What's Up El Salvador

I don´t know the secrets of choosing a cafe location, but I would never personally choose the bottom of a staircase for a coffee cart, in particular a very nice one. But then again, I cannot remember the last time I made a good business decision so…never mind. Bianco Cafe is a tiny little cart, tucked [...]

I have had the good luck of several conversations with Federico Bolanos, and his wife Lilly Pacas, most well known internationally for their work with Viva Espresso. Most recently, Alejandro Mendez, a representative of the award winning coffee company surprised the world, by bringing home the first World Barista Championship to a coffee producing country. [...]

Because I am in love with good coffee and watching it take over in El Salvador, I asked a couple of people who work hard to promote it to answer a few questions. El Salvador won the World Barista Championship, but on the other hand, some people say the coffee culture here is just getting [...]

Coffee In El Salvador is quickly becoming world famous. Living as an expat woman in El Salvador sure is getting tastier! A few weeks ago a small coffee cafe opened in Santa Tecla. The name Cafe Caracol literally means ” Snail coffee” or “coffee peaberry” but really means ´Slow Coffee´as in Slow Food and ‘small [...]

In the previous post about the 2011 El Salvador Cup of Excellence I very briefly went over what the program is for the non-coffee readers, and some of it´s general affects on coffee production in the gourmet sector. This follow-up article precedes the associated online auction that this year is the topic of much tense [...]

A lejandro Mendez is the new WORLD BARISTA CHAMPION!! El salvador!!!! Alejandro rocked it so sweetly! We are so proud of our new country of El Salvador! and the USA got 2nd place and a friend as well Pete Licata! Double happiness! 2011 is the year of El Salvador! Alejandro works at Viva Espresso in [...]

This is not really an article. I just want to share my enthusiasm for the coffee champions out there. Not just the ones who win, Like Alejandro, from Viva Espresso in San Salvador, but for champions in the bigger sense of the world. I’m a big fan of food (no pun intended about the size [...]

Today we visited the Plaza Merliot and a small espresso bar called Cafe Au Lait. The staff represents the shop annually at the Barista Competitions, and they serve coffees from quality and Cup of Excellence farms. The owners work together with their roaster, Rodrigo Giametti, to control the roast profiles, and blends of their coffee. [...]

Today we noticed a small espresso bar on the ave. Masferrer, called Allegro espresso bar. We had never heard of the coffee bar, but were open to looking in! The little shop is near the corner of 7a Ave on Masferrer on the second level of the small shopping center. There are little seating areas [...]

Viva Espresso is a leader in bringing world class retail coffee to El Salvador, and has a well earned reputation for performing well both in World Barista Competitions and, more importantly, on a daily basis for their customers. Ever since moving to El Salvador my husband and I have made a point to go coffee [...]