We have been quietly making some small changes at the shop, but will now shout them from our blog.
First off...yesterday was the first day we offered sandwiches from the Nutty Girl! We often had folks ask if we had sandwiches, and we resisted for awhile. I just really did not want to get into making our own for a number of reasons. The Nutty Girl solves that. Delicious sandwiches delivered fresh every morning, Monday through Saturday. The are technically 1/2 sandwiches, but are really the size of sandwich I enjoy the most. Not too big, not too small. We sell them for $3.50, and they come in the following varieties: tuna (in a tasty balsamic dressing,) free-range egg salad, hummus, veggie, turkey (with a really tasty sun-dried tomato cream cheese,) and the nutty girl (cashew butter, apple slices, and cheddar!) They are available each day until they sell out.
We chatted with Missouri Organic last week, and at some point in the next few weeks, they will begin picking up almost all of our waste. I'm kind of geeking out over the fact that they will be able to take our hot cups, cold cups, straws, disposable cutlery (all of those are plant based and compostable,) plus all paper, deli tissue, food waste, coffee grounds, filters, and paper towels! Basically they can take anything except plastic, metal, and styrofoam. All of it will get turned into rich compost that you can purchase for your garden. I've used it in my garden at home, and it is great! They are going to be able to take about 98% of our waste, and much of the rest will be recycled. Really all that we will have left to toss will be food-handling gloves, our hot cup lids, bottle caps, and whatever trash people happen to bring with them from elsewhere!
Our September artist's work was up for about a week, but then some of the pieces fell due to needing better hooks on the back. We felt sad having her take them down, but luckily she is going to re-frame, and hang in November! The wall looks so bare now. I'm taking it as an opportunity to put up a notice that we want more artists to contact us about the possibility of showing their work.
Popsicles went away with Labor Day. They are definitely more of a summer treat. Iced drinks are available year round. I'm pretty sure there are going to be many people who can't give up toddy for the winter months!
We had a really nice piece written about us in the September issue (print edition) of tastebud magazine! The main article was about how great the local coffee scene is, and mentioned Broadway, Latteland, and The Roasterie. We had our own little box with a photo and everything! We feel pretty honored to be mentioned alongside those three, as they are truly some of K.C.'s best. We really love lots of the coffee shops in Kansas City. Each has it's own feel and style. Plus everyone does things a little differently. We are a little partial to our shop, though.
And now for the bike rack. Our beautiful, green, wave rack. We are still at the mercy of our very busy and ambitious friend who is installing it for free. Apparently where we want to put it cannot support it without having concrete poured. He is a very busy fellow, and we really want it installed. We may just have to hire someone handier than us to do it. We'll see.
I think that is about all for now. I'm still meeting lots of new customers, and getting to know regulars better. Thank you all for making my day a little brighter, and bringing me out of the haze of day-to-day operations, bills, fixing things, etc.
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