COURIER COFFEE IS AMAZING!!!

CONGRATS JOEL & THE WHOLE COURIER CREW!!!!

SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS OUR COFFEE ROASTER!!!

 

Courier Coffee Roasters

By Karen Brooks

For the past six years, Joel Domreis has lived like a character in a Portland comic book: in the shadows, biking by dawn to deliver batches of beans to select coffeeshops and individual addicts. Now he walks (well, rides) among us with his new shop, Courier Coffee, an intimate den of coffee cool in the former home of Half and Half, just around the corner from Powell’s Books downtown. In this spare storefront, friendly baristas hold court behind a slim walnut bar, just a handshake away from customers, carefully turning out Courier’s smooth roasts in pour-over coffee and lovely lattes. Courier roasts some of the best beans in a competitive city—and they’re never more than three days old.
Courier’s baker, Leala Humbert, crafts a collection of savory galettes, dainty muffiny things, and wonderfully weird granola bars that bring to mind haute birdseed, full of chewy, crunchy, dried-fruit goodness. You’ll feel like your molars have hit the treadmill, in a good way.
A turntable on the counter taps the house mood, Monk to Mötley Crüe, and everything has a found-art quality: books snagged from boxes on the street sit neatly on tiny tables, while the walls display hand-captioned photos from the likes of filmmaker Gus Van Sant and one-time Andy Warhol confidante Paige Powell—both instant Courier converts who quietly slipped rare glimpses from their collections into the space.
Domreis still delivers beans to select customers by bike, though beans can be bought at the store for $15 a pound. But his dream for Courier reaches beyond coffee: a big shelf to hold his coffee-roasting tomes, cookbooks, and vinyl collection, to inspire conversation with customers. Come, and sip it all in.

Published: December 2010

 

SUMMER AT DOVETAIL BAKERY!

*so i started writing this post but had no pictures to include so it ended up on the back burner... but now i have pictures and the post is a little outdated, but here goes anyway...

WOW! What an amazing week/weekend/week to come! The Pedalpalooza Vegan Bakery Ride was so amazing! The turnout was pretty incredible! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and snacked and drank and rode!

Can you believe that all these people fit in our tiny little bakery! SO COZY!

See You Next Time!

As spring nears an end and summer approaches (FINALLY!) the bakery has been busy busy busy. We are now serving Refreshing Iced Drinks!!! They come served in mason jars or compostable to go cups!

Daily Fresh Lemonade!!!!
Some of the pretty amazing choices (if I do say so myself) include...
Rosemary Lemonade
Watermelon Lemonade
Rosewater Lemonade
Thyme Infused Lemonade
Small $1.75
Large $2.25

Iced Courier Coffee: Brewed fresh everyday!
Small $1.50
Large $2.00

AND

Two Iced Jasmine Pearl Teas
Kenya Kangaita Black Tea: An unsweetened black tea with hints of fruit & a clean finish.
and
Lavender Rose White Tea: An unsweetened white tea with a nice balance of mild floral flavors.
Small $1.75
Large $2.25

The Wealth Underground CSA is in full swing and it's looking like it's going to be a great season! Tuesdays (pick up days) are my favorite! The bakery is full of treats, fresh bread, fresh veggies & smiling faces!

DELICIOUS!

NOLAN & CHRIS FROM WEALTH UNDERGROUND

Hope you are all enjoying the river & some bbq's! Portland summer is the best! See you soon!

MOTHER'S DAY

the weekends at the bakery have been so amazing! thanks to everybody for coming out of your winter hiding and strolling over for a sticky bun & a cup of coffee. of a meyer lemon muffin...

seeing as how mother's day is coming up and all i figured i should spread the word that WE WILL BE MAKING SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY TREATS THIS WEEKEND!!! come by to eat some breakfast & pick up a special gift for your mom. 

this is a photo of a real itinerary drawn up by shaw, one of our regulars, for his dad's visit to portland! 

DOVETAIL BREAKFAST-YUM!

BRING YOUR MOM OR YOUR DAD! OR YOUR SCURVY DOG! ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

i recently met claire widmark who writes a blog called the weekly grind about portland's best coffee spots. dovetail bakery was featured as one of her favorite spots! she made a short video of me demonstrating how we brew our courier coffee. here it is...

DOVETAIL BAKERY: FRENCH PRESSING COURIER COFFEE

here are some of the photos claire's friend pami green took of the bakery...

I LOVE SPRING AT THE BAKERY!

MARLY'S HANDIWORK

MOVIE MAKING...

WORTH THE WAIT

TABLE FOR TWO! BRING YOUR MOM!

hope to see you soon!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! 

I LOVE YOU MOM!!!

OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!!!!!!

QUICK BUT VERY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

503.288.8839

3039 NE ALBERTA ST.

@ NE 31st. & ALBERTA

we had an amazing "soft opening" last friday. thank you so much to everyone who came out to support (pictures to follow). i am very proud of the bakery and am looking forward to sharing it with you all.

NOW SERVING:
DOVETAIL BAKERY PASTRIES & SNACKS FRESH FROM THE OVEN!!!

COURIER COFFEE : FRENCH PRESS

TEA BY THE JASMINE PEARL ! CHECK THEM OUT!

COMING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE:
DOVETAIL BAKERY DESSERTS

MORE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

SEE YOU SOON FRIENDS! THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME & THE STAFF OF DOVETAIL BAKERY AS WE SETTLE INTO THE NEW BAKERY!!!

XOXO!

LOVE,
  MORGAN

come git it!

this thursday 2.26.09 at blend coffee lounge in north portland. come enjoy the art...

how much do i love kathie hadd??? SO MUCH!!! stay for the coffee!!! sample local roasters including:
courier coffee roasters
st. johns coffee roasters
cellar door coffee roasters
see you there!!!

our cornucopia runneth over with deliciousness and good times!!!

welcome to autumn! we have been celebrating the change in seasons with lots and lots of celebration!!! thanks to all who have helped us pull off some major feats in baking history!!! we did much super fun and exciting baking for the st. johns coffee roasting company's stand at the portland pirate festival. all those puffy sleeves and velvety vests can only make for a great time!!! i saw the tall ships in the river but never managed to get much closer than that because as soon as we had finished baking for 10,000 hungry scalliwags we began preparing for a secret cafe brunch benefit with christy from lilytoad! the benefit was for birth attendants who provide doula services to women in prison. it was so awesome to be able to help out such an amazing project. thank you to everyone who helped us pull it off!!! EXTRA SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: christy from lilytoad, lauren (my number one life saver) from anouk bakery, joel from courier coffee (always delicious!!!), hen house on sauvie island for the ridiculously beautiful dahlias, naomi from red star kombucha, and of course jesse, mckay, joyce, donnie, katherine, tom, eleanor and everyone who attended!! it was such a success that there just might be more of these events to look forward to in the future... anyhoo say farewell to your portland summer tan and get ready for some corn maze and yam time... and a few new bakery items making appearances around town. who wouldn't love to spend a fall afternoon with a slice of wheat-free pumpkin ginger loaf cake (ALBERTA ST. CO-OP), or a wheat-free banana chocolate marble loaf cake (NEW SEASONS: ARBOR LODGE), or maybe you prefer an earl grey tea cupcake with chocolate ganache (ALBERTA ST. CO-OP), or a sweet and spicy chocolate chile mango cupcake (what??? so good!!!) (RED & BLACK CAFE) and if you're feeling like a homebody 'cause it's fall try some BAKE-AT-HOME STICKY BUNS from CENA in st. johns! i love autumn!!!!!

XOXO,
love,
morgan