31 August 2010 -- Exciting things are beginning at the Pittsburgh Public Market. Stay in the loop! Read all about the latest happenings on their Facebook page. Beginning September 10th, every Friday (9 am to 7 pm), Saturday (9 am to 5 pm) and Sunday (10 am to 4 pm), you will find us there. Pictures coming soon...

31 August 2010 -- We're Sorry! In the midst of changing our Roaster Tour to be registered online only, we've come accross an issue with PayPal that we are trying to fix immediately. There has been an extra $5 added on for shipping that should not be there, and to anyone who has run into this error, we will issue you a $5 credit. We apologize for the inconvenience it may have caused and will let you know as soon as the problem is fixed! UPDATE: The website is fixed! You can reserve your seats here! We hope to see you all there. Thanks for your patience!

24 August 2010 -- Our first Roaster Tour of the season starts on Saturday, September 11th at 10:00AM. Find out more information and register here. We'll see you there!

15 August 2010 -- BUON FERRAGOSTO! Celebrate Ferragosto August 15th, the most important summer holiday in Italy. A day of great festivities with celebrations in the streets - all of Italy shuts down to celebrate Ferragosto!

11 August 2010 -- The Pittsburgh Public Market is on the way to completion! We're excited to be a part of the market as it makes its big debut in the Strip District. The soft opening will be over Labor Day Weekend. We can't wait! Stop by, shop around, and don't leave without some of our freshly roasted coffee beans. Check out their website for more information: www.pittsburghpublicmarket.org

30 July 2010 -- Are you headed to the Right By Nature Strip Fest tomorrow? Join Right By Nature & Cioppino's for Live Music, Food & Fun. Don't miss the BBQ Pig Roast, Beer Wagon Gig Rig, and product sampling. Not to mention, FREE parking! We will be there at the La Prima Coffee table and will be serving a new favorite for the hot weather - Iced Coffee Punch! Here's how to make it at home:

La Prima Espresso Company's Iced Coffee Punch

Ingredients:

- Your favorite La Prima Coffee, ground
- Simple syrup (click here for an easy, quick recipe)
- Fresh lemons, sliced
- Fresh oranges, sliced

Directions:

1) Brew double-strength coffee (use a full batch of coffee, only use 1/2 the amount of water you normally use)
2) After brewing, put coffee in a pitcher/carafe
3) Add in equal amounts of ice (example: if you brewed 1 liter of coffee, add 1 liter of ice)
4) Add in sliced lemons and oranges
5) To taste, add simple syrup to sweeten

Stir together, and enjoy!

July 22, 2010 -- Start your day right with our LPEC Coffee Box - 96 oz. To Go! Great for meetings, events, caterings, etc. Please call 24 hours in advance to ensure we will have your coffee ready to go when you are. Call (412) 281-1922 and pick it up at our 21st Street Espresso Bar! It's that easy, and that delicious.

July 6, 2010 -- Beat the heat! While it may be a temporary fix, it's certainly a delicious one. Stop by our 21st street location for our new frozen drinks. Mmmmm!

June 2010 -- Our classic style t-shirts are in! Stop by our 21st Street location and pick one up!

Update: We've already recieved a tremendous amount of interest in our t-shirts. Unfortunately, they are not available for purchase online. But, we love our customers. If you're not in the area and would like to order a t-shirt, call our offices at (412) 565-7070 or e-mail us with any inquiries. We'd be glad to ship it to you!

June 2010 -- La Prima wants to congratulate all of the winners of Pittsburgh Magazine's 25 Best Restaurants in Pittsburgh! Once again, La Prima coffee and/or espresso is served at half of them:

Bona Terra
Cross Keys Inn
Dinette
Dish Osteria & Bar
Il Pizzaiolo
Legume Bistro
Mio Kitchen & Wine Bar
Piccolo Forno
Seviche
Toast! Kitchen & Wine Bar
Vivo
Wild Rosemary

Auguri!

June 2010 -- CUP WITH US! Grab a cup of fine Italian espresso while cheering on Italy in the World Cup! We'll be celebrating at our Coffee Bar in the Strip District. FORZA ITALIA!

May 2010 -- KDKA-TV's, "Pittsburgh Live Today" features La Prima as part of their Staycation Solutions series! At La Prima, you can enjoy an Italian style espresso/cappucino, sidewalk seating included, without a passport or the hassle of connecting flights. Check it out!

April 2010 -- Have you tried our new fair trade & organic Grow Pittsburgh coffee blends? La Prima Espresso Company and Grow Pittsburgh are pleased to announce the launching of two new coffes: Grow Pittsburgh Bold Blend & Grow Pittsburgh Smooth Blend.

