Zoe’s Bakery and Cafe Meet the McCreerys, the family behind the bakery that’s capturing the hearts of the LynLake area! Parents Nick and Zoe (the bakery’s namesake) and son Jack recently opened Zoe’s Bakery and Cafe on the corner of …
Sweet Vibes Only is the rule at North Loop’s Edwards Dessert Kitchen
It’s been a little over a year since the trailblazing Edwards Dessert Kitchen became the confectionery destination the North Loop never even knew it needed. In the last 12 months, their space has become a hot spot for in-the-know urbanites …
Fair Prices for Colombian Farmers
The Gran Galope Project You may have come across our signature Colombian coffees at some of the Twin Cities’ best breakfast joints, like St. Paul’s Colossal Cafe or at Hazel’s in NE Minneapolis. In terms of volume, coffees from Colombia …
Now Hiring!
We are seeking a motivated, personable and passionate individual with a demonstrated interest in specialty coffee to join our team in a multi-faceted, customer service-oriented role. This person will assist in communications strategy, customer relations and content curation across a …
How to change a group gasket!
Group gaskets sit up in the grouphead of your espresso machine, creating a watertight seal with the inserted portafilter basket. Heat, moisture, calcium and coffee buildup will wear out the rubber over time, and its recommended they be changed once …
MPLS and STPL: a study in contrast and harmony
We’re beyond excited to announce the launch of our new and improved espresso line-up! The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are the urban gems of the great north. One a bustling, vibrant metropolis with an creative eye toward …
A better True Stone.
Welcome to the new Truestonecoffee.com! We’ve been working on this guy for a while, and we’re excited to finally share it. This site better reflects who we are as a company, what we strive for and why. Because, frankly, we’re better …
Quality Control Blog, 1/28/15
Welcome to the new True Stone Coffee Quality control blog, where we can keep you posted on nerdy stuff we’re up to every week to keep our coffee awesome and occasionally, hopefully, make it better. It’s a tedious, often boring process – …
Newsletter V: Up and Autumn
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Newsletter IV: Cold-Pressed and ready for action
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Newsletter III: Baristas, Breakfasts and Mexican Mountains
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Newsletter II: Hello, Goodbye, Throwdown
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Newsletter I: New Geeks, New Coffee, No Malaria
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How The Grind Setting Affects Flavor
This is part of our ongoing series dedicated to providing instructions for various methods of brewing coffee at home. Click here for more How to Brew articles! Why do different brewing methods require different grind settings? There are a lot …
How to Brew: Automatic Drip Coffee
This is part one of our on-going series dedicated to informing you on the various methods used to brew coffee at home. Click here for more How to Brew articles! Here I cover two approaches to brewing traditional drip coffee …
We now use French Paper! Click now and see why we’re so excited.
True Stone is now even greener! All our printing needs are now satisfied with French Paper. This family-owned has been 100% sustainable since 1922, using hydro-power to run their entire facilities. We have switched all our text and cover paper …
True Stone and UPS Partner Up for United Way.
True Stone is proud to be partnering with UPS to roast fresh, St. Paul coffee for United Way fundraising! This morning Noah Henscheid did a presentation with Deanna Noethe and Jeff Skinner of UPS. We handed out free coffee samples …
Congratulations to Hazel’s Northeast & Colossal Cafe St. Paul!
We just wanted to say how proud we are of our wonderful coffee customers. City Pages came out and announced the Best Neighborhood Cafes, and what did we find? Colossal Cafe St Paul and Hazel’s Northeast took the awards. Way …