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Meaghin Kennedy is a writer and photographer who advocates for a sustainable food system. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
By the numbers Total bags ground and prepared: 57 Most caffeinated month: July, with 7 bags Top Roasters: Stumptown: 15 bags Cafe Grumpy: 14 bags Joe: 7 bags Roasters’ Locations: Brooklyn, San Jose, Chicago, Portland, Copenhagen, Durham, Grand Rapids, Upland, San Francisco Repetitive February: Of the five bags we drank, four of them were Ethiopian. [...]
Oliver Strand wrote that these bottles look as if they belong in a “cooler on the porch”. I don’t disagree. The dark amber glass, dotted with a layer of condensation, brings to mind an old fashioned root beer. But instead of carbonation, these “stubbies” are filled with Stumptown’s cold brew coffee. Portland Stumptown cafes have [...]
In the months leading up to our Portland trip, Justin and I joked that we were going to come back to Brooklyn sleep deprived, full of amazing food, and overly caffeinated. It’s not that we were worried—I was eager to be jittery and full! I had created a list of all the places we wanted [...]
Despite feeling as if the moving process will never end, we’ve periodically stopped unpacking or working to stretch our legs with walks around our new neighborhood. Though we specifically picked Park Slope as the place we wanted to move (see: favorite brunch spot, farmers’ market, and yoga studio), our quick ventures out have revealed that [...]
Cafe Grumpy has two locations in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan. Their theming and color scheme is genius: a so- -grumpy-he’s-cute coffee bean and vivid orange mugs and saucers. In lieu of a sign, the three locations simply have their grumpy bean’s face hanging outside. Cafe Grumpy roasts their beans at the Greenpoint location, using [...]
The sight of his grumpy face actually immediately cheers me up! Cafe Grumpy; Park Slope Brooklyn
