"No more drowning bitter, stale espresso shots in milk and sugary syrups," says Rupersburg. Kathryn is the onsite operations manager, Geoffrey assists with producing in-store demos, Nicole helps with shipping and Jesse, whos 13, works the gazebo when. Whatever the year ahead holds, it is sure to be caffeinated and delicious. October 2011: Two former Brooklynites open Red Hook (the name of a neighborhood in Brooklyn) which serves Stumptown Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee brewer founded in Portland.įuture: Expect The Bottom Line Coffee House in Midtown shortly, although they have been saying "opening soon" for months, so who really knows.įinal Tally: From October 2010 to October 2011, we averaged a new coffee shop every two months. July 2011: Ferndale gets back into the game with Torino Espresso Bar on 9 Mile. "It seems Detroit hipsters are becoming an increasingly homogenized breed," writes Crain's. July 2011: Astro Coffee opens in Corktown with husband and wife team Daisuke Hughes and Jessica Hicks running it together. June 2011: 14 East expands the Midtown coffee offerings by opening in the Park Shelton Building. October 2010: Commonwealth Cafe opens in Birmingham Co-owners and operators Hubert Yaro and James Hayosh also own Ronin sushi restaurant in Royal Oak.Īpril 2011: Thistle Coffee House opens as a haven for the super-casual freelancer across the street from the popular Bronx Bar. But places like these, who either roast their own beans or get them from high-quality independent roasters who source from small organic farmers, are part of coffee's 'third wave' and beyond." Two years ago, in Ocotber 2009, Chazzano Coffee Roasters set up shop in Ferndale but the year that followed was just insane in terms of openings. (Starbucks was born there.) Explains Rupersburg, "Seattle in the '90s, and Starbucks in particular, revived coffee culture from the freeze-dried death it suffered in the '50s. What is she talking about? A recent boom in coffee culture during the last year which might just allow our Metro-area to overtake Seattle's position as King of Coffee. "Metro Detroit is about to become what Seattle, WA was in the '90s," says Eat It Detroit blogger Nicole Rupersburg.
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