hang sign

We've decided to go with a non-logo hanging sign to put over the door on the courtyard side of Jubala. We like the simplicity of coffee co. (which we are) so we played with the words a little and came up with something that I think will look sharp in, what I hope will be, a fun filled courtyard at Lafayette Village. The Honeycutt Rd. side will get a fascia sign with our full logo over the door.

we're also playing around with some cool ideas for the glass doors on both sides

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Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce

Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors (Blink, Tipping Point, Outliers). Here is a video on his explanation of human nature around choice and taste, using spaghetti sauce as his example. This can also be found in his book, What the Dog Saw.

thanks to Jared at Waking Life Espresso for bringing to my attention

***under construction***

break your routine

hope and union: Charleston, SC

I got to spend the past week in Kiawah, SC with some of my best friends, and had an absolute blast! I can't think of a more relaxing place to be to kick off, what will be, an exciting 2011. On the ride back to Raleigh we stopped in Charleston to grab Sunday brunch at Hominy Grill.

(GO AND ORDER THE BIG NASTY ASAP!)

When leaving, Kelley and I wanted to stop by this place we noticed earlier in the week on St. Phillip St., between Spring and Cannon streets. The straightforward "COFFEE" sign caught our attention and pulled us in. The name of the shop is hope and union and our 30 minute date was the perfect treat. Their concept is similar to Jubala's - offer handcrafted, single-origin coffees, thus slowing down the brewing process resulting in a richer, cleaner cup of coffee. The owners, relocated from New York, remodeled and added on to an older row home in the Cannonborough neighborhood of downtown Charleston. hope and union offers teas and coffees from Intelligentsia and Stumptown and will also prepare the traditional espresso drinks on their beautiful La Marzocco Linea. I wish them all the best going forward, and will definitely make it a priority to visit when traveling to or through Charleston in the future.