This week at my neighborhood Starbucks store, I saw that Gold Coast was brewing as the dark coffee.  Gold Coast has a good story that goes with it. Starbucks blended it to honor the opening...

Here in Seattle, there are a couple of Starbucks locations with regular coffee education events. All are welcome. Coffee knowledge is meant to be shared. As one partner told me, “We’re doing it wrong if...

Beginning in February this year, Starbucks began testing ice cream combined with espresso or cold brew in 100 of their Orange County, California, Starbucks locations. It’s now May and the test is winding down, but...

In Portland, Oregon, Starbucks is testing a new idea for your latte, Frappuccino or whatever: Your beverage flavored with a syrup extract and sugar on the side. Rather than large bottles of a sugary flavored...

Every year, you can buy a special PRIDE-themed Starbucks t-shirt. These are produced by the Starbucks Coffee Gear store.  You’ll find the Starbucks Coffee Gear Store on the 8th floor of the Starbucks headquarters, at...

If you are ever in Seattle, you’ll find unique Starbucks souvenirs at the Starbucks Coffee Gear Store. Visit the Coffee Gear Store at 2401 Utah Avenue South, 8th Floor, Seattle, WA 98135. It is open...

I know that many people don’t know much about the history of Starbucks, other than it began in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1971. Let’s dive into that old history in more detail: The three...

At about 7:00 AM this morning, I stopped by the 1912 Pike Place Starbucks. The sun was still coming up. The brick in front of 1912 Pike Place was a little wet from a quintessential...