The latest USA Today 10Best Readers Choice Awards recently named Kaldi’s Coffee the best coffee chain in the United States, beating out large national brands such as Starbucks, Peet’s, and Caribou ...

Kaldi’s co-owner Tyler Zimmer is a certified “Q Grader,” the closest thing to a coffee sommelier. As such, his palate is rarely questioned. Part of Zimmer’s job is to taste and evaluate (“cup,” in ...