ABOUT US - PRESS

Intelligentsia has been featured in multiple industry publications, newspapers, trade journals, and other media. Below is a listing of some of the articles we have been featured in. If you find us in the news, please email us and let us know!

2008 Press

May 4th - Press Release - Intelligentsia’s Kyle Glanville Wins USBC

Intelligentsia’s Kyle Glanville Wins United States Barista Competition Read More...

April 6th - Forbes - America's Best Boutique Coffees

Forbes names Intelligentsia as one of the Best Boutique coffee houses in the United States. Read More...

March 9th - New York Times - Los Angeles: Intelligentsia

The August opening of Intelligentsia Coffee in Silver Lake, complete with some imported Pacific Northwest baristas, was a quantum leap. Read More...

February 24th - LA Times - Up All Night

The reigning hub of slouchy east side cool isn't a weekly dance party or even a divey new bar, but a Sunset Junction coffee shop. Read More...

January 23rd - New York Times - At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee

The New York Times interviews Doug Zell regarding specialty coffee brewing techniques. Read More...

January 19th - New York Times - For West Coast Boulevardiers

The New York Times Travel Section features Intelligentsia Silver Lake. Read More...

January 13th - KCRW - Good Food

Doug Zell of Intelligentsia Coffee in Silver Lake believes that coffee is as nuanced as fine wine. Read More...

January 12th - KPCC 89.3 - Off Ramp

Los Angeles Radio Show "Off Ramp" interviews Doug Zell. Read More...

January 11th - Los Angeles Magazine - 2008 Restaurant Awards

Los Angles Magazine’s January 2008 “Best New Restaurants” edition features Intelligentsia’s Silverlake Coffeebar. Read More...

January 1st - Women's Health Magazine - Delicious Shipped Foods

Women's Health Magazine names El Cuervo as their Best Cup of Joe. Read More...

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2007 Press

December 24th - LosAnjealous.com - Best Cup of Coffee

Thank you for voting for Intelligentsia as Best Coffee in Los Angeles. Read More...

December 15th - LAist - Foodblogger Triplecreme: When Westsiders Eat East

Every December LAist takes a look back at the year that was with the assistance of others in the blogging community. Read More...

November 6th - New City - The Perfect Cup

Intelligentsia’s award-winning barista gives a tour Read More...

October 29th - AIA Design Award

Intelligentsia Silver Lake wins an AIA Design Award Read More...

September 12th - New York Times - To Burundi and Beyond for Coffee’s Holy Grail

By spending months every year visiting farms, these roasters seek to offer coffee that is produced as well as it can be, bought responsibly and roasted carefully. They aim, simply, to sell the best coffee possible. Read More...

July 25th - Chicago Sun-Times - Higher grounds

COFFEE BUZZ | Intelligentsia owner Doug Zell builds a Chicago-based coffee empire, one bean at a time Read More...

July 24th - Bloomberg.com - Neighborhood Flavor Helps Independent Cafes Vie With Starbucks

The independents have found a niche by touting their coffee as superior and by establishing themselves as a third place between home and work. Read More...

June 27th - CitySearch.com - Best of Chicago

It's "Best Of" season again in Chicago. Read More...

June 1st - Men's Health - Best Coffee

Men's Health voted Intelligentsia Coffee as "Best Coffee". Read More...

May 5th - Chicago Reader - The Best Barista in the World?

Making coffee is now an international competitive sport, and Intelligentsia’s Matt Riddle is America’s reigning champ. Read More...

April 20th - Chicago Tribune - All's not always 'fair' in coffee labeling

The Tribune compares various labeling terms in the coffee industry, including Intelligentsia's own Direct Trade. Read More...

April 19th - Chicago Sun-Times - 'Fair Trade' gives coffee a fighting chance

The Chicago Sun-Times interviews Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia. Read More...

April 13th - Esquire Magazine - 60 Things Worth Shortening Your Life For

Esquire Magazine names Intelligentsia's Black Cat Espresso as one of their Top 60 pleasures in the world. Read More...

