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...
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...
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...