Tazza D'Oro (Italian: [ˈtattsa ˈdɔːro]) is a café and espresso bar located in Pittsburgh.[1] The name means "Golden Cup/Mug" in Italian.[3] The main location is in Highland Park neighborhood, where it has become a centerpiece of neighborhood[4] There is a second location in the Gates and Hillman Centers at Carnegie Mellon University.
| Tazza D'Oro | |
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| Established | June 23, 1999[2] |
| Owner(s) | Amy Enrico[1] |
| Street address | 1125 North Highland Avenue |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Other locations | Gates and Hillman Centers |
| Website | www |
It has been identified as part of a trend for higher quality coffee in Pittsburgh.[5]
The European-style cafe[3] serves only single-origin coffee.[6] The current coffee roaster is Verve, located in Santa Cruz, California.[2] The cafe has acquired a reputation as being bicycle-friendly, and in honor of those customers, the cafe offers a special coffee roast called "Bicycle Love."[6] All told, about 70% of the food is locally sourced.[2] This includes the pastries, which are produced by the family's bakery.[7] The cafe displays post cards from customers' travels.[7][nb 1]
The owner is Amy Enrico.[1] She is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh and was a co-founder of nTouch Research, Inc., a company that had conducted medical tests for pharmaceutical companies.[3] Her travels, including to Seattle, inspired her dream of owning a coffee shop.[3] Her family owns Enrico's Bakery in Jeannette, Pennsylvania.[6] Now in its 3rd generation of family ownership, the bakery is managed by her brother.[1]
It opened in June 1999.[2] Enrico had received assistance from Community Development Corporation, a non-profit group that assists redevelopment in Highland Park.[3] As of 2000, the coffee shop had grown to 12 employees.[3] The shop's original coffee roasters was Batdorf and Bronson, and later to Verve Coffee Roasters, a small company in Santa Cruz, California[6] For a time, there had been a location on Penn Avenue in the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District portion of Downtown Pittsburgh.[1] In 2009, a new location opened in the Gates and Hillman Centers at Carnegie Mellon University.[9] A number of businesses had sought to locate in that building, and Tazza D'Oro's offer was aided by the commitment to "fair trade and organically grown coffee."[5]
In 2009, Tazza D'Oro celebrated its 10-year anniversary with more than 200 customers who enjoyed coffee and offerings from East End Brewing Company.[6] Enrico has worked with East Liberty Development Inc. to attract more businesses to the neighboring area, especially Bryant Street.[10]
The cafe periodically hosts local officials for discussions with constituents.[11]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ There is no relation to fellow Pittsburgh cafe Enrico Biscotti Company.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Enrico's Tazza D'Oro at the Curtain call". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 3, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "About Tazza D'Oro".
- ^ a b c d e f Ganster, Kathleen (February 10, 2000). "A Corner of Europe in Highland Park". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Clarke (February 4, 2004). "The City Neighborhood That Could". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Millman, China (November 5, 2009). "What's Brewing: Local cafes venture into some high-profile spots". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ a b c d e Millman, China (June 25, 2009). "What's Brewing: Tazza brews up a sense of community on its milestone anniversary". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Munch Goes to Enrico's Tazza D'Oro". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 10, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Green, Caralyn (February 17, 2010). "Enrico Biscotti to open Highland Park location". Pop City Media. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Agarwal, Prerna (November 2, 2009). "Tazza D'Oro on campus". The Tartan. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Jones, Diana Nelson (July 15, 2007). "Commercial Highland Park street rebounding". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Nelson Jones, Diana (May 22, 2008). "Councilman gets an earful, but he asked for it". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 6, 2013.