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Daily Coffee News, Roast Magazine

Convivio Café Offers a Warm Connection to Guatemalan Coffees
Howard Bryman
October 26th, 2022

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Westword 2022

Denver's First Bilingual, Guatemalan-Inspired Coffee Shop Opens November 1
Danielle Krolewicz
October 28th, 2022

Westword

Crowdfunded Convivio Will Become Denver's First Bilingual, Guatemalan-Inspired Café
Danielle Krolewicz
December 27, 2021

Dining Out

Bean Counters
Two First-time business owners on how they're financing their startup - even without a rich uncle.
Amy Antonation
December 15, 2021

5280 Magazine

Meet the Women Bringing 'Beyond Fair Trade' Coffee to Denver
Paula Thomas
July 29, 2021

RECIPES

Holiday Ponche

1. Empty the ingredient bag into a big pot of water, about 6 cups. Don't forget to toss the bag in the compost - our packaging is biodegradable!

2. Add a sliced apple or any other fresh fruit you got.

3. Bring it to a rolling boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about half an hour.

4. Stir in a little of your favorite sweetener - we like piloncillo, or raw cane sugar, honey, agave - whatever you like!

5. Serve with an orange slice to get fancy. Don't forget to eat the sweet, soaked fruits at the bottom!

Rosa de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea)

Coffee in a Chemex

1. Grind your beans - we suggest a medium corse grind for chemex.
2. Heat your water - just off boiling (~195 degrees)
3. Pour your grounds into the filter. We like a 1:15 ratio of coffee-to-water, so try 34 grams of coffee.
4. Pour just enough water to cover the grounds in the filter. It will bubble up - thats the bloom! Let it rest 30 seconds.
5. Pour the water in a consistent, circular motion around the filter until you reach your desired ratio (in this case, about 510 grams of water).
6. Soak in that sweet aroma, and drink it up - salud!

BLOG

Aug 20

ARTESANOS: Luis, Leo and the experimental spirit of Antigua

I’ve met a lot of farmers in my life. Somehow, I’ve been lucky enough to create a career journey that’s afforded me the pleasure of...

Jul 7

Evolution of a logo

We want to take you back, back in time, to a land of 2020, pandemics, uncertainty, and.... two socias with a burning fire for starting...

Apr 24

Semana Santa - Holy Week in Guatemala

In Guatemala April marks the celebration of Semana Santa (Holy Week) which lasts a whole week. Known officially as “La Semana Mayor” (The...

Feb 27

From one cocina to the next: my journey from Sun Valley Kitchen to Convivio Café

In 2016, a friend of mine introduced me to Sun Valley Kitchen, a kitchen I would soon come to find as a sparkling warm home of a kitchen...

Jan 6

En orígen (at origin)

While I cozy up and watch the snow pour down outside my window here in Denver, cafecito in hand, I'm thinking back on much warmer times...

Nov 1, 2021

Past, present and future: Welcome to our new Convivio Café space in Denver

Back in 2015, Vivi and I met at a grassroots non-profit - Re:Vision (amazing, check them out if you haven't heard the good news). I was...

Oct 15, 2021

1 de noviembre: Día de todos los Santos

Día de Todos los Santos is a very special holiday in Guatemala: a day to celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed away. Families...

Oct 1, 2021

My immigration story: una chapina comes to Colorado.

In order to understand a piece of the Convivio Café story I would like to share a bit about my personal story. The story of a Guatemalan...

Aug 30, 2021

Farm to cup. For real.

There are about 750,000 smallholder coffee farmers in Central America. Imagine, the whole of Denver Metro area… farming coffee! And it’s...