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22 | October 7, 2020 | MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS LIFE & ARTS
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THE DISH
Joules & Watts serving coffee with class
BARBARA BURKE,
Staff Reporter
Lazy summer afternoons
sometimes motivate lollygaggers
to catch a cup of
coffee — or a sweet treat
— or both.
Malibu’s newest coffee
shop, Joules & Watts
in Malibu Village, is a
micro-roaster based in Los
Angeles that offers single
origin Nicaraguan, Guatemalan,
Mexican, Ethiopian
and Honduran pours whose
distinctive aromas warmly
greet customers even before
they enter.
A clever poster declaring
“Skateboarding is Not
a Crime!” adds to the hip
vibe, an opener of sorts
for the small skateboard
art gallery and posters
from Thrasher and other
fun publications that entertain
as you survey the
varied menu.
Will it be coffee today?
What about tea? And are
those pastries? Wait, there’s
sorbet and gelato, too?
Smiling, Manager Max
Gualtieri beams as he explains
the beverage choices
and the array of pastries.
“Our coffees are excellent
and we have become
known for our cold brews,
matcha lattes and affogatos
as well,” he said. “Our
teas are also unparalleled
as they are from the tea
purveyor Arts of Tea in
L.A. and our tea staples
include English Breakfast,
Gunpowder green, chamomile
and we expand from
there.”
The affogato is $7, but
prices vary.
For eats, there are many
choices, with varying
prices per item. “Here’s a
spelt blueberry muffin, a
cornmeal with citrus glaze,
a cinnamon teacake and
a raspberry almond poppyseed
muffin,” Gualtieri
said.
But the most tempting of
all, he adds, is the Trouble
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JOULES & WATTS
3822 Cross Creek Road
Hours
8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
On the web:
joulesandwattscoffee.com
Cake, with toasted coconut,
caramelized fudge and cashews.
Those baked items are
not to be outdone by the
Hank’s bagels the venue
offers on Fridays and Saturdays,
or the croissant collection.
“Here’s a chocolate
croissant and here’s the
smoked ham and gruyere.
Come early for that or it’s
gone,” Gualtieri said. “Finally,
here’s a Sonoran
wheat.”
Gualtieri notes: “It helps
that we offer celebrity chef
Nancy Silverton’s Nancy’s
Fancy sorbets and gelatos
when people enter this
venue and remember that it
used to be Grom.”
Silverton, famous for the
finest in baked items, curates
gelato and sorbetto artigianale
to die for. A single
scoop is $4; a double is $7.
“Business has been fantastic,”
Gualtieri declared.
“We’ve received a tremendous
amount of comments
supporting us and we have
regulars who come in for
coffee service daily. They
enjoy our high level of passion
and expertise.”
Brian Kearley is one of
them.
“Joules & Watts has excellent
beans and one can
taste the flavors very well,”
Kearley said.
In a hurry? Grab a cuppa
Joe on the fly. Have a few
minutes? Enjoy a drink, savor
its taste and lollygag at
Max Gualtieri, manager of Joules & Watts, makes
Malibu Surfside News a pourover.
BARBARA BURKE/SURFSIDE NEWS PHOTOS
Nicaragua, Honduras and Ethiopia are some of the
sources for the Joules & Watts coffee.
Looking for a baked treat? The shop has them, along
with Nancy Silverton’s Nancy’s Fancy sorbet and gelato.
one of the picnic tables.
Gotta go? Choose your
beans and have them
ground to your preference,
or consider the coffee subscription
service.