Do you have a little nosh? Some Biscotti?

The most popular question at Chazzano Coffee Roasters is: Do you have a little nosh? Some Biscotti? No Food?

I answer definitively, but with a smile on my face: We will never have food. I want you to truly appreciate the different notes of the coffee. If you had some great biscotti with your Ethiopia Harrar, you would not notice the lovely notes of blueberry, cherry, pipe tobacco, with a red wine finish. Some Mandel bread with your Guatemala COMAL would make you forget the dark cocoa notes of that great coffee. Will a delicious cup cake with your Kenya AA hurt your chance to explore the fruity notes of apricot, caramel, apple, grapefruit, chocolate oranges, with a half&half-like finish? Absolutely.

After roasting, grinding, and brewing coffee for 10 years, I still smile when the fragrance of freshly ground coffee flows through the air. I want you to experience that fragrance when you visit us at the cafe.

A few months ago, a customer asked, "Is the reason that you don't have food in the cafe because you want your customers to appreciate the nuances of the coffee?" I'll remember that for a long time.

To Freeze or Not to Freeze, that is the question

This is one of the top five questions that I am asked every single day at Chazzano Coffee Roasters: What do you think about freezing coffee? Here is my answer.

Unless you are a scientist living in Antarctica for several months and it is difficult to receive regular shipments of fresh roasted coffee, you should NOT freeze your coffee. You should find a local roaster who delivers and roasts fresh roasted specialty coffee, daily. When you request coffee by the pound at our cafe, I will ask you, "How quickly do you expect to consume this coffee?" If the answer is more than two weeks, then I will suggest that you buy less coffee.

The problem with freezing coffee is that it does not adequately slow down the aging process of the coffee. The natural aromatics, awakened by the freshness and expert roasting, begin to dissipate immediately when it is roasted. Refrigerating coffee is even a greater sin. There is too much chance of the aromatics of the coffee becoming tainted by the other food smells of the refrigerator. Coffee has a shelf life of 2-3 weeks, the most. So, before you even think about putting that coffee in the freezer- buy a small amount of coffee from your favorite local roaster, instead.

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Nicaragua Maragogype and other New Coffees

If you haven't been to Chazzano Coffee Roasters recently, you haven't tried at least a half dozen new coffees. Have you tried the Nicaragua Maragogype as a Full City roast (medium) with its notes of strawberry and rhubarb? Or the Nicaragua as a Vienna Roast (Dark) with its notes of walnuts? Or the Nicaragua as a bold French Roast (really, really dark) with notes of orange? I just roasted the Mexico Chiapas a bit darker than usual and we have been tasting strong notes of cocoa and dark chocolate. Have you tried the new Ethiopia Organic Sidamo with its notes of chocolate raspberries?

What about shots of espresso with either Kenya AA, Bolivia Cenoproc, Ethiopia Harrar, Brazil Moreninha Formosa, or our Chazzano Espresso Blend?

Chazzano Gift Boxes are Available

Have you found a great thoughtful gift for the coffee lover in your life? Chazzano Coffee Gift Boxes are perfect for the person who always has a cup of coffee in their hands. We have gift boxes available from $25-$55 and up. Come in and ask Jill to explain all of the coffee and coffee equipment available.

Holiday Hours

We're open on Thanksgiving from 9am-12noon and on Black Friday from 6am-4pm. Do you need some relief from your family? Come by to the cafe, bring your i-pod, bring your laptop, and just relax. We'd love to see you. We won't criticize your life choices or who you bring in. We won't judge you even if you put sugar in our coffee.

We're Open on Saturday Nights!!

Chazzano Coffee Roasters will be open on Saturday nights from 7pm-12 Midnight.