Originally he planned the space as a cafe but COVID hit right after he signed the lease.Ĭoffee shops were forced to close their doors, commerce moved online and sales of Máquina coffee tripled. While taste is his first test, he looks for farmers growing sustainably, and he cultivates relationships with his growers paying them 'really good prices' and continuing to buy from them year after year.īoscana proudly identifies as a Latino and LGBT-owned business. He started roasting out of his garage in 2016 and moved into the Coatesville space in 2020. It fit because he wanted to learn about the people and communities actually growing the beans. He got his first coffee shop job 24 years ago, fresh out of college with a degree in sociology. He and his assistant watch the clock, monitor the temperature and listen carefully for popcorn-like sounds that will signal the beans are starting to caramelize.Īnd every batch they roast, they cup to ensure consistency of flavor in each and every cup.īoscana was born in Puerto Rico and his family moved to upstate New York when he was 8 years old. Máquina is Spanish for machine but aside from the roaster, Gabriel Boscana is doing just about everything by hand in small 15-pound batches. Máquina Roasters makes great coffee while doing good for the planet He hopes FAIYA continues to spread like wildfire and dreams of it becoming a staple sauce on every table Last year, Fernandez produced 15,000 bottles of his FAIYA hot sauce, and he's shipping to customers all over the globe. When the pandemic hit, he was on paternity leave after the birth of his second daughter and says he and his wife struck a deal: he could quit his job and take three years to develop a business he could call his own. It's a limited edition that sells out quickly.īefore he became a hot sauce maker, Fernandez worked in the records management department of Johnson & Johnson. This year's batch has reapers, ghost peppers, chocolate reapers, yellow seven-pot peppers and habaneros. It's an end-of-the-season mix of every pepper he has in his kitchen. There's a medium-heat Purple Flame made with Jersey fresh blueberries.īut if you're looking for painfully hot, that distinction goes to his 2022 harvest sauce. The salsa verde, with jalapeños, tomatillos and cilantro is his mildest hot sauce. He gets nearly of his peppers from local farmers. Right now he has nine flavors and absolutely everything is done by hand with no added sugars, no additives, and no preservatives. Inside a maker's studio kitchen in Kensington, Radhi Fernandez is handcrafting hot sauce he calls FAIYA, a play on the word fire. Kensington-based hot sauce FAIYA brings the heat and flavor He also offers a bar dedicated to the Mexican dish called aguachile - similar to ceviche, but served in sauces made with special blends of Mexican spices.ġ260 Point Breeze Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19146 He specializes in 100% mezcal, available in flights that let guests compare different styles of mezcal. Please refer to our website for current Strasburg shop hours.Chef Eladio Soto will tell you he has worked in kitchens around the city for more than 20 years and is excited to finally have his own place.Īt El Mezcal Cantina, Chef Soto put in the sweat equity himself and rebuilt a pizza spot into his dream restaurant. In addition to Kimberley Jade’s Artisan Jewelry Collection, unique artisans were handpicked by Kimberley Jade to be included in the Judea-Christian handcrafted gift shop in the Historic Strasburg Square.Ĭome and enjoy the many hand created gifts waiting for you or your hard to please loved one! Offering personal customization, Kimberley’s collections are beautiful to admire and often Judea-Christian inspired. Handcrafting using various jewelry techniques, her desire is to help her customers express their unique personalities through their fashion accessories. Her heirloom jewelry is found in collections here in the United States as well as many parts of the world. Kimberley creates unique handcrafted artisan jewelry that transcends time. Named after the diamond mines in South Africa and the mineral Jade, she grew up spending weekends collecting specimens from mine tailings, caves, and quarries while also attending her share of gem and mineral shows as theĭaughter of one of the past presidents of Pennsylvania’s Mineralogical Society. Starting as a hobby many years ago, Kimberley Jade’s Jewelry has developed into a successful cottage business. Wire To Fire – KIMBERLEY JADE Artisan Jewelry
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