deepest heartfelt sympathies go out to her family and friends. She was...
The new 2013 harvest is now being roasted — and it is delicious. "One of the best El Salvadoran coffees we've ever served," says Mike Pilkington, owner and roastmaster of Bridgeport Coffee. "The secret may be that it was dried on raised beds, the traditional method...
The first roast of this year's harvest is Santa Josefita: the first direct trade relationship coffee imported by Bridgeport Coffee. Purchasing direct from growers is part of our company's mission — and our friendship with Santa Josefita's famers, the Lima brothers, is becoming stronger. This roast...
Thanks to the volunteers who came out for Chicago River Day and helped clean up our neighborhood's Bubbly Creek — the historic Bridgeport creek behind the name of one of our most beloved roasts. (Here's some background for those unfamiliar with the creek's mysterious name.) Bridgeport...
On Saturday March 2 we invited about a dozen El Salvadoran coffee farmers to meet with Chicago's finest specialty coffee roasters for a direct trade event. The idea was to connect small high-quality coffee farmers with the best roasters in the Midwest, so that they...
One-of-a-kind handmade mugs by Jay Strommen for Bridgeport Coffee. These are not mass-produced — each ceramic cup is unique. See the video of how they were made. See sample mugs in the coffeehouse at 31st & Morgan. You can also buy them in our online store. Colors...
Sometimes customers want to know when the Bridgeport Coffee beans they've purchased in our coffeehouse or at retail locations around Chicago were roasted. Our founder and roastmaster Mike Pilkington explains: "Some roasters like to use a roast on date on their product, and I certainly understand...
Since our beginning we have always taken great pains to know everything we can about how our coffee is grown, but we have also been certified with Fair Trade USA for our supply chain role in roasting and importing coffees from around the world. Even before...