"Roasting their own beans was always part of the plan when Ox Coffee partners and coffee industry veterans Will Gross and Max Cudworth opened their Queen Village cafe in 2013. Now, about two years since they began roasting in Kensington, Ox Coffee is sold not only at the 616 S. Third St. cafe but at a handful of local shops and, most recently, Whole Foods markets".
"The world of coffee can feel daunting - populated by obsessive devotees who seem to combine near-religious fanaticism with a PhD-level understanding of molecular physics. But it needn’t be so. Amir Gehl of Difference Coffee and Rick Wells of Fernandez & Wells (inventor of the mighty ‘stumpy’) are two men who truly know their beans - so ignore anything else you may have heard, and let their expert advice percolate. Here’s what you need to know".