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Newcomer Kilovolt Coffee Lights Up West Oakland

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Newcomer Kilovolt Coffee Lights Up West Oakland

New food and drink establishments are slowly springing up in our neighborhood, Kilovolt Coffee is the latest welcome addition -- read more from KQED Bay Area Bites: http://goo.gl/GGg5k3

 

Roo Roo and Tommy (the dog) on yet another trip out.

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Roo Roo and Tommy (the dog) on yet another trip out. This morning was brunch at the Universal Cafe with a side trip to Blue Bottle coffee.

A good meal was had by all.

 

Been enjoying sludge-free french press coffee ever since we replaced our old Bodum press with the new Espro press.

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Been enjoying sludge-free french press coffee ever since we replaced our old Bodum press with the new Espro press.  It uses double gold filters to make a truly smooth brew.  Highly recommended.

Here's nifty demo from the folks at Tested and you can find them at Williams-Sonoma 

 

Now you can get your Blue Bottle coffee in a Heath Ceramics mug/cup.

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Now you can get your Blue Bottle coffee in a Heath Ceramics mug/cup.

 

Nice day for iced coffee at the market. Latest addition is a self proclaimed "Computer Maven" offering free advice.

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Nice day for iced coffee at the market. Latest addition is a self proclaimed "Computer Maven" offering free advice.

The normally culverted Temescal Creek is flowing above ground today too.

 

I don't see this working out so well...

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I don't see this working out so well...

For those outside the Bay Area La Boulange is a small bakery that has expanded to dozens of locations in the Bay Area.  Their coffee is generally better than Starbucks and they offer casual dining with a french theme.

Wonder if they'll keep the free cornichon in the condiments counter?

Originally shared by Eisar Lipkovitz