Blue Bottle Coffee

I toured Blue Bottle Coffee's warehouse in Jack London Square on an Oakland Food Industry Tour arranged by the Society for Industrial Archaeology. Blue Bottle founder and owner James Freeman, who led the tour, said he doesn't like the name Jack London Square, so he calls it by its classic name, the Produce District. The rest of the world still calls the area Jack London. In fact, Blue Bottle's factory was a long-time produce warehouse and quite a few produce wholesalers continue to do business in the area. The smell of coffee was intoxicating. I learned that all their coffee is organic and that they cook their delightful pastries on sight. Mr. Freeman is married to the pastry chef, who has her kitchen in a corner of the warehouse. 

Blue Bottle's Oakland Factory

If you would like to taste the glory that is Blue Bottle Coffee, they host free and open to the public cuppings on Tuesdays and Sundays at 2pm each week. Located at 300 Webster Street, Oakland. 

http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/

Other locations include:
The Ferry Building in San Francisco
Mint Plaza, 66 Mint Street, San Francisco
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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