Story | Angela Muniz Photography | Mark Lipczynski A coffee shop’s vibe is as important as the brews it serves. Sure, our morning cuppa needs to have a grab-and-go convenience, but for the times we have…
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Native Spirits
Story | Bruce Farr Photography | Mark Lipczynski When a trio of high school pals put their heads together to hatch a plan that involves alcohol, the results usually end up “sketchy” at best. But in…
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Story | Bruce Farr Photography | Mark Lipczynski Any conversation on the topic of ice in the proximity of Phoenix must include words like “evanescent” or “transitory” or another term for something that isn’t…
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Story | Shelby Moore Photography | Mark Lipczynski Long before I began preparing coffee in Phoenix, I was drinking it. And the drinking, I’m happy to report, is easier to find—and tastier—than ever. The former…
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Story | Michelle Jacoby Photography | Mark Lipczynski When it comes to the Valley’s bar scene, it certainly isn’t lacking in crowded bars filled with 20-somethings hunched over their cell phones while sipping overly-sweet, slushy-style…
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A few years ago, while strolling through a farmers market in Santa Monica, Calif., DJ Fernandes spied his first cold-brew coffee tower. It looked like something out of a high-school chemistry lab—a glass menagerie of…
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