Espresso Vivace
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 Interior of the coffee shop on Capitol Hill, 2014 | |
| Founded | Seattle,Washington,United States (1988) |
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| Founders | David C. Schomer and Geneva Sullivan |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 3[1] |
Number of employees | ~30 (2016) |
| Website | espressovivace |
Espresso Vivaceis aSeattleareacoffee shopand roaster known for itscoffeeand roasting practices. Vivace's owner,David Schomer, [2][3]is credited with developing and popularizinglatte artin the United States.[4]
David Schomer
[edit]Espresso Vivace was founded in 1988 by formerBoeingengineerDavid C. SchomerandDigital Equipment Corporationmainframe technicianGeneva Sullivan, who were married at that time.[4][5]Espresso Vivaces's first incarnation was a coffee cart at 5th and Union, serving mainly financial industry workers, whom Schomer says did not consistently frequent the same cafes or pay close attention to quality.[6]
Schomer and Sullivan opened a second street-facing, covered stand near the Broadway MarketQFCgrocery, and later a largerroasterycafe on SouthBroadway.Both were in theCapitol Hillneighborhood, where customers took greater notice, though theSeattle Central Community Collegecustomers "didn't know any better" without other nearby coffee shops operating on the same gourmet level.[6]To make way for theCapitol Hill light rail stationthey were forced to move, choosing a new location five blocks north, near "high-end housing." Here Espresso Vivace found customers who Schomer said were more able to appreciate gourmet coffee as an art form, and who generally became "rabidly loyal" to their favorite haunts.[7]Sullivan and Schomer's business partnership continued after their divorce in 2008.[4][8]
References
[edit]- ^"Locations".Espresso Vivace.RetrievedNovember 18,2017.
- ^Romano, Tricia (October 22, 2015), "Vivace's David Schomer — not Starbucks — 'made coffee huge in Seattle'",The Seattle Times
- ^Allison, Melissa.Vivace founder, David Schomer is a coffee prophet.Seattle Times.Sunday, July 2, 2006
- ^abcBonné, Jon(May 9, 2003)."Meet espresso's exacting master — Food Inc".NBC News,MSNBC.
- ^Geiger, Grace (December 31, 2009),"Seattle Coffee Guide: The Personalities; The people behind Seattle's coffee culture",Seattle Magazine,archivedfrom the original on October 30, 2013
- ^abRichardson, John; Gilmartin, Hugh (December 17, 2015),Wake Up and Sell More Coffee: Fresh Ways to Make Money from Your Coffee Business,Little, Brown Book Group,pp. 131–135,ISBN9781472135971
- ^Murakami, Kery (May 16, 2006),"Whirr of Espresso Vivace soon silenced by new rail; Capitol Hill coffee shop will give way to Sound Transit",Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- ^Washington State Divorce Indexes, 1969-2014,Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives
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