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Eater
18-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
Seattle Is About to Get Its First-Ever Thai Coffee Shop
In drizzly February 2025, Emily Sirisup decided she wanted to take a trip. She's been in Seattle since she was a baby and grew up surrounded by the service industry; her parents both worked in Thai restaurants and she spent six years as a barista at Capitol Hill's bustling Starbucks Reserve Roastery. Feeling an urge to explore her roots, she went with her partner Cole Arneson to her parents' home country of Thailand. She followed an itinerary that reflected her deep love of coffee, meeting coffee growers in the northern province of Chiang Rai, including the team at award-winning Alexta Coffee Roasters. The couple left with a vision: to bring Thai coffee culture in Seattle. Nudibranch Coffee — an homage to the fluorescent sea slugs native to the Northwest and pronounced new-dih-brank — will open this summer. The business will roast and sell coffees from Thailand, distributing online and in local grocery stores. There's a Kickstarter set up to help secure Nudibranch's first cafe space in North Seattle, too. The hope is to open that space in fall 2025. That cafe, if it opens, will be a rare outpost of Thai coffee culture in the U.S. There are no Thai coffee roasters or coffee shops in Seattle, and Thai-grown coffee is a rarity in this country. (Coffee has been grown in Thailand for centuries; production ramped up when northern farmers were encouraged by the government to grow coffee beans rather than opium in the 1970s.) Due to the heat in Thailand, cooling coffee drinks blended with fruit are common. Orange juice with espresso, for instance, will be a mainstay at Nudibranch. Butterfly pea matcha, mochas made with the malted chocolate power Milo, and oliang (coffee brewed in brown sugar) will all serve as standard bearers, too. Sirisup and Arneson's beans will be roasted by Kuma Coffee, a Seattle roaster. The business's first roast, simply called the Single Origin Chiang Rai, boasts notes of apricot and plum with a clean finish. Sirisung anticipates sourdough bread made by friends who are local Thai bakers on the food side of the menu. The business's permanent location will also host latte art classes, hang local art, and serve fare from guest chefs. Nudibranch is a direct-purchasing coffee operation, which is often touted as much healthier for the supply chain than relying on negotiators and tertiary importers. The beans are grown by the seven-person Alexta team. The coffees are shade-grown and organic. This is the first time that group's beans have been served in the U.S. 'Emily has done really well with all those farmers in that region,' Arneson says. 'That whole community is not really connected to the U.S. in any sort of major way.' Sirisup and Arneson say there's a lot of room for their business to grow. The company's first batch of green beans arrived in May, and were roasted by Kuma in early June. While at Starbucks, Sirisup helped organize the Starbucks Workers United union. She says that experience helped her learn about the kind of cafe she'd like to run: one where the coffee is connected to its origins. 'We're Thai-inspired coffee,' Sirisup says. 'But we want to make it relevant to the Pacific Northwest, as well.' Nudibranch Coffee will open its first permanent location in October 2025. Follow the Kickstarter for updates. See More: Coming Attractions Seattle Restaurant News
USA Today
12-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Starbucks job offering up to six figures to travel, drink coffee
Starbucks job offering up to six figures to travel, drink coffee The salary range is up to $136,000 for the 12-month, full-time role. Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Starbucks treats rooster to a 'cluck cup' Starbucks workers were stunned and overjoyed when a rooster named Fluffy made appearance at an Arizona drive-thru. If you love coffee, have the travel bug and are addicted to your phone, Starbucks may have the perfect job for you. Starbucks is hiring two content creators to travel to some of the company's most unique locations around the world, the coffee company announced on May 28. The creators' main responsibility will be to capture their experiences at these locations, which may include a Starbucks coffee farm in Costa Rica, the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Milan or coffeehouses in Tokyo, the company said in a news release. "The creators will highlight the care and craft that goes into every cup of Starbucks coffee as well as the diverse Starbucks experiences in communities around the world," Starbucks said in the release. With the full-time, yearlong roles comes a salary of up to $136,000, according to the job listing. The end of the hiring window is quickly approaching; here's what to know. Do you work for a great organization? Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces. What does a Starbucks content creator do? According to Starbucks' job description, the content creators will travel to 10-15 of the company's locations around the world over a one-year timeframe. In addition to the travel portion, the employees will be tasked with creating "engaging social content highlighting interesting, social-first stories focused on our global brand and product experiences," the description reads. The creative part of the role will include creating and pitching ideas, as well as editing and publishing videos for Starbucks' social channels. How to apply to be a Starbucks content creator Starbucks is hiring two content creators, including one current employee and one external candidate. The application window is open until June 13. Interested candidates can apply on Starbucks' website. The process also includes a video requirement — applicants must post a video on TikTok explaining why they are the right fit for the job. The video must be public and include #StarbucksGlobalCoffeeCreator in the caption. Applicants must be U.S. residents who are at least 18 years old with a valid passport. Outside of the travel associated with the role, it is a remote position. Starbucks content creator salary According to the job posting, the salary range for the content creator role is between $80,100-$136,000. Travel costs and expenses associated with work trips will be covered by Starbucks, the job description reads. Additionally, the role comes with insurance, paid vacation and retirement benefits. Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
