A few months ago we switched over from regular white to-go cups to the more environmentally friendly cups (<– these were brown).  People were happy, we were happy, the suppliers were happy, and maybe even the planet was happy. I’m happy everyone was happy. That being said – whatever paper cups we have left will…
Read MoreIt was a cold night in the refugee camp bordering the outskirts of the Twin Cities. As the rain pounded against the tent walls of the dimly lit makeshift operating room – the Doctors Di & Ana worked tirelessly to assuage the painful screams of young Marie as her sister Louise watched nervously. As Marie…
Read MoreI remember walking down the street one day and I saw a guy having a conversation with himself – I thought he might be on the phone but there was nothing in his hand – so I assumed he was crazy. He was wearing a “Bluetooth” headset… This might be obvious today but back in…
Read MoreThere’s a huge pharmacy chain in the US called Walgreens that’s been around for almost 120 years. My Great Grandfather Sidney owned a drugstore in Chicago in the mid-20s. Sidney was married five times, had a Navy anchor tattoo on his forearm, loved gambling, and sold alcohol for Capone during the prohibition – these are…
Read MoreWhen I began in the coffee business, the biggest litmus test for good vVs bad coffee was if it was good even AFTER it goes cold – that still holds true today. Today, if someone labels our coffee “Some Serious Gournet Shit” I’d take that as the highest compliment we could receive – and in…
Read MoreAs a small coffee shop we produce enough trash to give Santa a herniated disc. I haven’t actually weighed it out but this is a rough estimate of how much incoming, internal, and outgoing garbage we create depending on how many guests we serve. I’m not going to go into the reason WHY minimizing our…
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