Change is always in the air in the Springtime and this year is no different. Birds doing their thing. Fruit trees blossoming. The biggest change at Bica has been the introduction of a new espresso partner, Handsome Coffee. Handsome offers two distinctly different espresso blends, the Dandy and the Dapper and Bica has rotated through [...]
The coffee rotation on the BicaBrewBar is pretty well understood, by the team and by Bica’s customers. But we have been a bit shy on rotating espresso. We have relied heavily on De La Paz to rotate their own espresso blends and we’ve benefited greatly from the blends that they’ve produced. However, we’re getting more [...]
Bica is all about hand crafted coffee, tea, and food. We pride ourselves with every cup of coffee that we’ve made: personally-grown beans, small-processed beans, well-considered bought green beans, perfectly roasted beans, and finally, ground and brewed beans with authenticity to make a lovely cup of coffee. As a retailer, we can only goof it [...]
Winds are blowing here in Oaktown. Leaves whirl outside of Bica, where it’s bone dry and cold. Rain is promised in the next couple of days. Still, College Ave is alive with shoppers during the days and merry makers in the evenings. It’s that time of year. Bica herself is a great combination of destination [...]
As I sit here watching the Giants parade and celebration wind down, I’m thinking back not only on what an amazing baseball season it was, but also about the plethora of amazing foods, drinks, music, teams, coffees there are that are local to the Bay Area. Granted, I’m blessed to be living in an area [...]
Bica’s second anniversary celebration was a pure joy. The store looked amazing with the floral arrangements; she smelled great with the coffee being ground continuously; she resonated with the constant buzz of chatter and laughter; the vibe felt stimulating with caffeine and happiness; and of course the damned coffee tasted amazing! We all took turns [...]
Finally! As Bica nears her second anniversary, she has finally found the right partner to provide sandwiches! After a short chat with Rich Wood, owner of Wood Tavern and Southie, and our neighbors north of us on College Ave, we put together a program to sell Southie sandwiches at Bica. I’ve wanted to provide a [...]
Bica’s Mr. White said it best this week when he described Bica’s environment as “always celebrating something”. Cameron was right: Be it the coffee, the tea, the pastry, the music, the people, the vibe always seems to be upbeat and a place where people want to linger. Bica is coming up on her second anniversary, [...]
In a summer full of amazing sports (it’s a GREAT time to be unemployed!) there already have been great moments…and there certainly will be more. While the Olympics will most certainly bring a tear or two (local Natalie Coughlin, you GO GIRL!), I’m not sure much will be able to beat Roger Federer’s feat at [...]
An amazing thing happened on my way to an espresso shot this morning. This was not any ordinary ‘spro job, it was my first dialed in shot of De La Paz’s new Plumb Line espresso blend. As I stood at the bar with Bryn and two of my kids, we all watched in anticipation as [...]