“Coffee shops are easy they are meant to be easy. “It’s such a complicated business,” he said. Pony Espresso co-owner Alberto Battaglini gets his French pastries from Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro, which has locations in Santa Barbara and other Southern California cities. Now, Battaglini said his place is looking toward the future and what it will hold as the economy gradually starts to hum back to life. Don’t worry though, like many other Pony specials, the coffee house was happy to serve the ice and many of its other menu items to-go during the pandemic lockdown. Not just any ice, though-Pony Espresso’s coffee ice, which people used to drink with their cold brew. “People like the cold brew, but they want it over ice,” he said with a laugh. Lavazza Italian dark roasted beans are cold-brewed and bottled immediately. So they created a label, found a nice package to put it in, and purchased a bottle capper.Įverything is clean and sanitized. “We make a really soft, elegant cold brew to-go.”Īnd it’s only been on refrigerator shelves since the beginning of May.ĭue to the stay-at-home order and pandemic restrictions, Battaglini said, they decided it would be a good idea to give locals something they could grab once a week to take home and stick in the fridge. That thing is phenomenal,” Battaglini said. Nero Cold Brew is 100 percent radical, according to the bottle, and 100 percent delicious, according to Pony Espresso co-owner Alberto Battaglini. Pony Espresso started bottling fresh cold brew during the pandemic for those caffeine-dependent customers who prefer their coffee chilled. Pony Espresso started bottling fresh cold-brewed Italian coffee during the pandemic. They are open for dine-in or take-out, but social-distancing requirements and capacity restrictions are in place. No, it’s not beer-and it’s not wine.įind Pony Espresso in Santa Ynez at 3558 Sagunto St. Little six-packs are waiting for you in Santa Ynez. However, approximately 120 historic sites may eventually be available to the public, including 50 existing Pony Express stations or station ruins.Pony Espresso whipped up a freshly bottled cold brew during the pandemic, now it's ready for you to pop in for a post-lockdown coffee break CAMILLIA LANHAM Short pristine segments, believed to be traces of the original trail, can be seen only in Utah and California. In the western states, the majority of the trail has been converted, over the years, to double track dirt roads. Along many segments, the trail's actual route and exact length are matters of conjecture. Most of the original trail has been obliterated either by time or human activities. On that day the Pony Express was officially terminated, but it was not until November that the last letters completed their journey over the route. On October 26, 1861, San Francisco was in direct contact with New York City. Joseph to Sacramento, but telegrams were carried only between the rapidly advancing wire ends. Letters and newspapers were carried the entire length of the line from St. While the lines were under construction the Pony Express operated as usual. The passage of the bill resulted in the incorporation of the Overland Telegraph Company of California and the Pacific Telegraph Company of Nebraska.
On June 16, 1860, about ten weeks after the Pony Express began operations, Congress authorized the a bill instructing the Secretary of the Treasury to subsidize the building of a transcontinental telegraph line to connect the Missouri River and the Pacific Coast. The creation of the Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Express Company by William H. This need was partially filled by outfits such as the Butterfield Overland Mail Service starting in 1857 and private carriers in following years.īut when postmaster general Joseph Holt scaled back overland mail service to California and the central region of the country in 1858, an even greater need for mail arose. In the era before electronic communication, the Pony Express was the thread that tied East to West.Īs a result of the 1849 Gold Rush, the 1847 Mormon exodus to Utah and the thousands who moved west on the Oregon Trail starting in the 1840s, the need for a fast mail service beyond the Rocky Mountains became obvious.
In operation for only 18 months between April 1860 and October 1861, the Pony Express nevertheless has become synonymous with the Old West. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California the Pony Express could deliver a letter faster than ever before. More than 1,800 miles in 10 days! From St.