James Freeman

JAMES FREEMAN is the founder and owner of Blue Bottle Coffee Co. After starting out in a tiny converted potting shed in Oakland a few years ago, Blue Bottle is now one of the country’s leading artisan roasters, with six cafés in the San Francisco Bay Area, roasteries on both coasts, a kiosk on the High Line, and locations in Rockefeller Center and Chelsea in Manhattan. In addition to their cafes, Blue Bottle is served in fine restaurants nationwide, including Chez Panisse, Gramercy Tavern, Coi and others, and regularly garners national media attention. See www.bluebottlecoffee.com for more.