Wherever you are, wherever you go, look to this for your next cup of joe. Cheesy rhyming aside, we created this post for digital nomads such as ourselves to reference as we wander the country. We found the best coffee in every state, broken down into four categories.
While he didn’t know it at the time, in 2012, Alejandro Medina started down a road that would eventually bring the city of Santa Barbara, California to the culinary cutting edge. The journey began while Alejandro was working his way through an economics degree at UC Riverside. After completing his degree, he landed a position as a general manager with Acme Hospitality, known for their innovative collection of food & beverage businesses. Here he learned that acquainting people to novel flavors, when done with finesse, could transform a night of dining out into a cultural experience. It was this inclusivity of a contemporary, global cuisine that he challenged himself to bring into his future restaurant.
Organic superfoods are trending in 2019, especially in free-spirited La La Land, where the mild climate and surrounding landscape of mountains meeting sea inspire many to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle. The Mattole River Valley, located several hours up the coast from LA, boasts an untouched coastline in the shadows of the 4,000-foot King Mountain Range. Its bountiful, unadulterated beauty became the inspiration for a brand rooted in respect for all things raw and organic. Mattole Valley Naturals uses only the best organic, grass-fed, wild-harvested ingredients in their products, avoiding growth hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides, and gluten.
In life we pivot – like a dough hook in a mixer or a banker ‘churning’ into a baker. Having little training in the kitchen John said, “My first batch confirmed how much I needed to learn.” With a heap of research and a dash of dedication, former mortgage banker, John Burnett was able to rise to the title of successful baker.
Miss Mary Jane, the reefer, the devil’s lettuce or, as the legislation-wielding folk prefer it, cannabis – it’s legal. Now, in a puff of the law-maker’s smoke, the over-the-counter medical treatments, as well as the under-the-table recreational usage exist side by side. So, what is really changing?
When Tyler Wilson and his cousin Joseph Pitruzzelli started Wurstkuche, they didn’t know anything about sausages. They also didn’t know anything about starting a restaurant, but they committed to the idea that they were going to do sausages better than anyone in the business.
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In 2004 a brother-sister team made it their quest to create the best plant-based burger on earth. After 12 years of trial, error, expansion and pilots in various cities (including their base, St. Louis), Jody and Todd’s self-funded project, Hungry Planet, is now a worldwide movement to improve the way we eat.
With entrepreneurship comes rejection and Carlos knew it well. When asked how he knew he’d succeed in the midst of serial failure he said, “I’ll be honest, I didn’t. I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.”
A bolt from the blue can be a powerful guidepost in life that doesn’t come around very often. When it does, listen to it. Bill Bracken grew up in the small town of Wathena, Kansas. Population 1,364. He started cooking at home as a young man with his mom and grandmother.
Given the increasingly unpredictable nature of global weather patterns and the destabilizing effects of a warming planet on the environment, humanity is being asked to become more agile and adaptable than ever before. The Central Coast of California has seen all too clearly how devastating extreme weather events can be to ecosystems and communities. They have also quickly seen how vulnerable the dependable natural resources can become. One of the most critical of these resources is the ability to grow and distribute fresh food.