Tazza D'Oro () is a

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and

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located in

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. The name means "Golden Cup/Mug" in

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. The main location is in Highland Park neighborhood, where it has become a centerpiece of neighborhood There is a second location in the Gates and Hillman Centers at

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. It has been identified as part of a trend for higher quality coffee in

. The European-style cafe serves only

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. The current

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, located in

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. The cafe has acquired a reputation as being bicycle-friendly, and in honor of those customers, the cafe offers a special coffee roast called "Bicycle Love." All told, about 70% of the food is locally sourced. This includes the pastries, which are produced by the family's bakery. The cafe displays post cards from customers' travels. The owner is Amy Enrico. She is a graduate of

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and was a co-founder of nTouch Research, Inc., a company that had conducted medical tests for pharmaceutical companies. Her travels, including to

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, inspired her dream of owning a coffee shop. Her family owns Enrico's Bakery in

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. Now in its 3rd generation of family ownership, the bakery is managed by her brother. It opened in June 1999. Enrico had received assistance from Community Development Corporation, a non-profit group that assists redevelopment in Highland Park. As of 2000, the coffee shop had grown to 12 employees. The shop's original coffee roasters was Batdorf and Bronson, and later to Verve Coffee Roasters, a small company in

For a time, there had been a location on

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in the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District portion of

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. In 2009, a new location opened in the Gates and Hillman Centers at

. A number of businesses had sought to locate in that building, and Tazza D'Oro's offer was aided by the commitment to "fair trade and organically grown coffee." In 2009, Tazza D'Oro celebrated its 10-year anniversary with more than 200 customers who enjoyed coffee and offerings from

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. Enrico has worked with East Liberty Development Inc. to attract more businesses to the neighboring area, especially Bryant Street. The cafe periodically hosts local officials for discussions with constituents. __NOTOC__

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