March 29th - CNNMoney.com - Why CEOs love Rwanda

As a small African nation recovers from genocide, Google, Starbucks and Costco lend a hand. Fortune's Marc Gunther reports. Read More...

March 26th - Black Gold Showing - Harold Washington Library

Geoff Watts will speak on a panel following the screening of Black Gold. Read More...

March 14th - LA Times - A lucky break for drip coffee

A high-tech machine called the Clover brews like a French press one cup at a time. Coffee shop owners and drip drinkers are buzzing. Read More...

March 9th - Chicago Tribune - No regular Joes

Inside the jittery world of competitive coffeemaking. Read More...

February 13th - Chicagoist.com: Intelligentsia Coffee CEO Doug Zell

Chicagoist Grills: Intelligentsia Coffee & Roasting Works CEO Doug Zell Read More...

February 1st - Delta Sky Magazine: 5 FAB Places for a Great Latte

Delta Sky features Intelligentsia Coffee as one of their 5 favorite places for a cup of coffee in North America Read More...

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2006 Press

December 19th - CoffeeGeek.com - Best Of 2006

CoffeeGeek.com editor, Mark Prince, defines his Best of List for 2006 Read More...

December 1st - FastCompany.com - 12 Best Coffees

FastCompany.com selects Intelligentsia Coffee as one of its 12 Best Cups of coffee for 2006. Read More...

November 17th - Chicagoist.com - Winter in Chicago: What's Not to Like?

Chicagoist.com names Intelligentsia as a Chicago favorite. Read More...

October 31st - Roast Magazine - Roaster of the Year 2007

Intelligentsia Coffee was selected by Roast Magazine as Roaster of the Year for 2007. Read More...

October 24th - Wine Spectator - Tastes: What Is Coffee Worth?

Mark Pendergrast, the author of "Uncommon Grounds" discusses the amazingly popular and unique Hacienda La Esmeralda, Panama Geisha. Read More...

October 8th - Chicago Magazine - Black Gold

Chicago Magazine compares twelve cups of coffee to decide who pours the best cup of joe in the city. Read More...

October 2nd - New City - Best Coffeehouse

Intelligentsia was voted "Best Coffeehouse" by New City Chicago for 2006. Read More...

September 1st - American Libraries - Recognition of "Decaf Librarian's Blend"

Decaf Librarian's Blend gets mentioned in American Libraries Magazine. Read More...

August 6th - Zagat Survey - 2006 America's Best Beverage Bets

The well-known Zagat Survey rates Intelligentsia Coffee as a destination in Chicago. Read More...

July 20th - LA Times - Cookstuff - Grounds for Celebration

Writer Amy Scattergood talks about opportunities for getting Intelligentsia coffee in Los Angeles. Read More...

July 6th - TimeOut Chicago - No Average (cuppa) Joe

Local roasters Intelligentsia just bought the world’s most expensive coffee. What made them shell out big bucks for a little bean? Read More...

May 30th - RedEye - Chicago's Top 40

The RedEye names Doug Zell as one of Chicago's Top 40 Read More...

May 26th - NPR - "The World" on Direct Trade

NPR's radio news show features Direct Trade. Read More...

May 25th - Hungrymag.com - featuring Intelligentsia

Hungrymag has a movie and slideshow about Intelligentsia Read More...

May 24th - Chicagoist.com - Our Baristas Are Better Than Your Baristas

Chicagoist.com posts about Barista Competitions. Read More...

May 23rd - Chicago SunTimes - Barista's cup of joe rates No. 3 in world

Eric Herman writes about Matt Riddle at the WBC. Read More...

May 19th - Pioneer Press - Baristas know their beans

Pioneer Press interviews three members of the Intelligentsia Barista Team. Read More...

May 18th - Chicago Tribune - The good, the bad and the foamy

A top barista shares tricks of the joe trade. Read More...

May 10th - ABC7 News - Barista goes cup-to-cup with best coffee makers in world

Steve Dolinsky - The "Hungry Hound" interviews Matt Riddle about Barista Competition, Intelligentsia, and coffee brewing techniques. Read More...

