Jason & Myles are coffee addicted dads that take you to the best coffee shops, introduce you to the incredible people in the coffee world and tell you the must-have drinks to order. Grab a cup and find out what it really takes to get the best cup of coffee and how to stay sane (or go insane) as dads!
Episodes
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Tuesday May 28, 2019
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Philz Coffee is no ordinary coffee shop. It's all about flavor and caffeine popping pour-overs -- there's no need for an espresso machine here! You get to choose from over 15 unique coffee blends, and the barista prepares your cup to perfection for you (including milks and sweeteners). It's no wonder they call their coffee "cups of love"! We chat with GINA GLENBOWSKI, store leader of the Hollywood, CA café, to talk all about this unique approach to coffee, and how it took Phil (yes, there really is a "Phil") 7 years to create the perfect coffee bean blend, which started it all. She also gives us some inside info on some amazing SECRET MENU options.
But don't worry, if you love lattes, sweet coffee drinks or just black coffee that seem as strong as espresso, Philz has you covered with something you may like even more! From the perfect pour over creation to cold coffees (including their popular Mojito coffee, which is out of this world delicious), they have something for everyone in a inviting, family-feel cafe.
And while we're tasting several of their blends and are highly caffeinated, it's the perfect time to talk about our week! Myles rips a page out of a Jack Black movie and is on the "case of the missing dog poop". He describes how he used his fatherly skills to solve the mystery. And Jason's son asks for an axe -- what could go wrong with that?
We're in Hollywood, but there are over 51 Philz cafes throughout the country! Join us for several cups of incredibly tastey coffees at Philz!
PHILZ COFFEE
www.philzcoffee.com
6430 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
The magic of Copa Vida (Spanish for "Cup of Life") is how they roast their own beans and serve you amazing coffee in three unique ways: "Go", "Enjoy" and "Experience"; each are designed to give you the perfect coffee experience - and it really works! We chat with STEVE CHANG (Founder, President, CEO and most importantly, the "Certified Professional Appreciator"!), and he tells us his secret recipe to making them one of the top coffee shops in Los Angeles and why you have to try it for yourself!
Add an extensive tea menu and an in-house chef that has developed one of the most amazing Avocado Toasts on the planet (not to mention their Croque Madame), and you have every reason you need to visit one of their six Southern California locations (don't worry, they're growing fast and may be near you soon!)
We visit both their roastery and their Pasadena café location to experience how it all comes together. And while we enjoy their famous Cortado and their "Experience" Alaka Natural Ethiopian pour over, we also talk about our week. Myles helps his 8-year-old with an art project and is awarded a sympathy tap on the back. And he shares what happens when his 6-year-old is Assistant Principal of the day. Jason's son pushes his way into the world of Spiderman but reconsiders when Spidey and MJ kiss and keep kissing (you should've seen his face!).
Whether you're in a hurry on your morning commute and need coffee stat, or you want to enjoy the perfect cup of single origin coffee, join us at Copa Vida for a freshly roasted cup of life!
COPA VIDA
www.copa-vida.com
PASADENA: 70 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA
EAST VILLAGE | San Diego: 905 J St., San Diego, CA
CARLSBAD | San Diego: 5600 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad, CA
SORRENTO VALLEY | San Diego: 11055 Roselle St, San Diego, CA
MARINA | San Diego: 655 W Broadway, San Diego, CA
CARMEL VALLEY | San Diego: 5550 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Give in to the dark side or fight for the light side! Either way, this is the Dark Roast vs Light Roast episode (because why wouldn't we tie into the amazing Star Wars Episode 9 teaser trailer?!)
Join us and we'll tell you which roast will give you the greatest jolt of caffeine; why you should choose one over the other; and which is best straight up or for your coffee drinks.
And while we are learning the ways of coffee, Myles tells us how he avoided the complete destruction of his home by his four-year-old (it's a good thing he's not a Jedi). Jason's son uses a Jedi mind trick to make him think hiking in the mountains is fun! And they both talk about how Star Wars has infiltrated their lives.
This is the episode you've been looking for! It's Star Wars and coffee!!
WHAT WE'RE DRINKING ON THIS SHOW:
Light Roast: Groundwork Columbian
Dark Roast: Groundwork Black Gold
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Local art is a focal point at M Street Coffee, but their true art is the coffee, which uses their custom blend organic coffee (roasted by Groundwork). We stop by this very popular spot to enjoy both forms of art and tell you why you should do the same.
And while we enjoy our coffees, we chat about our week with the kids. Two of Myles' boys get sick at school at the same time and have to come home. Myles keeps them in bed resting and writing poems. Jason's son turns nine and has his first sleep over in his own home. Little did Jason know that his plan was stay up all night with his friend!
We're trying FIVE different drinks (with a side of fresh banana bread) and have a lot to say about each of them. Grab a cup and join us!
