Free java today at LA Mill
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Leave it to the Silver Lake coffee ‘boutique’ to elevate the freebie. Until 10 p.m. tonight, LA Mill is giving out free cups of coffee from Rwanda’s Bufcafe mill. This isn’t just a paper cup of average joe either, but heady stuff, tasting of dark chocolate and black cherry, with great, full body and a marvelous grapey finish. (OK, so I read the accompanying tasting notes, but it really does taste like that.) And, if you ask nicely, your tattooed barista will hand over your coffee in the form of a nicely pulled shot of espresso (see left) -- or run some freshly ground beans through one of the two crimson Clovers. Contents of a nearby donation jar go to Bikes to Rwanda, which helps create jobs for villagers in that country.
And after you’ve been properly caffeinated, you can always spring for one of Adrian Vasquez’s pastries or chocolates — or a pork belly panino — before you go.
LA Mill Coffee Boutique, 1636 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 663-4441.
— Amy Scattergood
