Does it ever seem like the typical café menu was written in another language? In many cases, that’s true. With drink names tracing back to Italy, France, Spain, and India, pondering the menu in your favorite café can seem like a multicultural experience. Fortunately, even the most unusually-named concoctions are based on a few standard classics. Understanding the roots of these…
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” – M. Twain No definition of the last decade’s progressive coffee shop is complete without mention of the pour over bar. A generation of operators sought to set themselves apart by shunning batch brewers in favor of exotic by-the-cup apparatus. Now, as many have noticed, those days appear to be over. Some suggest…
True, warm hospitality. It’s the welcome we share with guests in our home, friends sharing holiday cheer, family visiting to spend a few days together. Warm cafe hospitality means welcoming our customers like guests in our home. It’s customer service, and more. It means preparing for them long before they arrive, and caring for them until they leave. In a…
Topping the list for Best Local Coffee in WRAL’s Voter’s Choice Awards is easy when you proudly brew Dilworth Coffee. Out of the thousands of local coffee shops in the Triangle area, two of the top five shops selected by local coffee lovers in the WRAL Voter’s Choice Awards serve Dilworth Coffee. Of course, we support all of our coffee…
Families make small businesses special. Whether it’s those we go home to, work with, or in the community around us, families give small businesses their unique spark. When you #shopsmall with a small coffee business, you are supporting these families. This week, in preparation for #SmallBusinessSaturday, we’re thanking a few of the #FamilyBehindtheBusiness of Dilworth Coffee. We hope you enjoy…
Dilworth Coffee, Charlotte’s original specialty coffee brand, is offering free coffee to current and retired first responders on November 10 and 11, 2017 in honor of Veteran’s Day 2017. All active duty military, police, fire and emergency service personnel in uniform and those retired personnel with valid veteran identification may enjoy complimentary coffee beverage at the following Charlotte-area Dilworth Coffee…
Confession time. In my barista days, when a customer walked in and ordered a macchiato, I had no idea what they really wanted. Truth be told, I wasn’t even 100% sure about their cappuccino order either. You may wonder “how could a barista with years of café experience not know how to make a customer’s drink?” That’s an intriguing question…
“When it comes down to it, espresso is really just magic.” Brady Butler, field liaison for Dilworth Coffee should know. He’s an espresso alchemist of sorts: A certified Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Lead Instructor who has worked in the world of coffee for most of his life: A barista at a Dilworth Coffee in Matthews, NC; a manager at his…
You may know the country of Mexico for its cuisine or perhaps its sunny beaches, but if you haven’t tried its coffee you should. The southernmost state in Mexico, Chiapas is home to beautiful and wild scenery as well as important Mayan ruins. But, it is also famous around the world for producing delicious specialty coffee. Mexico is the world’s…
Ever wonder what happens to used coffee grounds in coffee shops? Often, they are just thrown into the trash (they are extremely biodegradable, after all); but there are plenty of other uses, particularly if you garden. Rather than taking up space in the landfill, why not put grounds from your home coffee maker or your local café to use in…