M STREET COFFEE
13251 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, CA
www.mstreetcoffee.com
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
How good are you at tasting coffee? It turns out, it's one of the most difficult things for anyone to do.
Rebecca Smith, the head educator at Groundwork Coffee in Los Angeles, invited us for a cupping class to help strengthen our tasting abilities. We're sharing what we learned with you, so you can better taste and appreciate specialty coffee (and it's really worth it!).
Plus, we're doing the "Flavor Fun Challenge" (we know... the name needs work!)! We each brought a bag of coffee to cup, and we're going to find out if we can pick out the tasting notes from our respective coffee club coffees. Who has the better palate - Jason or Myles?? Let the games begin! BTW, cupping is one of the most basic ways to brew coffee, and it's how the pros taste coffee (you use two spoons to skim the coffee off the top!). From there, they decide what they purchase to roast, and it also is how they pick the tasting notes the put on the coffee bag.
We also talk about our week: Jason deals with a game-time meltdown and gives you a mostly-unknown rule that shortens the game of Monopoly. Myles shares some tips about training his new puppy to potty!
Grab your coffee and join us!
SWEET BLOOM ROASTERS
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
What happens when you combine a café with a "Melrose Ave" style menu and a "Downtown LA" vibe, along with one-of-a-kind coffee and a rad bike shop? You get Spoke Bicycle Café in Elysian Valley (aka Frogtown). Rich Latronica and Laurie Winston are on the show to tell us how they started Spoke with a foldout table and an Aeropress and turned it into an incredible café in an amazing location (and did we mention there's a bike shop?!).
Plus, they are the only coffee shop that offers TRYSTERO COFFEE, one of LA's top roasters that until recently, was roasted from owner/roaster Greg Thomas' garage. There's a reason they call him a "coffee wizard".
And we also take a few minutes to talk about our long week. Myles buries his son under the groceries. Jason talks about a few "firsts", including a close call by some bold birds!
Spoke is right on the LA River bike path, and you can ride, walk or drive there. Whichever you choose, you won't be disappointed. So, grab a cup and join us for a great ride!
SPOKE BICYCLE CAFE
3050 N Coolidge Ave
Los Angeles, CA
On the LA River Bike Path in Frogtown
www.spokebicyclecafe.com
Friday Feb 15, 2019
Friday Feb 15, 2019
Myles insists we're having a "coffee club smackdown". Jason thinks we're just comparing coffees. You be the judge!
The coffee subscription service, TRADE COFFEE sent Jason Kickapoo Roaster's Colombian beans. The LOS ANGELES COFFEE CLUB sent Myles the Bidaar's Ethiopian beans. We're brewing them to compare and contrast (and to see who can brew coffee better!).
We're also answering our LISTENER MAIL. A lot of great questions including one about coffee on Mars. SPOILER ALERT: you can grow coffee on Mars!
Plus we have a moment to chat about our week where Myles goes zen right before he goes crazy. And Jason marvels at his boy's crazy, never-ending energy. And we both talk about our kid's Valentine projects, which somehow turns into another competition!
Grab a cup and join us. You may end up with a coffee club subscription by the end of the show!
LINKS TO OUR MENTIONS:
TRADE COFFEE
http://www.drinktrade.com
LA COFFEE CLUB
http://www.lacoffeeclub.com/
Kickapoo Coffee
https://kickapoocoffee.com/
Bidaar Coffee
http://bidaarcoffee.com/
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
One bean brewed three different ways - will it affect how the coffee tastes? Rebecca Smith, a coffee guru and the wholesale and retail educator from Groundwork Coffee Co. is on the show to guide us through this coffee taste experiment. We're at the Groundwork Historic Train Depot, which is as amazing as it sounds. This location offers many brewing method options, so it's the perfect place for our taste test.
And while we're highly caffeinated, our week was full of surprises. $300 disappears off Myles' desk, but it didn't go far. Good thing, because he needed it for his family ski trip and his boy's lessons, which went downhill fast! Jason's son enters his school's Science Fair and his son faces real NASA JPL scientists. What could possibly go wrong?
Our coffee results will surprise you. So grab a cup and join us. Rebecca will make sure you know a lot more about coffee by the end of this episode!
GROUNDWORK HISTORIC TRAIN DEPOT
11275 Chandler Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA
groundworkcoffee.com
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
It's a specialty coffee shop that fits in your pocket! It's SUDDEN COFFEE - a new type of "instant coffee" that's as good or better than your favorite coffee-shop coffee. JOSH ZLOOF, Founder and CEO joins us on this Espresshow to tell us how he made this coffee-miracle happen. He also tells us how to get 10% off your Sudden Coffee order!