March 8th - AOL Cityguide - Best of Chicago 2006

AOL Cityguide Winner, Best Coffeehouse 2006. Fresh-roasted daily and sold by the cup or pound, Intelligentsia coffee is an intelligent choice. Read More...

March 3rd - USA Today - 10 great places...

Intelligentsia is named as one of the top 10 places to get coffee in the United States by USA Today Read More...

March 1st - Food & Wine - Special Report - Coffee

Food & Wine's Special Report on Coffee names Intelligentsia as a Favorite. Read More...

January 22nd - Chicago Tribune Magazine - The Grande Bazaar

Coffee buyer Geoff Watts travels the globe looking for a few good beans Read More...

January 6th - LA Weekly - No Crema, No Serva

The founder of BoingBoing.net names Intelligentsia as one of his 5 favorite things in LA Weekly. Read More...

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2005 Press

October 26th - Entrepreneur - Making Their Mark

Doug Zell and Emily Mange are highlighted in Entrepreneur's article about 23 young millionaires blazing trails, and not following anyone's rules on their way to success. Read More...

October 24th - Travel & Leisure - Coffee Nation

Put down that cup of average joe: there's a coffee renaissance afoot in America. Francine Maroukian sips her way across the country to find the créme de la créme. Read More...

September 30th - Chicago Journal - Keeper of the coffee bean

For Stephen Rogers, a caffeine buzz is all in a days work. Read More...

September 29th - Newcity Chicago - "Best Of Chicago"

Intelligentsia is honored by Newcity Magazine. Read More...

September 23rd - Wall Street Journal - Drip Feed for Coffee Fans

Lisa Kalis reports on 5 coffee companies selling beans online...Intelligentsia is given top ratings. Read More...

September 19th - Conscious Choice - Grounds for Hope

There’s a growing trend to help the world’s poor coffee growers earn a fair return for their beans Read More...

September 18th - Conscious Choice - Java Journey

When Geoff Watts took a job as a barista, little did he know that brewing in his growing passion for coffee was a thirst for social justice. Read More...

September 13th - Gaper's Block - Love That Bean Smell

Gaper's Block highlights the tour of Intelligentsia's Roasting Works. Read More...

August 8th - Chicago Magazine - "Best Beans" 2005

Chicago Magazine rates the best of Chicago in 2005. Read More...

July 7th - RedEye - The perfect cup?

Geoff Watts wants you to give up your cream and sugar. Read More...

July 1st - CitySearch.com - Best Coffee in Chicago 2005

The votes are in. Intelligentsia has won "Best Coffee" in Chicago on CitySearch for the 3rd time. Read More...

May 26th - Fresh Cup - Baristas Raise the Bar at the 2005 USBC

Our very own Ellie Hudson-Matuszak writes an article about her expreiences at the USBC in Seattle this year. Read More...

May 22nd - Chicago Tribune Magazine - Ruling The Roast

True caffeine freaks say a trip to coffee nirvana starts with firing up their own beans. Read More...

April 30th - Tea & Coffee - Intelligentsia: A Fresh Coffee Roaster

Jennifer Magid interviews Doug Zell, Geoff Watts and the Intelligentsia Team on sourcing, Roasting and serving great coffee. Read More...

April 25th - ReliefWeb - Rwandan farmers benefit from quality coffee

Farmers double earnings by selling coffee cherries to a USAID-funded washing station - Rwandan farmers benefit from quality coffee Read More...

March 31st - Wallpaper* Magazine - Food Extra

The latest food trend to hit upscale Chicago restaurants is to have custom coffee from Intelligentsia... Read More...

March 29th - Best Coffeehouse - Playboy April 2005

Intelligentsia has a great vibe and the best espresso in town. Read More...

March 15th - Gaper's Block - That's Good Coffee

Three baristas from Chicago were finalists in the Specialty Coffee Association's 2005 United States Barista Championships -- and all of them work for Intelligentsia. Read More...

January 31st - AOL Cityguide - Best of Chicago

AOL Cityguide Winner, Best Coffeehouse 2005. Fresh-roasted daily and sold by the cup or pound, Intelligentsia coffee is an intelligent choice. Read More...

