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Happy 4th. Open Until 1pm Today

We could be open later if we wanted, but we'd make you drink straight espresso if we were.  Enjoy your cookout wherever you are.  Regular hours tomorrow.

Mt. Lebo First Friday Tonight, We're Open Til 9pm. Free Espresso 12n-5p!

Tonight's First Friday theme is "Positive Vibrations", featuring sounds of the Caribbean.  Main act in Clearview Commons is The Flow Band. Other acts and entertainment will be up and down Washington Road.

We'll be open until 9pm tonight.  No entertainment here, but feel free to duck in for coffee, dessert and some air conditioning.

This afternoon, as we were the recipients of a lot of coffee leftover from last week's Sprodown, we're sharing our bounty and doing something that we hope might make some converts to a more continental lifestyle - FREE ESPRESSO.

From noon to five today, during the Frank & Rich shift, we'll have three different espressos on bar.  We - will be serving FREE doubles for consumption in ceramic demitasse in the store. 

Sprodown Success

You might think that after seven hours of working your own coffee bar the last thing you'd want to do is go work somebody else's for a couple of hours - but you'd be wrong.

In fact we'd love to do it again.

Last night's "Sprodown" at Voluto drew a nice crowd.  We're going to estimate about 60 folks turned up to slurp down some of the best espressos in the US & Canada, but we missed the first half hour, so it could've been more. 

Espresso Tasting @Voluto Fri 7pm

Ever wonder what the big deal about espresso is?  Want to taste firsthand how different roasters create different flavor profiles specifically for espresso?

This Friday, beginning at 7pm, Voluto Coffee will be hosting an espresso tasting featuring 11 different blends and origins.  Several are nationally acclaimed espressos not regularly found in Pittsburgh.  Plus a couple of local favorites.

A $5 contribution is requested.  If you like espresso, this is a rare opportunity to taste some of the best close to home.  Hope to see you there.

Our Semi-Annual Reminder of Why We Don't Want to Be a Restaurant

We had 19 for our Father's Day origin brunch yesterday.  Eight at the first seating, 11 at the second.  Enough to break even if you don't count the cook's hours.  We'd hoped for a full 24 and had enough for a couple of extra walk-ins. 

The response was uniformly positive.  The folks who came were delightful to speak with.  They had all sorts of questions about the food and were interested in some of the preparations and even some of the cultural background and how the dishes related to the four coffees we were serving.  We love to see that kind of interest.

Tweet This

In case you missed it, Rich was quoted in Sunday's P-G as noting that Mt. Lebo residents are behind the times when it comes to social media technology. 

Of course that also means that 95% of our customers won't see this post.

Make Your Reservations for Father's Day Origin Brunch

UPDATE (Sat 4pm):  8 spots open - 4 for AM, 4 for PM. We're leaving 2 spots open at each seating for walk-ins.  We got our fish for the ceviche, but no passionfruit, so we'll do some other fruit thing.

We're doing two seatings, one from 10:30-noon, 2nd from 12:30-2.  Due to limited capacity of kitchen and space, we'll only be serving 12 diners at each seating. 

To make a reservation, email us or call the store, 412.563.1220.  If leaving a phone message, be sure to leave your phone number so we can confirm. 

Please do not make a reservation unless you're actually coming.  Thanks.

Pittsburgh Could Use More of This

 Sunday afternoon in Garfield.  A parking lot.  Great food by Kevin Sousa. Reggae. Outside. Bring your own beer and chairs.  250 people to share it with.

Our friend Steve, visiting from Austin, said it was very "Austin-ish".

Oh My God

They won.  Who would of thought?

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS 2009!!!

Lunch Wars

You might think from the title that this post is about capturing market share among Washington Road lunchgoers.  Or a price battle between restaurants and coffeehouses.  Or almost anything else than what it really is.

It's a war between Rich and Melanie.