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                                                              Exhibit 10.23

                      ALTA PETROLEUM, INC.
                   240 SAINT PAUL ST., SUITE 310
                    DENVER COLORADO 80296-5115

June 10, 1997

Delivered
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PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Java Centrale, Inc.
1610 Arden Way, Suite 145
Sacramento, CA. 95815

Attention:  Mr Richard D. Shannon
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Dear Mr. Shannon:

RE: ADDITIONAL BRIDGE LOAN ADVANCE

We refer to our existing Bridge Loan Agreement dated January 29, 1997 and 
amended April 4, 1997(the "Original Loan Agreement") and your short term cash 
requirements. We are prepared to advance an additional One Hundred Fifty 
Thousand (U.S. $150,000.00) Dollars on April 10, 1997 on the same terms and 
conditions as the Original Loan Agreement, excepting only the following 
clauses which shall replace the "Term", "Repayment" and "Security" clauses of 
the Original Loan Agreement and shall included the "Warrants" clause.

TERM:          Sixty (60) days - the due dated of the January 29, 1997 
               advance, the April 4, 1997 advance and the current advance, 
               together with interest thereon and Bonuses earned (the 
               "Advances") shall be August 10, 1997. In consideration of the 
               extension of the due date of January 29, 1997 advance and the 
               April 4, 1997 advance, the Company agrees that interest on these 
               two advances shall be calculated at the default rate equal to 
               Sixteen (16%) Percent per annum.

REPAYMENT:     Principal and accrued interest on the advances may be repaid 
               at any time and shall be repaid in full out of proceeds of any 
               refinancing of greater the Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000) 
               Dollars or sale of any of the assets of the Company or its 
               subsidiary, concluded by the Company during the Term.

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June 10, 1997
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SECURITY:      The Company will grant in our favour a pledge of One Hundred
               (100%) percent of the issued and outstanding shares of 
               Paradise Bakery, Inc. together with a U.C.C. filing against
               all of the assets of Paradise Bakery, Inc. to secure the
               Advances.

WARRANTS:      We shall earn on funding warrants to purchase One Hundred
               Fifty Thousand (150,000) common shares of the Company at
               $.25 per share exercisable to Two (2) years from the date
               hereof.

The Company hereby acknowledges that the aggregate amount owing under the 
Advances is Five Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand ($575,000.00) Dollars.

We trust that the foregoing is in accord with our discussions and if so you 
should sign and return one copy of this letter.



ALTA PETROLEUM, INC.



/s/
Lyle P. Edwards
Vice President


RDS/pm


encl.


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THIS
10 DAY OF JUNE, 1997


JAVA CENTRALE, INC.


Per: /s/
     Richard D. Shannon
     Chairman

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                                                                  Exhibit 10.23


                               PROMISSARY NOTE


$150,000                                                        June 10, 1997
U.S. Dollars


     FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned, JAVA CENTRALE, INC., promises to pay 
to or to the order of ALTA PERTROLEUM, INC. at DENVER, COLORADO, on or before 
the 10th day of August 1997, the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($150,000) 
DOLLARS, UNITED STATES FUNDS, together with interest thereon at an annual 
rate of FOUTEEN (14%) Percent payable monthly until August 10, 1997 and 
thereafter at an annual rate equal to SIXTEEN (16%) Percent, payable monthly.

     The undersigned hereby waives presentment for payment, notice of protest 
and notice of nonpayment. No time given to or security taken from or 
composition or arrangements entered into with any party hereto shall 
prejudice the rights of the holder to proceed against any other party.


                                              JAVA CENTRALE, INC.



                                              Per: /s/
                                                   Richard D. Shannon, Chairman