Santa Barbara, CA

Visit Arrakis…I mean The French Press

September 8, 2018 Santa Barbara, CA

The name that’s written above the door, hanging quaintly from a rod iron pole: The French Press. The name that’s displayed on the glass entryway, boldy painted on the wall inside, and the name of their website: Dune Coffee. The history of how these two names refer to the same place is a baffling story of intrigue, mystery, and back-stabbing. It’s a study in feudal society, noble houses, and one Paul Atreides. –If you’re an astute science fiction reader, youRead More

The Andersen’s

September 8, 2018 Santa Barbara, CA

You might be thinking “that doesn’t look like a coffee house!” and you would technically be correct. This kind of place wouldn’t usually make the blog, but we needed to include it for posterity’s sake. We made an exception to the norm because Andersen’s serves a rich dark custom blend of coffee server European style espresso is Cherie’s favorite brunch location in the known world ATMOSPHERE 5/5 Step into Europe and enjoy this restaurant, bakery, and honorary coffee house.  SitRead More