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Intelligentsia in Pasadena opens tomorrow

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor 
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It’s official: The newest L.A.-area Intelligentsia Coffeebar is set to open tomorrow morning on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. The light-filled space, painted in bright blue, will serve not only coffee and pastries but also a roster of dishes at lunch and dinner from chef Matthew Poley’s catering company Heirloom-LA. There also eventually will be beer (four taps and plenty of hoppy stuff in bottles) and wine (a list curated by Covell general manager Matthew Kaner).

Mass Architecture transformed what once was a Wok ‘n’ Roll (in a 19th-century building) into a space that features exposed brick walls, a coffee counter made with reclaimed wood, church pews from Illinois, both high and low tables, strung lights and a couple of three-group Synesso machines. Michael Phillips, the 2010 World Barista Champion and Intelligentsia’s director of education, has been training the staff. ‘It’s a crack team,’ he says. ‘They’re ready.’

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55 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, Twitter @intellipasadena.

-- Betty Hallock

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

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