Reviews
So if you like the Barefoot thing then let it ring out loud. Some other folks seem to like a few things at the Foot.
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Food And Wine Magazine ranked the Best Boutique Roasters based on coffee flavor.
Taste Test: Coffee
The first five roasters appear in the March issue of F&W. The rest are web-exclusive picks.
best boutique roasters
1. stumptown coffee roasters
Owner Duane Sorenson travels the world to bring amazing beans back to Portland, Oregon. Our favorites: Guatemala Finca el Injerto and Kenya AA Thegeini (503-230-7702 or stumptowncoffee.com).
2. terroir coffee company
Owner George Howell, who was sourcing top beans as early as 1975, is the godfather of specialist coffee. Our favorites: Brazil Daterra Farm Special Reserve and Ethiopia Yirgacheffe (866-444-5282 or terroircoffee.com).
3. counter culture
Durham, North Carolina, purveyors of great single-estate coffees. Our favorites: Kenya AA Ngunguru and Honduras Marcala El Puente (919-361-5282 or counterculturecoffee.com).
4. Barefoot Coffee
A Silicon Valley venue that features lively open-mike music nights. Our favorites: Guatemala Vista Hermosa and Costa Rica Monte Crisol (408-248-4500 or barefootcoffeeroasters.com).
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Coffee Review is a leading independent coffee reviewer. Here are a few of the Barefoot Coffees they have scored
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Best Coffeehouse
Barefoot Coffee Roasters -winners four years in a row! 2003-2007!
Starbucks aside, the coffeehouse category is an especially competitive one in Silicon Valley. Barefoot wins not only for its inspired cups of joe and talented baristas but its sense of social responsibility as well. After oil, coffee is the most heavily traded commodity in the world and the java growing regions of the world, i.e., the Third World, would be in much better environmental and economic shape if more coffeehouses followed in Barefoot’s steps. Most of the cafe’s coffee is certified fair trade, organic and shade grown. All of which makes that double cappuccino give you an extra lift. Cool beans! 5237 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara. 248.4500.
BEST COFFEE HOUSE: BAREFOOT COFFEE ROASTERS winners three years in a row! 2004-2007!
5237 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara (408) 248-4500
www.barefootcoffeeroasters.com
Why They Won: Robots are not wanted at Barefoot. Those automated push-button espresso machines that certain other coffeehouses use seem to drain coffee of its complex, personal touch. At Barefoot, it�s all about the craftsmanship, the tasty sustainable beans, the fanatical baristas and the pretty foam patterns on top of your perfect latte. And the comfy couch, if you can snag it, is a great place to spend a Friday night listening to live music or surfing the internet on Wi-Fi.
House Specialty: Barefoot also has a wholesale business, providing many local restaurants and businesses with their morning caffeine.
Acceptance Speech: “We tip our cup to all the craftspersons whose hands touched the drink we all hold so dear. The amazing farmers who nurture the beans, the roaster who coaxes magic from them and the artisan baristas who pull the elixir with aplomb. We thank Starbucks for getting out of specialty coffee and into fast food. And a very special thanks to our fantastic customers, fans and artists who support great coffee and great people.” – Andy Newbom, Owner
Bet You Didn�t Know: Barefoot roasts its coffee fresh on the premises in small batches to get the best flavor.
Citysearch readers voted Barefoot Coffee Roasters Best Coffee in Silicon Valley. “South Bay roaster specializes in wholesale, organic and fair trade coffee while expert baristas whip up espresso drinks in a space decked out with art.”
Here is the outpost of some of the latest barefoot photo ops, TV spots, news stories and other frame worthy events. Be warned that at barefoot the focus is on great coffee so the whole computer geek thing and all it’s splashy fancy pants cool graphics tend to get a little lost in translation…
But enjoy anyway and spread the word.
A recent “In Wine Country” NBC TV episode featuring the Barefoot Coffee Roasters team in smooth action.
Another nice little award:
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Another Video from a little spot on ABC about a few Barefoot Baristas
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Barefoot Coffee Store
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