January 24th - Coffee, Midwest Style - The Specialty Coffee Chronicle

Ellie Hudson-Matuszak is interviewed by the SCAA about barista competition, the GLRBC and the upcoming USBC. Read More...

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2004 Press

December 22nd - Chicago Magazine - The Short List

"Hot" Chicago Restaurants get custom blends from Intelligentsia. Read More...

December 19th - Chicago Tribune Magazine - Local Treasures

A Holiday gift guide with homemade flavor. Read More...

December 12th - Chicago Tribune Magazine - What's Hot

What's hot and what's not, according to Chicago Tribune Magazine. Read More...

November 10th - Chicago Tribune - Good Eating Awards

Each year, Good Eating honors those people in the food and beverage industry who are making a difference in Chicago through their commitment, quality, passion and vision. Read More...

November 3rd - "The Big Heat: Who Really Cooks in Chicago's Kitchen?"

Owners Doug Zell and Emily Mange are named as 2 of the 50 most influential people in the Chicago Food and Beverage Industry for the second year in a row. Read More...

November 1st - Crains Chicago Business - 40 Under 40

Doug Zell, founder and CEO of Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Inc. was named as one of the top 40 of the Chicago business world. Read More...

October 2nd - Where Magazine - Man In Demand

Matthew Modine is currently starring in the on-stage drama "Finishing the Picture", and visits us for his favorite beverage. Read More...

October 1st - Coffee Talk - Midwest Companies Brew Up Success

Roasting and selling high-quality specialty coffee is the business of three Midwest companies. Ronnoco Coffee Company, Kaldi’s Inc. and Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters import, roast, blend, package and distribute their own varieties of specialty coffees. All agree that today’s consumers want high-end specialty coffee and that the coffee coming out of Middle America rivals anything found on the East or West Coast. Read More...

July 27th - Rwanda Savors the Rewards of Coffee Production

Geoff Watts is quoted in the New York Times about the Pearl Project in Rwanda. Read More...

July 15th - Daryn's report from Chicago

Daryn of Counter Culture makes a suprise visit to our Monadnock location on his recent trip to Chicago. Read More...

June 20th - Awards and Recognition for 2004

Awards and recognition for the year of 2004 Read More...

June 1st - Can Great Coffee Save the Jungle?

Persuaded that guilt alone won't get Americans to pay more for environmentally friendly coffee, importers are trying a market approach by giving farmers the tools to grow better beans Read More...

May 27th - Frasier, we're listening!

Dr. Frasier Crane (of the television show Frasier) visits Chicago. Read More...

May 24th - Partners, long-term goals often times not compatible

Doug Zell is interviewed about his stance on financial backing for a business. Read More...

March 31st - Putting Meaning Into Production

Roaster Christopher Schooley writes about taking pride in a craft that is often overlooked. Read More...

February 29th - Virtual Buzz - The best beans

Mark Prince comments on Intelligentsia. Read More...

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2003 Press

November 16th - "The Big Heat: Who controls Chicago's stove?"

Owners Doug Zell and Emily Mange are named as 2 of the 50 most influential people in the Chicago Food and Beverage Industry. Read More...

November 11th - Brewing controversy

The Louisville Snitch talks about the standards of Fair Trade coffee. Read More...

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2002 Press

December 30th - Awards and Recognition for 2002

Awards and recognition for the year of 2002 Read More...

October 1st - By the pound - Bumping up your bean sales

Mike Ferguson of Fresh Cup interviews Doug Zell as part of his article about improving roasting and sales of whole beans in a retail environment. Read More...

September 1st - Fresh Cup - Three Cuppings, a Three-Year Contract, and 23 Years of Aging

A recollection of a recent journey to origin. Read More...

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2001 Press

December 30th - Awards and Recognition for 2001

Awards and recognition for the year of 2001. Read More...

October 31st - Fresh Cup - La Perla de Oaxaca

The Story of “La Perla de Oaxaca” as excerpted from an industry luminary speech given at the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 2001 conference by Doug Zell, co-founder of Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters Read More...

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