Archive for August, 2013

Alessandro “San” Bellino, originally of Australia, is Boston’s, and specifically, Dewey Square’s resident bike-driven coffee kiosk owner and operator.

Photo by Calin & Bisous

Begun in January of 2013, The Coffee Trike is a prime example of how a young, ambitious person with a strange idea can become a young, ambitious person with a super-freaking-cool idea AND a profitable business.

Designed with eco-friendly intent, The Coffee Trike is a conglomeration of delicious coffee beverages, green practices, and convenience that’s become popular with local java lovers. From the ingredients used in making the drinks to the containers they’re served in, most everything about The Coffee Trike is eco-friendly.

While here at ONEin3 we love to be sustainable, the reason we’re particularly fascinated with this three-wheeled start-up is because San is, in fact, a ONEin3er. At only 28 years young, San has an impressive story and we’re happy to brag about it. San came to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music and as he put “loved it, and haven’t left.”  His love for Boston is our joy in a cup.

If it’s not obvious already San is a biking fan with a lot of previous barista experience (since 2003!) and has even competed in the United States Barista Championships (and it was actually the USBC that inspired his coffee business to begin with!). He’s also a musician and, did we mention, makes kick-butt coffee!

To learn more about San, check out his website or stop by his cart in Dewey Square (see here for hours/locations). Follow the Coffee Trike on Facebook and on Twitter @thecoffeetrike. About the author, ONEin3 Intern Mary Vidal.

About the author, ONEin3 Intern, Mary Vidal!

If you’ve got a smart phone and you know it, take it to Farmer’s Markets!

Farmer’s Markets are an unbelievably cool part about living in Boston. Even suburbanites don’t have as rich a variety of fresh, locally grown foods as Bostonians. Having such amazing produce at your fingertips makes it easy for even the most art-averse to become an amateur food-photographer (anyone heard the term food-porn?). Plus recently the City of Boston made it even more fun with the new Fresh Food Boston contests.  Continue Reading

Every Thursday is ONEin3’s Throwback Thursday! We dig through the bowels of our blog and pick out the most popular and still relevant blogs to reintroduce to you! We love seeing what our forbearers did and we hope you do too! The old ONEin3ers were slightly more adventurous than the new generation and attempted visits to all the various Boston neighborhoods to report on what exactly goes on and why it’s somewhere ONEin3ers should visit. We especially love this blog because of Kendall’s fun voice and narration. Check it out to learn about her trip with Devin Cole to Jamaica Plain!

What you have all been waiting for: The Intern’s Reflections on her trip to Jamaica Plain

The Devin and I sat at Brendan Behan Pub after our afternoon of exploration of Jamaica Plain.  In front of me was a pint of White Allagash fresh from the tap and an American Bull Mastiff sniffed under my chair in search of scraps of food.  The music was at the perfect volume and groups of people lined the bar just relaxing on this quiet evening.

I turned to The Devin and we said simultaneously, “I would definitely live here.”  I am straddling the line between early and late twenties, while Devin is nearing middle age and our life styles are most certainly changing away from weekend barhopping in Faneuil Hall.   After just five short hours Jamaica Plain seemed to offer a welcoming alternative to the college-like feeling of a lot of Boston, and I felt like I could take a deep breath and relax without actually having to leave the city. The bar scene seemed like another option to Starbucks for the patrons as a type of “third space” where they can socialize and relax with the benefits of having a good pint of beer instead of a place to go dressed up with your friends to get drunk.

Jamaica Plain offers an environment that differed from the rest of the city.  In the spirit of comparing everywhere I go in Boston to where I grew up, I would compare Jamaica Plain to Berkeley, California.  I definitely got an “alternative” feel while walking around…lots of bikes, different types of people and small restaurants. Continue Reading

About the author, ONEin3 intern, Mary Vidal!

Have you ever heard of a roller party? Neither have I. But apparently it’s a thing and I’ve got a flyer to prove it. August 10^th, 2013 Boston will host one of the coolest (and most bizarre) events I’ve heard of yet.

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