And Jason and Myles tell Josh about their two-day experience starting their mornings with Sudden Coffee (instead of their carefully crafted specialty brewed-coffee!). The instant coffee certainly wasn't anything like what they were expecting!
Plus, Myles celebrates the sudden popularity of his name, and Jason's wife and son have a sudden gaming blowup that sounds more painful than it really is!
Get 10% OFF your Sudden Coffee order! Just listen to this show for the coupon code. You'll be glad you did!
SUDDEN COFFEE
www.suddencoffee.com
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Café de Leche roasts their beans right in their coffee shop - it doesn't get any fresher than that! And the coffee tastes as amazing as it smells! We chat with MATT SCHODORF (co-owner with his wife, Anya). Matt not only roasts all the beans they serve, but he is directly involved in sourcing a lot of the coffee he roasts. When most coffee shops are using similar beans, Café de Leche has truly unique coffees. Plus, he tells us how you can easily find out if you're really drinking great coffee.
And with some incredible coffee to enjoy, Myles and Jason talk about their week: Myles tries to sleep in while all his boys devise a sinister plan to eat a sugary treat (and it almost works!). Jason's son comes up with a plan that requires taking the engine out from the car (the car survived!).
Grab a cup and join us. Matt's tells us how his mother-in-law named their coffee shop "Café de Leche", and how his wife is the "Café", and he's the "Leche"!
CAFE DE LECHE
5000 York Blvd, Los Angeles
323-551-6828
cafedeleche.net
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
Sunday Dec 30, 2018
After a year in podcasting, we look back and pick our favorites coffees, beans, shows and stories. With so many to choose from, it's hard to narrow it down, but somehow, we pull it off! Plus, Myles and Jason talk about their crazy and fun holidays and how Myles delayed this podcast episode (but the story about how it happened is worth being late!). Sit back, grab a cup of coffee (we're drinking Klatch Roasting Brazilian coffee) and join us on our final episode of 2018.
Friday Dec 21, 2018
Friday Dec 21, 2018
A little something happened on the way to the coffee shop... Jason got really sick with an upper respiratory infection. So we had to go to PLAN B, and "B" is for Bustello (aka Cuban coffee). And our special guest is an expert Cuban Coffee maker, and that person happens to be one of our podcast's hosts - Jason (he's Cuban!). He tells you his authentic recipe as well as a special bonus tip!
Plus we discuss our Holiday plans. Jason's son has an inkling of what he's getting for Christmas, while Jason does everything to keep it a surprise. Myles is readying himself from a visit from the ghosts of airplane-trips past!
We're brewing Cuban coffee and so can you! Join us.
LINKS
How to make Cuban Coffee (video): http://bit.ly/makecubancoffee
Friday Dec 14, 2018
Friday Dec 14, 2018
What happens when Jason and Myles use an Aeropress coffee maker for the first time to make the world champion's recipe? They're hoping they can make the Aeropress World Champion (Carolina Ibarra Garay) proud! For this experiment, they're using the Onyx Coffee Lab "FRAMILY" beans, so they're calling in for support from Dylan Siemens, the head trainer at Onyx Coffee Lab and 2017 US Brewers Cup Champion. Can they put it all together to make it happen? And when the coffee is finally brewed, Myles tells us how his kids found themselves playing games with members of a Satanic temple. Jason shares how his son was caught telling an inappropriate joke at school. Join us on our ESPRESSHOW - it’s a more concentrated look at how coffee keeps us sane - lots of pressure and hot water included!
Onyx Coffee Lab - FRAMILY beans / CRAMPUS beans
onyxcoffeelab.com
Aeropress coffee maker
aeropressinc.com
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Only a few months ago, Carolina Ibarra Garay got her first AeroPress coffee maker. Then, up against the best in the coffee world, from a field of over 3000 competitors, she was crowned the Aeropress WORLD CHAMPION!
Her inspiring story starts in a tiny town in the coffee belt of Columbia, South America, and after years of rebelling against her family's coffee traditions, she found her own way back to coffee in the U.S.. Now it's her life. Then just a few months ago, she entered her FIRST competition. In the following TWO competitions, she became the United States Champion and then World Champion. Passion fueled her success and now, she's made her mom very proud!
Plus, Carolina shows us how to brew her award winning coffee recipe! Join us for an amazing story and unbelievable coffee!
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
We're going rogue after a year of podcasts! Myles' wife tells us how to make Armenian coffee that everyone will rave about. We're brewing Bicycle coffee (no bikes required). Myles gives us the top three topics you should never bring up during holiday family gatherings. And all the kids are either missing, taking over family traditions or surprising us in some unusual way. Plus, we take a look at where our podcast has been and the new direction it's headed. Join us for a lot of coffee that was brewed by Myles!
How to make Armenian Coffee pictures: https://sway.office.com/O3ibxPRfY4f24TaM?ref=Link