Pages Tagged “Diedrich”
Reviews
- Kéan Coffee ★★★★★ Great indie coffeehouse. Good coffee, good place to hang out. Established by the founder of Diedrich Coffee, a local chain back in the 80s and 90s.
- Remembering Diedrich Coffee
Blog Posts
- Venti Schmenti
So what do you think… Would it be a bad idea to bring this travel mug to Starbucks?
- Starbucks Overreaching
A couple of years ago, Starbucks bought all 30 or so company-owned Diedrich Coffee stores. There were a couple of franchise locations left (well, kiosks, really) in Orange County, and one of the Texas stores, but that was it. Most of them were converted or shut down, with only two keeping the Diedrich name and […]
- Full-Spectrum Coffee
Between cash, lunch and an errand, I walked the full length of the Irvine Spectrum today, and realized there will soon be 7 coffee shops in or near the shopping center—and 4 of them are Starbucks. It opened with just one: a Diedrich Coffee, attached to Barnes & Noble. Phase 2 (from the movie theaters […]
- Priorities: Caffeine!
The new shopping center, The District (built on a corner of the former MCAS Tustin base), has an ad campaign with the slogan, “A million reasons why.” Each poster shows someone posing with a random number and something that can be found, done, or resolved by going there. Here’s a guy who has his priorities […]
- Positive Spin
Bumper sticker spotted on a Corner Bakery delivery van: It reminds me of the warnings you see on cardboard coffee cups that say things like, “The beverage you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.” Though my favorite is still one from the late, lamented* Diedrich Coffee that said, “Of course it’s hot!” *OK, they’re […]
- Chains of Coffee
We have four coffee-house chains in the area, in addition to local places. My favorite is Diedrich Coffee, with a couple dozen locations in Orange County, two each in LA and San Diego… and three each in Houston and Denver. (In the last few months, Diedrich has started selling T-shirts that say, “Venti, Schmenti.”) Then […]