HeyJaredJulie Wolfson
The Golden State of Coffee: Coffee Culture in California... and around the globe
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I Drink Your Milkshake: the golden state of coffee (opens the original)
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In the midst of writing about diners, I found myself sitting at counters staring at milkshake machines and thinking about chef Nancy Silverton. For all of her focus on the best ingredients, it was fun for me to think about her journey to creating the milkshake for Phil Rosenthal’s Max & Helen’s menu. Silverton has her own company, Nancy’s Fancy, but she did not plan to serve her gelato at the diner. She chose McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams for the ice cream desserts on the menu.And after tasting ma
My Coffee Bean Collection ... is in my freezer? (opens the original)
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This weekend I opening my freezer to look at the coffee beans that I keep in storage there. A snapshot of some trips over the past year. I notice a bright yellow box and memories started flooding in. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1100" src="https://subs
Golden State of Coffee: Scenes from Coffee Fest LA 2026 (opens the original)
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Last week was Coffee Fest LA and if you are wondering if I tasted a lot of coffee and saw many coffee friends… I did!I started coffee fest week with a pop-up tasting by Marquis Monzon (2026 US Latte Art Champion) and coffee super star Jaymie Lao at A Darling Kiosk in Goodnight. Their tasting set was an adventure in flavors and temperatures.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zzAR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstac
Remembering Glen Hansard (opens the original)
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Glen Hansard’s untimely death feels like a punch in the gut. I go about my day and something reminds me of him and the pang of sadness takes hold again. Too young, no warning, a tragic accident. And his family, friends, and fans find themselves trying to make sense of the loss, make peace with the finality of it, and take solace in his beautiful music.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xW0Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%
The Golden State of Coffee: My growing coffee book collection (opens the original)
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For the 15 years that I have been writing about the world of specialty coffee. My first story was a feature for Cool Hunting about Intelligentsia’s Extraordinary Coffee Workshop. Since then my exploration of coffee culture has led me on adventures around Los Angeles and all over the world. In that time I have also begun to collect books about the history and contemporary world of coffee. Here are a few examples from my collection all that are helping in my journey to write a book about specialty
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