The term "Direct Trade" seems to be showing up more often when coffee beans are discussed. Direct Trade is a "coffee certification" developed and trademarked by coffee roaster, Intelligentsia Coffee. It means that the roaster has gone directly to the farmer to purchase their beans and the farmer has met certain criteria.(Direct Trade Logo)So what about "Fair Trade"? In 1998 non-profit TransFair USA began certifying Fair Trade coffee in the States. They are one of 23 international Fair Trade … [Read more...]
Mojo Fool's Giveaway
The Mojo Fool's Giveaway - kicked off in early March.Order a breakfast (between 7am and 11am) and a coffee and sign up to win a free coffee maker and a pound of coffee a month for twelve months. Coffee varieties will vary by availability each month. Multiple entries are allowed. The drawing will, of course, take place on April Fool's Day.See Hendersonville Epicurean's review of Mojo's Coffee here.Mojo's Coffee3754 Brevard RdHorse Shoe, NC 28742(828) 891-4156 … [Read more...]
New Dunkin' Donuts! – Arden
I can hear a big "Yippee!" from all the Dunkin' Donuts fans out there.A new Dunkin' Donuts is getting ready to open (they say two to three weeks from now) at the intersection of Springside Rd and Hendersonville Rd. They're on a corner previously occupied by a BP station.Clicking on this "map" link will not only take you to this corner on a street map, you'll also see a photo of the intersection from when the BP station was still there.Even though this address is in Arden, I think of it as being … [Read more...]
Notes 2/22/09
~~~ PIC calls me a "cheap date"Breakfast at Carolina Diner - PIC's Corned Beef Hash, 2 Eggs, with choice of grits or potatoes, toast (wheat, rye, sourdough or raisin) or biscuit was $6.50. My 2 Egg Breakfast with the same choices, was $3.50. Two coffees for $1.25 each. Total for the two of us - $12.50 plus tax and gratuity. Nice things about Carolina Diner: they have Orange Marmalade on the tables, offer rye and raisin toasts, as well as the more usual wheat and sourdough, and will poach … [Read more...]
The Ugly Mug – Coffee Shop, Bakery, Both?
Do I go to The Ugly Mug for their coffee and lattes? Of course. Do I stop by this coffee shop even if I don't want coffee or a latte? You betcha!Take a look at the photo below of a Cherry Apricot Linzer ($2.29) I got there the other day and you'll see why I go to a coffee shop even when I don't want coffee (which is rare, I admit).Pastries at The Ugly Mug are either baked by Leatha (the owner) staff (that like to bake) or the "Hungarian couple". By that I mean a local couple who are Hungarian. … [Read more...]
Score!
Earlier this week, four of us took a drive up to Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee. If you read Hendersonville Epicurean with any kind of regularity, you know I am a coffee freak who loves to check out local coffee shops wherever I go. This trip was no exception. On our way through Burnsville, NC, we passed Appalachian Java & Cafe on West Main Street ... and then turned around and went back. We needed sustenance for the road. Road Food defined: lattes and peanut M & … [Read more...]
Coffee Shop. Book Store. Music Venue. Church?
The signs said, "new coffee shop", so of course I followed.Following the bread-crumb-trail of signs stuck in the ground alongside Chimney Rock Rd/Hwy 64, led me to an interesting space at 2560 Chimney Rock Rd.Pulling up to this storefront for a quick look, I was a little confused, so decided to go inside and check it out.Here's the deal -This is a new space the size of a couple of small stores combined, opened by Straightway Ministries on October 27th. Straightway bills themselves as a … [Read more...]
New – Mojo's Coffee, Horse Shoe
Mojo's Coffee has been open for about a month in the same (Hwy 64/Brevard Rd) Horse Shoe Plaza that houses Suzanne's Tea Room and Villa Roma Italian Pizzeria & Restaurant.Stopped in Friday November 21st, for a latte ($3.50 + tax) and snapped a few pictures:Saving myself for lunch (somewhere else), I didn't get one of their large, freshly baked raisin scones ($2.25 + tax). They sure were tempting, though!Mojo's is more than a coffee shop. They have basic, but solid breakfast (7:00AM to … [Read more...]
Greenberry's Coffee & Tea Company, Asheville
If you've been a reader of Hendersonville Epicurean for a while, you know that Teen Daughter volunteers at Asheville's Animal Haven on Saturday mornings. You also know that her parents drop her off and hang out at The Dripolator in Black Mountain until she's ready to be picked up.We've been bringing a Dripolator cocoa to her at pick-up time, but now that it's colder in the mornings, we've gotten into the habit of stopping at Greenberry's Coffee & Tea Company (Map) for "Teen Daughter road … [Read more...]
Black Bear Coffee Co, Hendersonville
Quirky, Quenching, Quantites....Quintessential. Black Bear is one of those places that anchors a Main Street or even an entire downtown. They've been doing just that on Hendersonville's Main Street for fifteen years now. Locals have come to depend on them and visitors are happily surprised to discover them. Quirky: This applies to the owner as well as the staff at Black Bear and is meant in the very best way. Having trouble making a decision between scone or muffin - the Glorious Morning … [Read more...]
