Check-ins
Curator’s note
Gerardo Ledesma II and Karem Alcántar rolled a pop-up cart into the Bread & Salt art space in September 2023 and spent the next three years growing into the hall around it, Gerardo a decade into specialty coffee by then and Karem the creative director, with the rótulo lettering of that first cart now on the anniversary shirts and hats. Their third-anniversary week in September 2026 included a latte art throwdown, and the same month the roasting lab was making room for a Loring.
The Coffee
Single origins are served as pour-over at the bar, and the washed Chiapas from the four Roblero producers works as espresso or on any other method. The decaf is a Mexico La Angostura, and the seasonal syrups are made from scratch, the fall latte on roasted kabocha squash puréed in the shop.
- Chiapas, Mexico Familia Roblero
Mexico, Chiapas
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Familia Roblero (Jesuiter Davi Roblero Vazquez, Julio Adrian Aguilar Perez, Lidio Perez Roblero, Lucas Roblero Cruz)
Chocolate fudge · apple · peach · hazelnut
- Chiapas, México Juan Guzmán
Mexico, Chiapas · 1,597 MASL
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Cafeología's Sibactel Community Coffee Mill
lychee · mandarin · Medjool dates
- Colombia Red Fruits Co-Ferment
Colombia, Quindio · 1200 - 1500 m.a.s.l.
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Process
- Honey, Berry co-fermented
- Producer
- El Placer
Strawberry Yogurt · Cinnamon · Hibiscus · Cherry · Raspberry
- Ethiopia Guji Biru Bekele
Ethiopia, Oromia, Odo-Shakiso, Sawana · 1,765 masl
- Varietals
- Heirloom
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Biru Bekele Wet Mill
Peach · Orange Blossom · Guava
- Ethiopia Sidamo
Ethiopia, Shantawane, Bombe Kebele, Bensa Woreda, Sidama Zone · 1950-2150masl
- Varietals
- 74110, 74158
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Ayla washing station, Testi Trading / Yonis family
Yuzu · Plum · Raw Honey · Pineapple
- México Blend
Mexico, Chiapas · 1700-1800mm
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Process
- Washed
dark chocolate · pomegranate · mandarin
- Oaxaca, Mexico Sierra Mixteca
Mexico, Sierra Mixteca, Oaxaca · 1,400-1,800 MASL
- Varietals
- Bourbon, Typica, Mundo Novo
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- 70 smallholder producers
dark chocolate · kumquat · blackberry
The Vibe
Provecho's bar holds the near end of a hall whose factory windows run most of the wall's height, with the galleries opening off the room and a blue La Marzocco on the counter. The patio outside sits on gravel under white umbrellas, black metal chairs and tables against a white-tiled wall painted with a Krylon spray-paint can, terracotta pots of cacti along its top.
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