We are three years in. As a café that is. As a business, five years. The time has grown like a little child. First an infant, a small helpless infant that was the very cutest ever but also very fussy and impossible to tame, keeping us up way too many late nights with all kinds of problems we weren't prepared to handle. A little reckless, like the best babies are. And oh so very resilient, despite us worrisome parents squirmishing over every tiny bonk of the head. Business o

Welcome to a new edition of “Sabías que…?” Where we drop a little knowledge with our community. This week, we're talking the supply chain of coffee - and it's a long one! Did you know coffee is an immigrant? These little frijolitos (beans) we love so much started off in the faraway lands of Ethiopia hundreds of years ago. Discovered, or so they say, by a shepherd-monk named Kaldi who noticed his goats eating some cherries that made them run in circles for hours. Before we r

This will be my 23rd Christmas in Colorado . Twenty-three Christmases I've spent away from Guatemala. And although time passes, there is nostalgia that never fades; it simply learns to accompany us in silence. In Colorado, Christmas is beautiful. Picture-perfect. Snow-covered pine trees, perfect lights, the smell of cinnamon and sugar, markets, concerts, and walks in the cold. Everything is orderly, beautiful, almost impeccable. On the 24th, everyone goes to bed early; on the

Learn about historically high coffee prices, the threat of tariffs, and why you pay more for Convivio's beyond- FairTrade coffee.