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Al Gusto Coffee’s New Set of Wheels Hit the Road

Sep 21, 20232 min read

From pizza joints to taprooms and coffee shops, big things have been brewing out of Marana for some time now and the list continues to grow. Al Gusto Coffee Company is one of those businesses that’s impacting the community with its caffeine concoctions. They’re always evolving, too.

Earlier this month, Aldo Boccaccio, the owner of Al Gusto Coffee, officially debuted his brand-new coffee truck/van and couldn’t be more excited to show it off.

(Photo courtesy of Al Gusto Coffee)

“We have a deep appreciation for our Marana community and we want to represent our town proudly with our new vehicle,” said Boccaccio. “Our vehicle is wrapped with beautiful digital art and scenery created by local artist Abby Narter. We are taking and representing Marana everywhere we go!”

The former setup, which was a hand-crafted coffee trailer, worked just fine and dandy. Now, the new energy-boosting mobile gives Boccaccio the opportunity to be more efficient and flexible — it makes booking back-to-back events a piece of cake.  

“This has been all possible thank you to our local community’s continued support for our small business,” he added.

(Photo courtesy of Al Gusto Coffee)

Their menu continues to offer hot and iced coffees as well as fresh bagged coffee beans. Currently, Al Gusto Coffee is catering to all types of events, too, like weddings, parties, promotions, shows, expos, and corporate events.

“Eventually, I want to be the local Marana roaster because Marana does not have a local coffee roasting company,” Boccaccio told Mark Whittaker earlier this year. “Tucson and Phoenix have a ton of local roasters so I want to put Marana on the coffee roasting map. There should always be a local coffee shop with its own roaster and I think Marana needs that because it is growing so fast.”

Al Gusto Coffee (Photo by Mark Whittaker)

For more information and to find out where the coffee cart is parked, visit algustocoffeeco.com and follow Al Gusto Coffee on Facebook and Instagram. 

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Matt Sterner

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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