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Hey everyone, we did it together! Thanks to your support, we’ve spread enough seeds to create 1,000 10sqft wildflower beds. How awesome is that? A huge thank you for backing this year's Certified Organic Wildflower Blend Coffee. It’s a limited-time blend, so once it's gone, it’s gone until next spring.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year! We stopped a moment on a crispy January morning to witness a very majestic sunrise off Smith Point Beach. This is a shot overlooking Moriches Bay right before the sun makes it's appearance.  Grateful to call Long Island home and to have such a great community to serve. Raising a shot of espresso to you in 2025! On second thought make it a double ;)  

We have an old bird feeder. One I bought as a gift for my wife many years ago. The first real cold snap came through, so I went to fill it up. Every so often I have to make repairs. It’s the wooden kind. Left natural on the sides with a faded black roof with indents to mimic roofing shingles. The roof also acts as a lid to move aside when filling with seeds. As I went to fill it, a bit of the roof gave way and split at a glue line. I don’t mind fixing it as the...

What’s your secret ingredient? As your looking over a smoldering stockpot filled with fresh tomato sauce; “its’a lovea”. Pardon my accent or attempt at one. There is an old belief that your intention can influence the food or drink you are making. In obscure corners of the internet you can find people that “structure” water or try finding their intentions frozen in thin sheets of ice that they have broadcast there thoughts. Although I have never tried the later, I have experienced the former. I would bet you have too. When a person that wishes you well, hopes you succeed...

Walking into the shop you may notice something different, something shiny, something...new. A Backstory Before we opened our doors for the first time in 2011 we searched high and low for a La Marzocco espresso machine. Why that make? It’s a beast. Unlike most espresso machines at the time or today for that matter the La Marzocco runs separate boilers for steam and water. Meaning it could power through lines of soon to be caffeinated aficionados while maintaining brew temperature and asking for more. After months of searching we found one with an owner willing to work within our budget...