The Maine roastery shipping us beans every week
Why our coffee is roasted for us in Maine by Kavka, a Ukrainian specialty roaster, and what 'fresh' actually costs.
By Chef Ivan Proseniuk
Most restaurants in South Florida buy coffee from the same handful of big regional roasters. We don't. Our beans are roasted specially for Thanks to Harrison in Maine by Kavka, a Ukrainian specialty coffee company, and shipped fresh every week.
Why Kavka
Coffee is a relationship business. Kavka roasts to order and ships the same week, so the bag we open on a Saturday morning was roasted days earlier, not months.
The house blend is 90% Ethiopian, 10% Sumatran — bright and fruity with a rich, full-bodied depth. Medium roast, smooth and balanced, and it holds up whether you take it as espresso or a slow pour-over.
How we brew it
Espresso pulls run at 19g in, 38g out, 26-29 seconds, dialed every morning. Drip is V60 by the cup, not batch — slower, but the cup is brighter. Milk is whole, organic, never plant-based by default (we offer oat if you ask).
Try it
Coffee runs from 8:30am open to about 4pm — we shift to bar service after that. Best paired with the Eggs Florentine on Donut or any of the syrnyky. We sell whole-bean bags at the host stand when supply allows.