{"id":5832,"date":"2018-07-20T03:48:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T03:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2018-07-20T03:52:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T03:52:32","slug":"all-about-blue-bottle-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/2018\/07\/all-about-blue-bottle-coffee.html","title":{"rendered":"All About Blue Bottle Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"
Far from a classic chain, Blue Bottle Coffee has grown to be a small network of cafes that is unlike any generic, commercial coffee enterprise. From its early 2000s birth in Oakland, CA to the company\u2019s latest DC cafe opening this past March 2018, Blue Bottle has held steady to its simple purpose of getting fresh, delicious coffee to everyone who asks for it. Recently, I visited Blue Bottle\u2019s Union Market Caf\u00e9 and Training Lab to learn more about the company and its team members.<\/span><\/p>\n Set on the perimeter of DC\u2019s popular Union Market, this Blue Bottle caf\u00e9 location is said to evoke a sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu for the company\u2019s first headquarters in Oakland. All of Blue Bottle\u2019s cafes are original designs (both DC locations by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson) and each are unique to the neighborhood, building, and community to which they inhabit. Set only paces away from artisanal food stands and street murals, the Union Market location couldn\u2019t be better!<\/span><\/p>\n During my visit, Director of Cafe Experience, Michael Phillips, taught us how Blue Bottle makes the most satisfying cup of coffee with a little lesson in dose and grind. For any coffee novices, like yours truly, dose refers to the amount of coffee used in the brewing process, while grind setting determines how coarse or fine your coffee beans are ground. Blue Bottle baristas create the perfect balance between the two to serve coffee at peak deliciousness. Despite my affinity for iced coffees with the whole works of add-ins (i.e. swirls of caramel syrup, Nutella, etc.), Blue Bottle showed me the magic of a well-brewed cup of simple, black coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n Something that I noticed immediately when I was greeted as I stepped through the doors of the Union Market caf\u00e9 was the incredible energy that was emanating from the Blue Bottle team. It\u2019s quickly apparent that the company takes great care in recruiting their team members to not only ensure the quality of its coffee, but also the quality of its service. Each member of the Blue Bottle team must participate in an extensive, two-day training program before they begin work in a caf\u00e9. These sessions teach the company\u2019s key goals as it comes to hospitality towards guests, overall sustainability, and the peak deliciousness of its coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
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The Daily Grind<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Team Blue Bottle<\/span><\/h2>\n