January 30, 2019 was a special day. It was a day that was forecast to bring an inch of rain to the Bay, but as the day started there wasn't a cloud in the sky. While the saying, "Well, we need the rain" has become commonplace in this part of California, the sun was a welcome sight, as we knew that this was the day that Caffe Strada in Berkeley was celebrating their 30th anniversary. With the Cal Marching Band scheduled to perform, lines expected to wrap around the block, and free coffee being served all day, this year's January 30th was...

Happy holidays everyone! Knowing you can get your coffee is important, so we want to make sure you know our hours for the holiday season. Our offices will be closed on Tuesday December 25 and Tuesday Jan 1. We will also be closing early at 11am on Monday Dec 24 and Monday Dec 31. 

The following are some pointers to help out:

For local customers: We will be closing early on Monday Dec 24 & Dec 31. Please place all orders no later than Friday Dec 21 & Dec 28 and plan to pick up all orders before 11am on those...

We will be closed for the Thanksgiving 4-day holiday weekend so please plan accordingly when placing your orders. The following are some pointers to help out:

For local customers: We will be closing early on Wednesday Nov 21. Please place all orders no later than Tuesday Nov 20 and plan to pick up all orders by 11AM on Wednesday.

For delivery customers: We will send you a notice with your modified delivery schedule for Thanksgiving week.

For online customers: Any orders placed after 8AM on Wednesday Nov 21 will be shipped out on Monday Nov 26. Please place your orders early!

For Black Friday...

Peaberry coffee is a bit of a novelty in the coffee world. The peaberry name comes from the shape of these unique beans. Typically, a coffee cherry grows two "normal" coffee beans inside (also known as flatbeans). A peaberry bean results from a mutation that happens inside the cherry where a single bean grows inside the cherry. This results in a smaller oval shaped bean that looks like a tiny football. This mutation is somewhat common, and the average coffee tree produces a small number of peaberry cherries each year. 

A Little Background - Sorting Coffee

After coffee is picked,...