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.
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