verveOH sweet coffee yumminess!  The crew at Verve has brought us some delightful Streetlevel Espresso that Barefoot will be serving as our guest espresso this weekend! Come on down and enjoy the flavors of Santa cruz love! Streetlevel will be on bar all Saturday and Sunday till it runs out. SO stop by early!

And Verve will be sharing the love on the coast side with a little single origin espresso love ala our sweet and sticky Ethiopian Forest Limu semi washed coffee. It’s an organic relationship coffee that is loaded with lovely fruit and citrus with a luxurious silky body that is light on the tongue and warms your heart.  Buy a little here

So skate down to Verve and get a shot of their Streetlevel and Barefoot’s Limu today.


Mariestatalker Barista Power Warper

Meet a new BarefootBarista:

Name: Marie ‘Mariesta Murdaaa’ Holston. I’ve been working in the coffee industry for a number of years, only recently becoming a Barista at Barefoot. A somewhat unique part of working of Barefoot is that we regularly rotate what is being pulled as espresso. This has demanded that I step up my killa skillz behind the bar. More specifically, learning to adapt to the different flavor profiles and extract accordingly. This is both challenging and rewarding as a barista. Although it took a hot second (and I mean hot) to get accustomed to our many blends, it has positively expanded my understanding and abilities. Thus said, I finally feel comfortable and familiar enough with all our espresso to declare, “Bossanova has really been killing things recently. Uuuuuuhhhhh…”

Although Bossanova and I had a rough beginning, one morning I finally pulled a 28 second 1.75oz shot of smooth velvety love. I was stoked on the few moments I spent sipping the well-balanced tasty shot. If you don’t know, the kind of shot that makes your body shiver and taste buds yearn for more… To be more EXPLICIT why I enjoy Bossanova so much; I find the thick, syrupy body of Sumatra, Sumatra dark and Mexican dark evenly balanced by the delicate fruity notes of the Mexican Nayarit. A combination that offers a truly well-rounded taste profile. The first sip that slides all over the tongue, heavy but with a subtle delicacy of citrus-like acidity…ending with lingering hints of cacao sweetness. Really a fantastically smooth and rich sensory experience. So get some right here!. Holla.


Due to popular demand Barefoot announces the new Roasters Choice coffee packs in the online store. Now you can sign up for regular deliveries of Great Barefoot coffee and have them arrive at your door like magic, fresh out of the roaster.

Every month (for 6 months) we’ll ship you three pounds of fresh roasted Barefoot goodness, hand selected by our Roast Master, Eugenia Chien. Each month, we feature one of our rare estate or farm direct coffees, a Barefoot signature blend, and whichever coffee is currently making our roasters salivate with desire.

Your first month’s installment comes with a travel press, our classic ceramic logo mug and a home brewing guide, all wrapped in an attractive gift box. Click here to order.


just to let some coffee freaks know…

don’t bother bringing any money to pay for all the crazy high end drinks on Monday. As they will all be free, gratis, no charge, on the house. Bring cash for crazy tips for the Baristas making you sweet coffee love though.

we are doing a little 4 year anniversary espressoabration and comping all serious and signature drinks on Monday the 29th so come on down and drink like a fish. All you can drink all day.


Last weekend it was the lovely barista Leslie from Bellano’s rocking behind the bar as our guest barista. Pouring some stunning latte art, a few Barefoot ego’s were put in check. Coming up this weekend we have Victrola’s Streamline Espresso as our guest espresso. Drinking Streamline is like daydreaming about eating fresh berrys while walking a carmel path in a pine forest. Plus it is now roasted the man straight out of the Dub-C, the man who hooked me on great coffee, “my roomate is a mini-Diedrich” Keith.

- Scott


wholefoods.gifBarefoot is showing strong all over the Bay Area. Most of the south bay and peninsula Whole Foods stores are supporting great coffee and sustainability by providing Barefoot Coffee to their customers. The stores are selling extremely well due to the awesome support of the many Barefoot fans out there who love great coffee. Most Whole Foods are stocking 4-6 of our award winning coffees. But they need to hear from you and see your support. So if you like the Barefoot coffee leave a message with a Whole Foods team member about how much you love the coffee. And let them know that you would like to be able to bag it fresh from the bulk bins as well. That allows them to fight the good fight against corporate mediocrity.

Barefoot coffee is available at these Bay Area Whole Foods:

  1. Cupertino, CA
  2. Los Altos, CA
  3. Los Gatos, CA
  4. Redwood City, CA
  5. San Francisco, CA SOMA
  6. San Mateo, CA
  7. San Francisco, CA Potrero Hill

So stop by and vote with your dollars for great coffee today!


Calling all home espresso enthusiasts! Scott and Mary had a huge success at our first intro barista class, so we will be holding another on September 3 (labor day). We will be holding classes at 4:00-5:30PM and 6:30-8:00PM.

Come learn the fundamentals of pulling a good shot of espresso from Barefoot Baristas Scott Guglielmino and Mary Wholey. We will have a few different home espresso setups and plenty of delicious Barefoot coffee. We will teach you our techniques for dosing, leveling, tamping, and how to make great espresso at home. Come have fun, play with the machines, and learn to make our coffee taste as good at home as it does at the cafe! (well mostly!)

We’ve extended the class from 1 hour to 90 minutes to allow for more time experimenting with the machines. Class size is limited to 10, and the cost is $15 per person. email Mary - @ - Barefootcoffeeroasters.com to sign up.


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