Dining - Oct. 11, 2009
Milwaukee's best coffee shop / café, 2009: Alterra
We can't remember a readers' poll in which Alterra didn't take the top prize as best coffee shop / café, but this year was even more lopsided than most. In 2009, Alterra received 52.5 percent of the votes; second place, Stone Creek got 7.5 percent.
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Dining - May 12, 2008
Alterra Coffee serves good food, too
Although Alterra Coffee Roasters is primarily a specialty coffee company, its food and bakery items add an important dimension to the business.
Tags: Alterra Coffee Roasters, Alterra Cafe, Fair Trade, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Lincoln Fowler, Ward Fowler, Paul Miller, sandwiches, wraps, breakfast burritos

Dining - Dec. 14, 2007
Alterra on Humboldt opens tomorrow
Alterra Coffee Roasters opens its ninth café in the Riverwest neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 a.m.
Tags: Alterra Coffee, Lincoln Fowler, ward Fowler, Paul Miller, coffee, bakery, Loop, yarn, Cafe, Alterra, coffee, espresso

Dining - Sept. 6, 2002
Alterra slings coffee on the shore
After two years of negotiating and seven months of construction, the new Alterra at the Lake will open inside the Milwaukee River Flushing Station, 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr.
Tags: Alterra, coffee, LIncoln Fowler, Ward Fowler, Fuel cafe, Nomad