Pick up a bag at our 21st street store in the Strip, find it being brewed at your local coffee shop, or order it online! For every pound of Grow Pittsburgh Coffee sold, La Prima will donate $1.00 to help Grow Pittsburgh fulfill their mission.

June 2009 -- Pittsburgh Magazine has once again released its annual list of the 25 best restaurants in Pittsburgh and once again, La Prima coffee and/or espresso is served at half of them.
Bistro 19
Bona Terra
Dinette
Dish Osteria & Bar
Lautrec
Legume Bistro
Il Pizzaiolo
Seviche
Tessaro's
Toast! Kitchen & Wine Bar
Vivo
Wild Rosemary

Congratulations to the honerees and we are proud to be represented so well at your establishments. Click here to see the entire list.

26 May 2009 -- Who are we to contradict science? Coffee is good for us! This article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette is music to our ears.

26 March 2009 -- La Prima was amongst those listed in China Millman's latest coffee column, The Buzz which features what is in season right now in the Pittsburgh coffee scene. Check it out!

March 2009 -- The April issue of Pittsburgh Magazine features the best of green Pittsburgh and La Prima is amongst its honorees as one of the 50 best eco-friendly finds in the area. Check your local newsstand for your copy of the issue or go online and read about us and 49 others doing their part for the environment.

Also in the April issue is a glowing review of Cross Keys Inn in Indiana Township. We congratulate the owners on the rave and we are also delighted that we got a mention in the article!

Sweet Tammy's, a kosher bakery in Squirrel Hill that is a customer of ours, also had some favorable coverage in Pittsburgh Magazine.

Congratulations to all.

9 March 2009 -- Three of our customers semifinalists for James Beard Awards, the highest honor in the culinary and restaurant world!
Sonja Finn of Dinette and Dave Racicot of Lautrec in Nemacolin Woodlands Resort are semifinalists in the Rising Star Chef of the Year category.
Douglass Dick of Bona Terra is a semifinalist in the Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic category.

Congratulations to the semifinalists!
Read more about these honors in the Post-Gazette

3 March 2009 -- City Cafe and its owner, Emil Lester are featured in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A long-time La Prima customer, Emil is a real character. Read the article and stop by his place in Lawrenceville soon and visit him in person.

March 2009 -- Issue 7 of our newsletter, Il Caffe' is available for our wholesale customers. March 2009 (requires Adobe Acrobat to open).

26 February 2009 -- Post-Gazette dining critic, China Millman is starting a monthly coffee column to shine a spotlight on Pittsburgh's thriving coffee culture. Her column will appear in the Post-Gazette the fourth Thursday of each month. Read along, learn a bit about the coffee scene. Her first entry is available by clicking here.

February 2009 -- Issue 6 of our newsletter, Il Caffe' is available for our wholesale customers. February 2009(requires Adobe Acrobat to open).

January 2009 -- Issue 5 of our newsletter, Il Caffe' is available for our wholesale customers. January 2009
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11 December 2008 -- La Prima sells crepes too! That was the headline in this morning's Pittsburgh Post Gazette's food section. The PG's restaurant critic China Millman gives us a mention in her Small Bites section. Click to see!

10 December 2008 -- La Prima was featured on WTAE Pittsburgh's 5:00 pm news broadcast tonight! The ABC affiliate sent reporter Kelly Frey to do a story on us and highlight our organic certification. Click here to read their piece and be sure to see the video clip that aired on the news!

10 December 2008 -- Where do Pittsburgers think is the best place to feel Italian even if you didn't grow up Italian? At La Prima Espresso and Colangelo's! The 2008 Pittsburgh City Paper Best Of issue came out today and we, along with our next door neighbors, Colangelo's, were recognized as the city's best place for breakfast pizza and cappuccino! Stop by our 21st Street location early in the morning to grab a slice of Denise and Nick's pizza and wash it down with the city's best cappuccino. While you're at it, check out the blurb on us in this week's City Paper on page 19!

3 December 2008 -- Pop City Media highlighted Crepes by Napoleon and Josephine! Click to read the article and find out who the store is named after, what is on the menu, and more.

December 2008 -- Issue 4 of our newsletter, Il Caffe' is available for our wholesale customers. December 2008
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19 November 2008 - La Prima Espresso Company opens a new location at 2107 Penn Avenue in the Strip District! Come and visit Crepes by Napoleon and Josephine for a cup of La Prima espresso, pick up a pound of your favorite coffee and try a sweet or savory crepe to satisfy your midday hunger!

November 2008 -- Issue 3 of our newsletter, Il Caffe' is available for our wholesale customers. November 2008
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October 2008 -- Issue 2 of our newsletter, Il Caffe' is available for our wholesale customers. October 2008 (requires Adobe Acrobat to open).

