Origin Trip 2013 (Part 2 of 2) Trip Report
Sean’s trip last month to Guatemala and El Salvador led him to several farms. Here’s a short profile on each location and some videos of their processes! Santa Ana de la Huerta Country: Guatemala City: El Progreso Region: Sierra de Las Minas Altitude: 1,370 to 1,820 metres above sea level Variety: Bourbon, Caturra, [...]
Coffee and Roller Derby Haiku Contest
Thanks to all our Facebook friends who participated in our little impromptu haiku contest in honor of T.S. Helliot, Metropolis’ own Windy City Roller! We loved all the submissions we received, so narrowing it down to a top three was a tough job. Here’s what our resident poets came up with: Colin – Roller derby [...]
The Extra Kilometer by Zach Zulauf
Zach Zulauf, owner of New Wave Coffee, crossed international borders on an emergency coffee mission for Metropolis Coffee Company. These are his recollections of that event: I always liked to think that I would be the type of guy to fly to a foreign country with less than twenty-four hours notice, if asked. We all like [...]
The Kitchen Is Open: New Food at Metropolis Cafe
We are pleased to announce that we now have serious, made-to-order food at Metropolis Cafe. Renowned local chef Hugh Amano, of Food on the Dole fame, has developed, sourced, and trained us on this incredible new menu and we’re all happy about it–hope you are, too. Do you want “Steel Cut Oatmeal with Sour Cherries,” [...]
A Curious Garden In A Parking Lot
We love it when byproducts of the roasting process at Metropolis Coffee Company become fodder for the greater good and that’s what’s going on at Haymarket Gardens, an “open source urban agriculture experiment” by Dan Scotti and Tim Sparer. Scotti and Sparer are pouring blood, sweat and tears (i.e. hard labor) into a plot of [...]
Intelligentsia on Tap at Metropolis Cafe
A Message from Metropolis’ Tony Dreyfuss I’ve watched as coffee lovers become entrenched into brand camps. At first blush, this would seem to work to our advantage. We have a great brand, fully backed by the finest coffees that we can find. We have our own approach to sourcing and roasting, and those differences appear [...]
Metropolis Coffee Featured Artist: Jen Pagonis
Located in Edgewater, one of the country’s most eclectic locales, the Metropolis Café is relaxed and without attitude. Our customers come from all walks of life and we love ‘em all. And they seem to love our coffee and tea, our sweet and savory bites, and our accomplished vegan menu. Did we mention art, music…? [...]
Music at Metropolis Cafe: Molly Robison
She’s a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but Molly Robison is for sure not afraid. Her friends won’t let her be. This native of the Chicago area is finishing up music studies at Columbia College Chicago, but isn’t waiting around for a degree to get things started. She released her [...]
New Labels: Where Did Roast Level Labeling Go?
Recently, we made a decision to discontinue dark roasting at Metropolis Coffee Company. Our reasoning was that, though there is nothing intrinsically wrong with dark roasting, we want to be true to our company mission of roasting to the coffee, rather than to the roast. In this same vein, we wish to call less attention [...]
Metropolis Cafe Featured Artist: Ashley T. Samson
Located in Edgewater, one of the country’s most eclectic locales, the Metropolis Café is relaxed and without attitude. Our customers come from all walks of life and we love ‘em all. And they seem to love our coffee and tea, our sweet and savory bites, and our accomplished vegan menu. Did we mention art, music…? [...]
