tampa coffee guide & brochure

Oxford Exchange exposed me first to milk art. Atop my latte the barista poured a rosetta so elaborate I wondered if she dragged a toothpick through the foam to create its four layers of dainty curves. I learned later the method of cappuccino customization in my tenure at a local shop (milk texture and muscle memory, folks) but despite the wherewithal I now possess I’m still awed by the care put into the silky patterns. The aesthetic love for latte art pulls many a camera-owner to smaller cafes. I don’t find that undesirable. Let their eyes lead them and their tongues bring them back.

I adore local shops and I adore their increasing relevance in Tampa. Anyone who visits the city, I think, must avert his eyes from the nearest Starbucks and instead wander close by for a taste of a dreamy bean roasted in the same building as the storefront which serves it. Or, leastwise, offered as a guest roast in a locally-operated hub. I comprised a brochure of six spots atop my own list of bests, generally for their menu selections but also for the personality of the brick and mortar locale. Half of them serve the mother-of-all-Tampa-roasters, Buddy Brew, from their hoppers, but each has a bonus spunk I listed in the feature box. Print the guide and carry it along, or download a virtual version to tap open when a caffeine kick beckons you outside your vehicle or hotel or house, even in this godforsaken summer sweatfest.

Download & printing directions

1. Click the “Download” link above and locate file in your computer. It will be named “tampa coffee brochure.”
2. Open the file in Adobe Acrobat. The file contains two pages.
3. Go to File –> Print.
4. Different printers afford different settings. If yours has a “Fit”, “Fit to Page”, or similar option for sizing, select that one. Be sure the orientation is on “Landscape” and the job set to print double-sided.
5. Print the document!
6. To orient and fold the brochure: Begin with the “Featured”, “Kellie Karbach”, and “Tampa Coffee” pages facing you. Fold the “Featured” page inward. Then fold the “Tampa Coffee” page atop. The cover of the brochure should be “Tampa Coffee”, with inside flap at “Featured” and the full fold-out being the featured locales. The credit information should be the back cover.

*By printing this document, you agree to in no way mass produce for your own profit, or claim the original work as your own.

Honorable mentions that did not make it into the brochure:

1. Caffeine Roasters
2. Victory Coffee & Tea Bar
3. The Lab
4. Ginger Beard