Our story begins with each other, Skyler & Alyce, a husband + wife team that opened Queen Cup Coffee in January 2021.

Skyler, born and raised in the Santa Ynez Valley, originally started in fire tech & kinesiology then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an education in music & sound production. Skyler + Alyce met while working together as co-workers and friends as he was developing inspiration within the diverse and eclectic city.

Skyler continued on to his career in coffee managing a high-volume cafe in Los Angeles, perfected the talent of serving third-wave coffee and loved sharing his expertise with the fast-paced big city culture.

But most importantly, the long-hair-don't-care & mustache was here to stay.

Alyce, born and raised in LA, grew up dancing and preforming to then spend her professional years in management, behavioral health, and event planning positions before relocating to California's gorgeous Central Coast.

After fine tuning her love for advocacy, with her undergrad in Behavioral Science and Master’s Degree in Human Behavior, she recognized a need for gender equality and resources for LGBTQ+ youth. As a result, Alyce is a founding board member of the local non-profit organization SYV Pride and also an ordained officiant!

While living in LA, Skyler + Alyce got married in 2019 & their love for coffee evolved after visiting coffee shops in cities like Portland, Seattle, Victoria Canada and Brisbane Australia.

While traveling and enjoying other ‘coffee communities’ their passions motivated them to now provide quality coffee, a safe-space and progressively leading as unwavering allies.

All these values & experiences have gone into the vision that is now Queen Cup Coffee.

...to this day, Alyce has never seen Skyler without his mustache or short hair.