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We added some photos of a custom La Marzocco GS2 build we are performing for The Grounds http://flic.kr/s/aHsjwTD5hE

Have you ever considered customizing your espresso equipment but weren’t really sure where to begin? If so, you’re not alone. Over the last few years there has been an increased demand for custom modifications on espresso machines and grinders, so much so that customization projects have earned a permanent place in equipment budgets of most startup cafés and restaurants. A customized piece of equipment can become the focal point and theme setter for your entire business, not just a necessary bar tool.

  If you follow our blog you already know that Espresso Parts and Streamer Coffee have teamed up to open a series of Barista Pro Shops in Japan. Well your in for a treat! Below you will find the first pictures of the custom Linea we did for the Pro Shop. Big props go to […]

We recently had the amazing opportunity to work with Drago of Soyuz Coffee Roasting. Haven’t heard of Soyuz? That’s OK we’ll get you up to speed. Soyuz is Russia’s first medium sized specialty coffee wholesaler. They have three different brands with a total of seven espresso blends! Their new roasting facility is located in Kaliningrad […]

The 2014 Specialty Coffee Event and US Coffee Championships wrapped up last weekend and we still haven’t recovered! We had a bit too much fun exhibiting in our own backyard and representing the Pacific Northwest! Thanks to everyone that stopped in to visit our booth and grab an espresso from one of our amazing guest baristas! We […]

  Espresso Parts Custom Shop x All Day Roasting Company This Custom Shop project looks like it might race off of the counter at any moment. We were approached by All Day Roasting Company in Taipei City about a one of a kind custom Mazzer Robur. All Day decided on a carbon fiber print for the grinder body and hopper with […]

Attention to detail is difficult. It takes focus and practice; elements Hiroshi Sawada knows well. Focus and practice were the keys to his winning the 2008 World Latte Art Championship. They were the keys to his establishing an internationally recognized brand and cafe Streamer Coffee Company So when our good friend Hiroshi came requested a Custom-made tamp, we obliged. This tamp […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x The Hangar Cafe / Build #47 You are clear for take off! What you see before your eyes is a thing of wonder. This one of a kind EP Custom Shop GS/GB5/GS3 mash up for Singapore’s The Hangar Cafe is like nothing we’ve ever done before. The inspiration for this project came […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x Will & Co. Coffee / Build #46 Surf’s up! Our latest EP Custom Shop job for Will & Co. marks the first time we have customized a brand new Faema espresso machine. We have previously restored a vintage E61 belonging to 49th Parallel some years ago but this time we got to work on […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x Whole Foods Markets Avalon / Build #45 Meet EP Custom Shop Build #045. The very first customized Victoria Arduino Black Eagle VA 388 ever! Victoria Arduino worked with WBC 2007 Champion James Hoffman of Square Mile Coffee to create a machine that offers the barista maximum consistency for espresso preparation. You get temperature stability from […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x Whole Foods Markets Colleyville / Build #43 Our Custom Shop has been hard at work on another La Marzocco Strada for Whole Foods Market. This beauty is featured at the newly opened Colleyville, TX location. It’s loaded with everything WFM has come to love from the Espresso Parts Custom Shop; we […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x Whole Foods Markets Champions / Build #42 Espresso Parts and Whole Foods are a match made in heaven! Our Custom Shop completed the sixth La Marzocco Strada for the natural & organic food retailer to be featured at their newest store in Houston, Texas. We added black walnut trim, replaced the metal back […]