Caffe Luxxe: The ultimate coffee experience
Stemming from a desire to recreate the European café experience, Caffe Luxxe is a small-batch coffee roaster with 7 locations across the Los Angeles area. A concept developed in 2006 by entrepreneurs Mark Wain and Gary Chau, well-traveled, long-time friends who decided to leave the corporate world to create their own brand and offer a luxury experience to coffee aficionados. With the desire to control the entire process from farm to cup and to create sustainable practices with all their partners, they have built direct relationships with producers of the finest coffee beans: “Great coffee begins at the farm. Our relationships ensure that farmers are paid more than fair prices consistently year after year.” Their professional baristas also receive extensive training to master the art and science of espresso and coffee preparation… READ MORE Share your experience at Caffe Luxxe with #CaffeLuxxe
Bacio di Latte: The art of Italian gelato
It only took 10 years for Edoardo and Luigi Tonolli, the founders of Bacio di Latte, to build their empire of authentic Italian gelato with 140 points of sale around the world. It all started with a great passion for gelato and a high-end shop in Sao Paolo: an instant success. With less fat and a higher density than ice cream, the gelato and its creamy, silky texture require a unique savoir-faire and raw materials of the best quality: “We source the best organic milk and cream from the best family farms in Sonoma and select local fruit producers with the highest commitment to quality.” With chocolate from Belgium and Italy, pistachios from Sicily and hazelnuts from the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, Edoardo and Luigi… READ MORE Share your experience at Bacio di Latte with #BaciodiLatte
