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Costa Rica 2017 – Travel Journal Part 3 – Terrazú
This is the third of three posts on the Bridgeport Coffee trip to Costa Rica in March 2017 by Mike Pilkington, president and founder of Bridgeport Coffee. See Part 1 (Overview) or Part 2 (The Science). Terrazú in Costa Rica is one of the world’s great coffee regions, and the primary reason for Bridgeport Coffee making […]
Continue ReadingCosta Rica 2017 – Travel Journal Part 2 – The Science
This is the second of three posts on the Bridgeport Coffee trip to Costa Rica in March 2017 by Mike Pilkington, president and founder of Bridgeport Coffee. See Part 1 (Overview) or Part 3 (Terrazú). We open the conversation about the science of coffee with, of course, climate change. Throughout the history of coffee cultivation, there […]
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Five (or 7) reasons to order your coffee online
Why is ordering your coffee online so awesome? 1. Freshness first. – Online orders get first dibs on the freshest coffee. (But we have additional thoughts about that topic in case you’re interested.) 2. What you want, when you want. Availability of your favorites – Your favorite roast(s) are not always in the stores at […]
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Donuts at all four locations
Fresh donuts now available at all four of our locations… new from Front Room Donuts, and handmade at our Beverly location. The crumbly one is called Oreo. The others are delicious too. Get ‘em when you see them, because they sell out daily! • Hey! Since you’re already here, why not send somebody (or yourself) some […]
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“Chicago Med” shoots in Hyde Park
NBC’s Chicago Med spent Tuesday shooting at the Bridgeport Coffee location in the Hyde Park Art Center. The shop was transformed into a working television studio and closed for the day, but surprised customers received free coffee and donuts just for showing up, courtesy of NBC and Bridgeport Coffee. Two Bridgeport Coffee baristas —Ronald and Paris and — were cast as […]
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InStyle Magazine: 7 Can’t-Miss Chicago Coffee Shops
The fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine selects Bridgeport Coffee as one of its 7 favorite Chicago coffee shops!
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El Salvador Origin Trip 2016
The road from San Salvador to Santa Ana is diverse. The capital’s streets quickly give way to a highway that is full of people walking to bus stops where brightly colored busses take them across the country. In the summer of 2015 a bus strike was forced with the murder of a number of bus […]
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Peek at our latest location in Beverly
Three days ago our fourth location opened in Beverly… Entrance and main counter The roomy seating area Our name in lights Espresso at its finest And parking is free!
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Beverly Opening
Monday, December 14, 2015, is the grand opening of our newest location in Beverly. Located at 9135 S. Western, the Bridgeport Coffee Beverly coffeehouse will feature coffee and espresso beverages, light meals, fast WiFi, and free parking for up to 18 cars. Our latest coffeehouse is located one block north of Original Rainbow Cone, a long-standing seasonal Beverly […]
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Announcing our fourth location
Bridgeport Coffee is proud to announce our fourth coffeehouse location in Beverly — coming soon in December 2015. After successfully opening our second and third locations in 2013, we are looking forward to bringing quality specialty coffees throughout the South Side of Chicago. Both Hyde Park and the South Loop have brought many new friends and neighbors to […]
Continue ReadingCesmach nursery
Coffee producers must defend their crops against climate change, biological threats, and volatile markets. For 8 years we have been importing our Mexico El Triunfo beans from these producers, who are preparing for the future of coffee with a special nursery…
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Bridgeport in Afghanistan
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 ago. “He and the other officers on the base claim […]
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