Arizona Coffee

James Hoffmann produced this great video sharing his french press technique.

A new coffee catering company has moved to Flagstaff. Melissa Wilson from Melly Mocha’s Espresso Bar Catering wrote to let us know about their business. She said “I and my business partner/husband have happily moved back home (NAU graduates) to Flagstaff and are now starting to set the business up in Northern Arizona. I want to get involved in the Arizona coffee forums and information exchanges; I have been encouraged to do so by Jason Duncan!”

Melly Mocha’s Espresso Bar Catering
Flagstaff, AZ
Phone: (928) 890-8490

I posted about Press Coffee last week and now that I’ve had a chance to visit I wanted to share some details. It’s located at CityNorth just to the east of where Desert Ridge is located. Take 56th St. north and it’s just north of the 101.

I sat down with owner / operator Steve Kraus for a few minutes and asked a few questions. They just opened last week and are already having days with 300+ customers (keep in mind this includes Holiday shoppers). One interesting things I learned was that they hope to help build the coffee scene in AZ. One way they want to do this is through friendly latte art competitions.

I took tons of photos while visiting Press Coffee. I’ve included a batch below or you can view more on Flickr.

Photo of the espresso machine. I understand they have a second unit on the way (or a replacement).

They use Monin syrups.

Menuboard.

Steve Kraus prepares to pull a shot of espresso.

Cappuccino — good espresso, a bit too much foam.

Lovely interior.

Shot of the prep area.

Check out the huge patio. Could be a great place to hang out on summer nights.

Signage.

Espresso.

Pulling the espresso shot.

Nice meeting place.

Mokarabia and Espresso Grand Aroma are served in bar drinks and rebranded coffee from Ground Control is sold whole bean.

Press Coffee
5410 East High Street
Suite 115
Phoenix, AZ 85054
Phone: (480) 419-6221

You have to check out these cool illustrations.

Christoph Niemann’s illustrations have appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine and American Illustration. His work has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club and American Illustration.

Jeff Fischer, the owner (along with his wife) of Lux Coffee Bar was recently interviewed by Chow Bella on his coffee roasting operation. Click here to read the article.