18 September 2008 -- We are proud to announce that we have added another Relationship Coffee to our offerings, Finca Vista Hermosa from Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
Click here to learn more about Finca Vista Hermosa!

18 September 2008 -- For the past year the Rachel Carson Homestead has been offering a special blend of La Prima fair-trade and organic coffee exclusively at their location. We are happy to announce that the Rachel Carson Blend is now available at the East End Food Co-op! These are the only two locations where this very special blend is available for purchase.

September 2008 -- The Nuova Simonelli Aurelia has been chosen to be the machine of choice in the National Barista Competition! We are an approved vendor of Nuova Simonelli. Call us to inquire about getting an Aurelia today!

September 2008 -- Issue 1 of our newsletter, Il Caffe' is available for our wholesale customers. Check it out and learn a little more about La Prima's wholesale side, get to know some of our customers, and more.
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18 July 2008 -- Did you see La Prima in the USA Today? Writer Jayne Clark wrote a piece about beautiful Pittsburgh referencing La Prima Espresso Company. Follow Jayne's advice and join us at our 21st Street location for a perfect espresso and eavesdrop on the card players to pick up some Italian vocabulary.

6 July 2008 -- La Prima is in the New York Times! Read all about Times writer Jeff Schlegel's 36 hours in The Burgh where he experiences the best of our town including tasty treats from our own Strip District and, of course, La Prima coffee. Don't miss us in the multimedia slideshow featured on the side of the page!

May 2008 -- We are proud to unveil our first Relationship Coffee, Colombia Los Olivos!

Click here to learn what Relationship Coffee is, read all about the farmers, the coffee and how La Prima is the only place in the world selling this wonderful coffee!

January 2008 -- The January issue of Pittsburgh Magazine features an article on coffee and how it has evolved from a standard cup of whatever-you-find-in-the-grocery-store to an artistic endeavor. In the article, our owner, Sam Patti, gives advice on at-home coffee tasting and provides three coffee recommendations to get you started -- our own Colombian, our fair-trade and organic Ethiopia Harrar, and our fair-trade and organic Sumatra. All ar available at our coffee bar on 21st Street in the Strip District or online by clicking here.

Check out Pittsburgh Magazine's January 2008 issue for more information and photos of our roasters, as well as shots of Phil, our roast master, in action.

Click here to see Pittsburgh Magazine's slide show from their day at La Prima, and to see local barista's tips on brewing the perfect cup of coffee.

December 26, 2007 -- Pittsburgh Post Gazette's food writer China Millman's favorites of the city include La Prima's cappuccino! China joins many other Pittsburghers who love to sit outside our 21st Street cafe and sip on a cappuccino recalling times in sunny Italy.

Click here to see what else ranked among the Post Gazette's food favorites.

December 3, 2007 -- La Prima's Matt Gebis., who manages our bar on 21st Street in the Strip District, participated in a barista competition last night at Aldo's Coffee in Mt. Lebanon. Matt competed in, and WON, both of the two competitions, The Gauntlet (making 4 drinks on 4 different machines in 4 minutes) and the Latte Art Throwdown. Click here to see photos from the event, read about other participants, and see official results.

Congratulations, Matt G!!!

October 8, 2007 -- La Prima gets a favorable mention in Carnegie Mellon University's student newspaper, The Tartan, as being the only retailer on campus who exclusively serves fair-trade coffee. The article encourages students to request more fairly traded goods at on campus retail outlets.

Click here to read The Tartan's article.

September 27, 2007 -- Our own Reynaldo De La Rosa was featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's food section. The article talks about Cuban food, how Ray got his start in the kitchen, and how he made it from Cuba to the United States in the early 1980's. Ray's mother, Veronica, is also featured.

Click here for some Cuban recipes and to see Ray and Veronica!

September 17, 2007 -- The Tartan, Carnegie Mellon University's student newspaper, had a feature story about us! Hopefully some CMU students who know La Prima from our on-campus Wean Hall location will venture down to the Strip District to experience first-hand Pittsburgh's version of the Italian coffee shop.

Click here to read the article from The Tartan.

July 18, 2007 -- La Prima has officially received organic certification from Pennsylvania Certified Organic. Through this certification we are also certified organic by the USDA. This distinction affects the way we store, handle, and roast our coffee. We are one of two coffee roasters in Pennsylvania to be awarded this certification and the only one in the Pittsburgh area.

Take a look at our broad selection of organic coffees (which are also fair-trade!) at our retail location in the Strip District and of course through this website. Our Carnegie Mellon University location in Wean Hall serves our fair trade and organic coffees exclusively.