They were in awe of the quality and beauty of the team’s coffees, even without Sawada present. Brendan Sodikoff and Jean Tomaro of Hogsalt were in Japan-fantasizing about starting their own coffee shop in Chicago-and sought out Sawada’s Streamer Coffee Company cafe for inspiration. Hogsalt and Sawada came together out of persistent luck, and his caring touch is exactly what helped bring the concept of Sawada Coffee to life.
His other passions? Skateboarding-though thanks to outdated laws in Chicago, he won’t attempt it there-and documenting moments through an Olympus OM-D with the gentle care you’d expect when he’s behind bar. When he arrives in Chicago, he tends bar and chills with the baristas crew and customers alike pine for his next visit. Outside his craft, he’s humble, shy, soft, and fantastically kind. Yet that grit and determination is directed solely at coffee. Sawada himself comes off just as hard as his caricatured logo showcases. This past December, he and Hogsalt collaborated together to open Sawada Coffee in Chicago’s West Loop.
#West loop hero coffee free
A little catch-up, for those who aren’t familiar: Hiroshi Sawada, Sawada Coffee’s namesake, is an acclaimed Japanese latte artisan and coffee fanatic (and the 2008 Free Pour Latte Art World Champion). The awesome folks at Hogsalt Hospitality, owners of West Loop staples Au Cheval and Green Street Smoked Meats, put us together with a translator. The timing couldn’t have been better Hiroshi Sawada was in Chicago for the weekend, tending to recipes, food, and business, when I reached out to Sawada Coffee.
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