It is not one isolated event. It is just not just one person, not one community, not one city, not one state, not one country, but the ENTIRE world is speaking up. The world is stepping up. And so will we, the team at Living Room Coffee Craft. We have come to learn of business practices of our partners at Counter Culture Coffee have turned “a blind eye to racism, to sexism, to harm.” And while the story originates in Philadelphia, we believe that is not an excuse to excuse the silence and ignorance of any act of prejudice in ...
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Juneteenth, an American holiday celebrating the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy on June 19, 1865. And in honor of this date, our team at Living Room Coffee Craft decided to something a little extra this year. Due to recent events, we believe it is time for our voices to be heard – we will not stand for racism, sexism, or prejudice. Until the end of business on Saturday, June 19, all proceeds from our pastry sales in our shop will be donated to the East Oakland Collective (EOC), a group “invested in serving the ...
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A year of baking. A year of brewing. Much has transpired over the last 366 days, but we are just getting started ...
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A breather if you will ...
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It's Sunday, April 12, 2020. Easter Sunday... but it's not like any Easter most of us have seen before ...
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Community, Santa Clara Public Health Office announced Monday the “shelter-in-place” policy.  It’s a policy that will blanket the entire Bay Area to help mitigate the exponential spread rate of Sars-COV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 update.  All non-essential businesses are asked to cease operations, and everyone is asked to remain at home unless there is an essential need to leave (i.e. groceries, food, or medical needs).  Only essential travel is allowed, and public transit will continue.  Above all, please practice social distancing (staying six feet apart as best as possible) when out in the public to prevent the spread of ...
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You cheer for us. We cheer for you (with coffee and a oh-so-delicious brown butter cake) ...
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And most importantly, wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds each time with warm water and soap – especially before eating and after coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose, going to the bathroom ...
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Help us celebrate our 6 month anniversary with our first Latte Art Throw Down. Watch the best baristas bring their A-game and battle it out for prizes and bragging rights. Enjoy pastries and drinks and lots of Instagrammable moments to share! ...
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Living Room Coffee Craft was proud to support the Movember Foundation for the 2019 Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride in San Jose, California. This was San Jose’s third year participating in this global event to raise money for men’s health. This year, over 130,000 riders in 110 countries across the world put on their best clothes to ride vintage motorcycles around 700 cities to raise awareness for prostate cancer and mental health. Living Room Coffee Craft welcomed over 200 riders this year, providing a coffee and comfort to the dapper gentelemen who stopped here ...
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Peaceful. Glowing. Stylish. These are some of the words patrons use to describe the interior of Living Room Coffee Craft, the freshest face on the Silicon Valley coffee scene, and its newest hidden gem. These words could also describe Mary Merrill, a hair-stylist-turned-interior-designer who transformed a dank space into this modern, chic coffee house. It was a design project that took her six months to complete and she would be the first to tell you that it wasn’t a cake walk. It’s a wonder that it somehow all came together in the end, ...
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LRCC featured in U.K. Travel Blog Earth to Connie, a travel blog from the United Kingdom, has featured Living Room Coffee Craft in their Hidden Gems series. The series highlights undiscovered locations all over the world, places worth visiting for food, drinks, art, or other points-of-interest. We’re so glad they found us, and very grateful for the awesome recommendation to their wonderful readers! Check us out in The Hidden Gems of Silicon Valley: South Bay Edition on Earth to Connie ...
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