Caffe Luxxe
Caffe Luxxe is an authentic European caffe and retailer with its headquarters at 925 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California. Caffe Luxxe has retail locations in Santa Monica and Los Angeles (Brentwood), California. The company was founded in 2006 by Mark Wain and Gary Chau, who met while attending The Marshall School, University of Southern California where both earned an MBA. They both share a passion for CoFFEE and created Caffe Luxxe to compensate for what has increasingly become a super-sized, push-button coffee world by re-introducing the art of craftsmanship and artistic inspiration. Their product offerings feature espresso based drinks made to order on Synesso espresso machines, single origin brewed-to-order coffees, organic teas, pastries, fresh-made European-style sandwiches. The training required to become a Barista at Caffe Luxxe has been known to take 6 months or more.
Caffe Luxxe has a devoted following, due to its highly rated coffee as well as strong relationships with the local community serving as a genuine meeting place for friends and family.
Honors
Since 2006, Caffe Luxxe has been mentioned in several local 12 and international "best of" lists and has won numerous awards. Online, users say that Caffe Luxxe as one of the best coffees in Los Angeles.3456789101112131415
References
- Los Angeles Times, October 2006
- Los Angeles Magazine Street Smart, May 2008
- Bean Hunter, Coffee worth travelling for
- Best Coffee in LA
- Angelo Surmelis' Blog
- Pan Comido, article feature, July 6, 2009
- Metromix Review
- Arianna Huffington Tweet Best Soy Latte
- CoffeeGeek.com
- A Blog Voyage - Top coffee in LA
- Bruno - Can you hear me? 1 of 5 places to get Great Coffee in LA
- Yelp.com
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- CitySearch.com