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Jason Mraz Is Now a Part-Time Barista (& Co-Owner) for Jitters Coffee Pub

The Grammy-winning artist partnered with the local shop and joins the podcast to share what's new for the over 30-year-old business
San Diego local and grammy-winning musician Jason Mraz with owner of Oceanside's Jitters Coffee Pub Vallie Gilley
Courtesy of Jitters Coffee Pub

This week on Happy Half Hour, co-hosts Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant sit down with Grammy-winning artist Jason Mraz and Jitters Coffee Pub owner Vallie Gilley to talk about its second chapter. Opened as the first coffee shop in Oceanside back in the ’90s, Gilley and her husband were finally ready to let it go after 24 years of managing the business. 

That’s when Mraz, a longtime regular and friend of Gilley, stepped in as a partner. What followed is a full-circle revamp, complete with vegan comfort food from chef Felix Alcaide, a tiny new stage for live music nights, and a gold-plated bathroom. Yes, that’s right. Tune in to hear all the gilded details of the revived Jitters Coffee Pub.

By Jackie Bryant

Jackie is San Diego Magazine's and Studios' content strategist. Prior to that, she was its managing editor. Before her SDM career, she was a long-time freelance journalist covering cannabis, food/restaurants, travel, labor, wine, spirits, arts & culture, design, and other topics. Her work has been selected twice for Best American Travel Writing, and she has won a variety of national and local awards for her writing and reporting.

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