The Crown seeks to give exposure to local and international artists through The Crown Gallery, and hosts new artists every four months. The Crown Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the Winter of 2025 and is seeking artists who approach issues related to environmental sustainability,...
Reflecting on 2023, it has been thematic for the crew here at The Crown in Oakland, California. Inspiration kicked towards the end of 2022 with the deliciously curious lots from Edwin Noreña (aka El Alquimista), a aji chili infused honey Bourbon and gesha galaxy hops infused coffee. This...
Now Hiring: Lead Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you! Lead Barista Core Responsibilities Front of House Leadership & Beverage Excellence in The Tasting Room (75% of time) Create and serve drinks to the...
Now Hiring: Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you. Barista Responsibilities: Stellar Customer Service & Beverage Excellence in The Tasting Room (~75% of the time) Create and serve drinks to the high...
Now Hiring: Lead Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you. Read the full Job Description here. Lead Barista Core Responsibilities Front of House Leadership & Beverage Excellence in The Tasting Room (75% of...
To our Royal Coffee customers, Amid the concerns about COVID-19 and the statewide shelter in place directive, we want to keep you updated on the steps that we are taking to safeguard our operations, customers, and team. The safety and well-being of our community are, as always, our priority. Our...
The Coffee Buyers' Cupping Table at The Crown As part of our path to making the coffee supply chain more transparent, we are hosting purchasing-focused cuppings at The Crown most Tuesdays at 11 a.m. At these cupping events, you can expect type samples from potential suppliers of green coffee,...
If you’re a cocktail connoisseur, you may have noticed a trend developing among your mixologist friends. The food and beverage industry has been steadily returning to the use of locally produced ingredients and preparing everything in-house. Of course, eating locally and seasonally was once the...
I love espresso. There's nothing quite so delightful as pulling a shot, tasting it, making small adjustments, and eventually watching the beautiful tiger stripes of a perfect dial. It's such a pleasingly tactile experience, and for someone who's spent years behind a humming, hot espresso machine,...
What really happens during extraction? There are some things we know, and some things that are still a little muddled. This week I did a few experiments in hopes of tightening up our understanding of how extraction works. What we know about extraction: We know that water is an excellent solvent....
Sugar is not a common topic of conversation in specialty coffee - at least, not in the 'one lump or two?' sense. While focusing on how to improve the taste and quality of our product, we’ve forgotten that the vast majority of coffee consumers take their coffee with cream and sugar. Without the...
I had the honor of judging Sacramento Coffee Week’s second annual Battle of the Brews Coffee Cocktail competition. Hosted at Bottle & Barlow on recently revitalized R street in Sacramento and sponsored by Cutwater Spirits and Temple Coffee, the event speaks to the potential of burgeoning...
Labor Day Weekend often marks the return of familiar patterns: school, football, consistent schedules and ways of doing things. Here at Royal, we are taking a different approach this fall, ushering in a slate of major additions and upgrades at various levels of the company which should...
Loyal subscribers of our newsletter will be well-versed to the newest addition to the Royal family, The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room. We are proud to share some early renderings of our new space here on our blog. Be sure to check back often for updates. Things are just getting...
