Kean Coffee Takes Over Starbucks

Once you’ve smelled it, you’re hooked. There’s simply nothing comparable to the wafting aroma of coffee beans roasting, except maybe the smell of freshly ground coffee brewing. What’s more, coffee always tastes better when it’s brewed shortly...

Mondays are Jack Benchakul’s favorite day of the week at Endorffeine. He looks forward to the calm, even though he’s grateful for the streams of coffee fans that file into his tiny shop on Saturdays and Sundays. Ttaya Tuparangsi, his cousin, takes...

What is the best place for coffee in Los Angeles? It’s the one most convenient to your home, or the one where the barista remembers your name, or the one with a calm, sunlit room that helps you disappear into your workflow. Taste in coffee — and...

“I tend to let the water do the heavy lifting,” Jack Benchakul said about his approach to coffee as he tipped coarsely ground beans into a funnel-shaped Hario V60. The statement led to a discussion of alkalinity and hardness in water, of the roles...

Red benches sit vacant in Chinatown’s sun-soaked Central Plaza. Coin-operated kiddie rides haven’t seen any action for weeks beneath Gin Ling Way’s iconic red lanterns. It’s noon, but most storefronts are dark and locked. One door remains open...