Stepping Up. Speaking Up.

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

Bakers Against Racism

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

Interior Design – It’s an Inside Job

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, …