Yes, I truly hate sandwiches….cold ones, that is. 2 slices of untoasted bread, with cold meats and cheese slapped in between them, just don’t do it for me. If I want to eat sandwiches, they have to be served hot and toasted. Just like the paninis we serve in the store.
It’s been a little over a month since we put paninis on the menu - Spicy Salami, PG&J (don’t you just love the name?) and Portabella Mushroom, and we have received favourable feedback on the paninis. A lot of thought went into them before we even put them on the menu. In a couple of weeks, we will be introducing some new paninis. How does chocolate, brie and bacon sound to you? Weird? Perhaps. But it’s really tasty, as our team members will tell you. Anyway, we are working hard to get this panini onto the menu, so watch this space for the launch of the BBC (Brie, Bacon & Chocolate)!
Here are our coffee and ice cream offerings for the rest of this year:
Coffee
Blueboon Blend
Kenya Nyeri AA Kaiguri
Guatemala Finca Rosma
Decaf Guatemala
Ice cream
Tahitian Vanilla, Secret Breakfast, Bittersweet Chocolate, Vietnamese Coffee, Black Sesame, Cinnamon Brittle, Harvey MIlk & Honey
We are truly honored to be featured on the cover of the December issue of Specialty Coffee Retailer. There is also short article on Bitter+Sweet in the article, Architecture that Dazzles - read all about it on page 29.
As I look back on how this space had come about, I am truly amazed at what Ed Viser from Cafe Design and Architecture had created for us. Mind you, he did not have much to go on after our first meetings. My thoughts on what I envisioned the space to be were rather vague - something simple, clean lines, no clutter. The only specific request was that I did not want one of those standard refrigerated pastry cases in my space.
Along the way, Ed introduced little details like the sliding bathroom door and cascade coil drapery. There is a story behind the door…..Ed came up with this brilliant solution in response to comments from the city’s plan reviewer that the existing door was not up to code. Most customers would agree that the door is really cool. And for those who wonder about the bag of rocks hanging from the pulley system, well, those rocks serve a purpose too and are not there just for decorative purposes. The weight enables to door to slide close on its own; this is yet another requirement from the city.
If you have not visited us, we hope to welcome you into our warm and inviting space soon!
- Janice
Our current offerings of Humphry Slocombe ice cream, with our newest addition, Cinnamon Brittle.
We will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday (Nov 24) and Friday (Nov 25). Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
We have a new coffee on our V60 drip bar, and that’s the Guatemala Finca Rosma. This coffee is very intensely floral and fruited in its aromatics, with a pleasant citrus acidity and clean fruit expression with flavors reminiscent of ripe berries and clementines.
For the rest of this month, we will have the following coffees on our V60 bar - Blueboon Blend, Colombia Fincal Las Florestales, Guatemala Finca Rosma and Guatemala Finca La Santa Ana La Huerta (decaf).
After weeks of testing, we’re finally ready to put paninis on the menu. For a start, we will feature 3 paninis. Like most of the items on our menu, these will be “changed out” on a regular basis.
There’s the Spicy Salami, which we make by first slathering on Boccalone’s Nduja (read: spicy spreadable salami) on the bread, then layering on portabella mushrooms and roasted red peppers, before finishing off with slices of mozzarella cheese. Sounds yummy? Uh yeah, it is.
In Prosciutto & Goat Cheese, we have prosciutto (of course) paired with goat cheese and apricot preserves. Sweet and savory - can’t get any better than this!
And then, there’s Portabella Mushroom and Mozzarella Cheese. Simple, but oh, so satisfying.
Paninis are available for lunch, from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
Starting today, we are offering the Finca Las Florestales from Colombia on our V60 drip. The sweet, floral and fruited character of the coffee shows in the dry fragrance and wet aroma. Grape and cherry aromatics dominate alongside an interesting, pungent evergreen note. The sweet flavors of grape juice, mango and guava come through, complimented by the coffee’s syrupy body and grape-like acidity. In short, it’s yummy.
We will continue to feature the Blueboon Blend, Costa Rica Las Flores and Nicaragua Finca La Esperanza on our V60.
This coming Saturday (November 12), you can sample wine, beer and food from some of Cupertino’s finest restaurants and cafes under one roof! Come join us at Vallco Shopping Mall from 4.30pm to 7.30pm for Taste of Cupertino, as we dish out Sightglass coffee and Humphry Slocombe ice cream to diners. We have a limited number of tickets for purchase at our store, so come get them before we run out.
Our “real” website is finally up and running! Many thanks to Josh and gang at Chen Design Associates for putting the site together. They are also the ones who designed our cool-looking business cards and marketing postcards. So glad that we’re working with such a great creative team!
We will be posting updates to our product offerings and store happenings on the site on a regular basis, so visit often. Cheers all!
