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Cafe Teatro Celebrates 14th “We stand by . It is truly great coffee, Joe and Jin came to the Bay Area from Anniversary and we are pleased to be official Artisti del South Korea in 2002 and the couple Since 2003, the husband-and-wife team Gusto for illy,” says Joe, who also shops has two young daughters, 11-year-old of Joe and Jin Cho has been serving up daily to get the freshest ingredients that Clara and 9-year-old Allison, who keep phenomenal illy coffee drinks, along with make the sandwiches and salads so mouth- them very busy with family activities. freshly baked pastries, cookies, watering. Choose from an array of cold or “I am certain we have also seen every bagels, biscotti, breakfast offerings and hot sandwiches and specials such as the single Pixar and Disney movie ever delicious sandwiches at this turkey melt with pesto, avocado, bacon and made,” says Joe. neighborhood gathering place at 26 Havarti cheese or the chicken melt made Cafe Teatro is open Monday through Orinda Way, on the ground floor of the with pesto, mozzarella and tomato. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, Orinda Library building. Rain or shine, it 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 is a welcome and comforting place to Cafe Teatro offers catering for local p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For read The Orinda News, The New York breakfast or lunch meetings. The breakfast more information visit the website at Times or catch up with a friend over a offerings include hot coffee, juices, yogurt, www.orindacoffee.com or call cup of excellent coffee or tea. bagels and cream cheese, breakfast sand- 925-254-5871. Cafe Teatro is a longtime While illy coffee has always VALERIE HOTZ wiches, muffins, croissants and more. Cus- member of the Orinda Chamber of been served here, it was in 2009 that Joe Cho of Cafe Teatro celebrates 14 years in tom sandwiches, chips, cookies, brownies Commerce. Orinda. Joe was approached by an illy and a selection of beverages are available representative and offered the opportunity “The illy standards must be for lunch. Call Joe at 925-254-5871 for to officially become “Artisti del Gusto” – met consistently in order to receive more information or to arrange catering. artist of taste – which involved detailed the Artisti del Gusto rating. Several training by an illy expert on every detail, times each year we have a surprise including how to use the custom visit from an illy representative who machine, La . At that evaluates our operation and grades us on time, only 17 coffee shops in California everything, including how we present earned such distinction. the coffee beverage to our customer," explains Joe.