Last week, we hosted a Latte Art Throwdown at Kayak's. We had a great turnout and some amazing sponsors (Clementine's, Urban Chestnut, First Crack, Acaia Scales, La Marzocco, and Espresso Supply). Thanks also to our judges, Kaley, Scott, and Kevin.
Matt, from Sump Coffee, took first place, Matt, from Maeva's Coffee took second, and Ian, from Kaldi's Coffee, took third.
Thanks to everyone who came out, competed, and watched!
Here are some photos from the event (all pictures by Kim Morice).
Join us at our Roastery, Thursday, July 14 at 6:00pm for an El Salvador Coffee Tasting.
We'll be tasting 5 different coffees from El Salvador, offered 3 different ways. We'll also be providing beer and snacks.
The evening will start with the Feast TV episode titled Coffee From Bean to Cup. We'll follow that with a short Q&A.
On Saturday, June 4, we had the honor of hosting Care to Learn for a Coffee Dinner, where we raised over $5,000 for the charity. Not only that, but we had help from some great friends, Michael and Tara Gallina of Vicia and Sara Trikenskas from the Ritz Carlton St. Louis. Here are some pictures from the event.
All pictures taken by Kim Morice and Coco Fernandez.
This weekend, we debuted two new seasonal drinks, and brought back one old favorite. Kirkwood Barista Kim Morice has the details: The Shaken Lavender Rose iced latte combines our Espresso 700 with whole milk and a house-made syrup using our Indian Rose Garden tea. This drink is refreshing with subtle notes of lavender and rose, which mixes well with our espresso. Another refreshing addition to our summer menu is our Shaken Rose Garden iced tea. Also using our Indian Rose Garden iced tea, this drink is prepared over ice with an ounce of a honey and lemon simple syrup and shaken to perfection. For the fourth year in a row, we are bringing back our Shaken Honey Almond Cold Brew....
St. Louis based Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Co. is excited to announce the opening of four new stores in 2016. These will be the seventh and eighth stores in the St. Louis area and the second and third stores in Atlanta, Georgia for the company. The first St. Louis location to open will be at the Gerhart building, located in the Gerhart Lofts at the corner of Laclede and Vandeventer, next to St. Louis University and the Cortex district. The second will be at the Mid Campus Center (MCC) building, located at 4590 Children’s Place, which is currently under construction on Washington University’s Medical School campus. The Gerhart building is located blocks from Kaldi’s Coffee’s Roastery, and will join the burgeoning...
