Tag: coffee

Eden Cafe will train workers, foster community in Downtown Eastside

by Flyn Ritchie • December 5, 2019 • 1 Comment

Fari Maghami is devoted to the 600 block of East Hastings Street. I found him behind the counter of Eden Cafe (643 East Hastings) on its opening day, late last month. He knows the whole area very well though, having…

Nov 4 – 10: Learn from JJ Bean, Midland bosses, party with WeMakeStuff . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • November 5, 2013 • 0 Comments

The founder of Vancouver’s favourite home-brewed coffee empire will talk about why he thinks mentorship is so important during a dinner meeting at the Vancouver Club on Wednesday (November 6). In 1996, John Neate Jr. founded JJ Bean, starting with…