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Discover stories from our coffee journey, brewing tips, and insights from the world of specialty coffee.
Cold Brew Methods for Bulk Brewing
Cold brew often gets a bad rap, but we’re here to defend it! It’s often treated like its day-old coffee from the fridge, but cold brew is so much more than that. With some attention to detail and quality coffee grounds, cold brews can have beautiful flavors and complexity.
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Home Espresso Class Recap – Spring 2025
We aim to host a few educational events each year. For our spring event, we held a Home Espresso Class. As part of our mission to have excellent coffee, customer service, and education, we love to host events that are educational, while also being a casual opportunity to interact with our customers! Dialing In Espresso This
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Coffee News: The C Market’s Impact on Specialty Coffee
If you’ve been keeping up with the coffee industry, you’ve probably heard about rising market prices. One major headline in 2025 is the surge in C market prices, which have reached record highs this year. So, what does this mean for the specialty coffee world, and for you as the customer? Let’s talk about it!
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Co-Fermentation – Is It Cheating?
Let’s talk about co-fermentation: the process, the purpose, and the controversy. But before we tackle that, what is co-fermentation? Like other processes (natural, washed, honey, etc.), co-fermentation is a way to create flavor. In this process, the producer introduces an external element such as fruit or spices during the fermentation phase to infuse natural flavor
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Father’s Day Gift Guide – 11 Ideas for Your Baba
Father’s Day is right around the corner, on June 15th! We have you covered for excellent gifts that he is sure to love. We take Father’s Day very seriously around here. Baba Java Coffee gets its name “Baba”, meaning father in many languages, because it was founded by father-son duo Nathan and Joshua Parvin.
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Summer Menu 2026
Three Summer drinks are hitting the cafes on June 1st. Two returning favorites, and one brand new drink!Served at all three locations– Enjoy them in cafe or order curbside on the Joe app.
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EXCLUSIVE New Colombia Yalila Microlot Coffee!
Our new Colombia single origin coffee will arrive at cafes this Friday, May 22! It is a very limited release, and we are excited to share why we are offering this unique coffee.
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New Bagel Sandwiches – updating our cafe food offerings!
You asked and we listened! We are now offering FOUR bagel sandwich options. Our new bagel sandwiches are made fresh at our Meadowbrook cafe and distributed to all three cafes throughout the week. They are paired with some incredible house-made sauces. Our multiple sandwich flavors mean there is something for everyone!
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S4 E9: Brad the Baba Boss
Brad shares his full coffee journey from living in Oman and discovering specialty coffee, to importing beans, navigating early business challenges (including a memorable “smoked meat” coffee incident and the Toro Toro club dinner), and eventually moving back to Alabama to help launch Baba Java.
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S4 E8: Global CoffeeU with Halez & Justin
Josh and Rachel Parvin host a special global edition of CoffeeU! They sit down with two key members of the Baba Java International team: Halez (Fujairah, UAE) and Justin (working across Saudi Arabia and the Gulf).
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S4 E7: Camp Musician and Cafe Manager, Grant Austin
Nathan and Brad sit down with Grant Austin, manager of Baba Java’s original Hoover cafe. Grant shares his journey from growing up in Alabama, training as a machinist, to stepping into coffee full-time. He talks about transitioning from Meadowbrook (under Jayson) to managing Hoover, the challenges of running a busy cafe, and what makes Hoover special, from long-time regulars to its broad custome...
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CoffeeU S4 E6: Jayson's Employee Highlight
In this episode of CoffeeU, Nathan and Brad sit down with Jayson Dobelstein, manager of Baba Java’s Meadowbrook cafe. Jayson shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Birmingham, to living in Bolivia, Peru, and Ethiopia, to returning stateside and starting Double Stone Handywork as a contractor and remodeler.
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