And he tapped a California mountain-bike maker to build bare-bones models that the farmers could pedal to get freshly picked coffee to the stations faster.

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Along one wall of the 12-seat cafe, piles of freshly imported coffee beans from Ethiopia, Guatemala and Indonesia stood next to stacks of decades-old US records, and the trumpets of jazz musicians Chet Baker and Miles Davis resonated from a vinyl turntable.

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The freshly brewed coffee was poured.

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Breakfast includes freshly baked pastries and robust Italian coffee.

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Talk at the local coffee shop is often about the freshly minted millionaires and their newly built trophy homes.

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Up front is a sprawling deli counter of meats and cheeses, freshly baked bread, and imported oils and vinegars, as well as a small bar that houses orange juice and coffee machines along with the hard stuff.

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