Nestled up next to the University of California, Berkeley campus is a coffee shop, and it’s very much the type of artisanal coffee house one would associate with a university like Cal that’s synonymous with culture and self-expression.
On this sunny summer afternoon, the outdoor seating area at the coffee house is bustling. It’s filled with students working on group projects, along with local patrons doing their daily crossword puzzles and reading a variety of books. Mixed in seamlessly with the rest of the patrons is Oakland Raiders kicker Giorgio Tavecchio; a Cal alumnus himself, donning a striped polo shirt and gray shorts, ordering a cappuccino on a beautiful Northern California Day.