Coffee in Centretown tastes a little different now that Bridgehead's Little Italy roastery is open for business. Bridgehead hopes to roast 15 batches of coffee beans a day with their brand new roaster, and deliver it fresh to every Bridgehead coffee shop in the city. The roastery's open concept floor design also gives customers the opportunity to watch how the cup of coffee they're holding is made. Centretown News spoke with Bridgehead's director of coffee, Ian Clark, to learn more about coffee bean roasting, and why it doesn't smell like coffee in Little Italy.
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An Old Tradition
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