Sweet Jon's Cafe is in the Homewood neighborhood of Birmingham, AL. It is an immersive, thoughtfully crafted place, created by Joshua Blackwell, Executive Chef and Local Owner, Jon Woolley, Regional Creative Director, Thomas Jordan, General Manager, and Missy Roll, Regional Bar Director. We asked Joshua and Missy what Sweet Jon's means to them.

As spring unfolds here in the States, and the northern half of the earth leans towards the sun, fresh crop coffees from Central America return to make their annual debut on our menu. Peak harvest for most (with a few exceptions) of Central America’s higher altitude coffees occurs between January and March, beginning to make their way to you by May and June. While we enjoy our Southern Hemisphere coffees (Gatare, Kalico, El Zapote), I’d like to introduce you to a few of the people who grow, mill, and export some of our upcoming offerings from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. 

Meet chefs Danny Alas and Justin Rodriguez, the visionaries behind Paloma Cafe, an all-day concept in the New Orleans Bywater.

Coffee cupping is the practice of observing the tastes and aromas of brewed coffee. It's a professional practice, and the way that Revelator ensures that every coffee is roasted to its highest potential, but it's also informative, and a great way to get to know the coffees you're brewing at home. Cameron Heath, our Head Roaster, and Benjamin Griner, our Quality Control Manager, step us through the process.