After a long drive, nothing helps you through the home stretch like a cup o' Joe. It's too late in the day to get fresh coffee at the usual highway pit stops, so thankfully Juicy Java is just off Business I-40 in Kernersville. Only problem: It's so comfy, it's hard to walk out with a to-go cup!
If you know of other coffee shops that are convenient for highway road trips, please let CoffeeCat know & post a comment.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Coffee Road Trip: Durham
Today I'm driving to Durham to transport animals north with Rural Shelter Transports. Another reason to drive to Durham is the weekly coffee cuppings at Counter Culture Coffee. Every Friday morning, they open the roasting facility to the public for a tour and a tasting session, where you can learn to taste all the earthy, fruity elements of coffee. It's similar to learning to taste wine, but oh so caffeinated! You can't buy the coffee there, but you can go to downtown Durham and enjoy a cup at Parker & Otis. Several of our Triad coffee shops sell Counter Culture Coffee, so be sure to look for it. And be sure to pick up a "Coffee Driven" bumper sticker. Mine is on the bulletin board above my desk because, more so than my car, my work is driven by coffee!
Do you have a favorite coffee road trip?
Do you have a favorite coffee road trip?
Friday, July 30, 2010
Groundhogs at Greensborough Coffee
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| One of the groundhogs eats a snack on the patio with Melissa Coe. |
Coffee shop fans, tells us about your summer evenings on coffee shop patios!
Drink coffee. Hear jazz. Help squirrels.
music + coffee+ the wildlife= a Great TGIF chill -- benefits Piedmont Wildlife Rehab, Inc.
Location: Greensborough Coffee
Time: 7:00PM Friday, July 30th
Saturday coffee shop events:
Bald Girls Rock
Location: Krankie's - The Wherehouse
Time: 8:00pm - 11:30pm Saturday, July 31
Jarred Payne
Location: Tate Street Coffee House
Location: Greensborough Coffee
Time: 7:00PM Friday, July 30th
Saturday coffee shop events:
Bald Girls Rock
Location: Krankie's - The Wherehouse
Time: 8:00pm - 11:30pm Saturday, July 31
Jarred Payne
Location: Tate Street Coffee House
Discovering the coffee shop
I first discovered coffee shops when I moved to Winston-Salem in 1993. Suddenly, I learned that coffee wasn’t just for mornings. My sister, friends and I enjoyed poetry slams at the Horse’s Mouth in the heart of downtown and listened to up-and-coming bands at Morning Dew on Burke Street in the West End. Tate Street Coffee in Greensboro was an attraction where we took our out-of-town friends. In coffee houses we found the opposite of the smoke-filled, strobe-lighted, eardrum-bursting nightclubs that were “the” night life for college students. At the coffee house, everyone could get a grown-up yet non-alcoholic drink, stick to a tight budget, and hear the conversation.
More than a decade later, as a graduate student, I rediscovered coffee houses in the Triad. I appreciated calm but busy coffee houses like Café Roché in Winston-Salem and The Coffee Break in Greensboro. They provide a great place for coffee and reading by day, and conversation with friends by night. I’ve also discovered that coffee shops are much more than a place to gather for lattes and chai. New shops such as Krankie’s, Brew Nerds, and Chelsee’s, all in Winston-Salem, are putting a new spin on coffee shops and welcoming new concepts and new customers of all ages.
Winston-Salem’s Brew Nerds on Hanes Mall Blvd. is a glass, brightly-lit, ultra modern hot spot for Wii tournaments and trivia contests. The owners of Krankie’s transformed an old warehouse into an arts and entertainment destination where customers can watch documentary films, shop at a weekly farmers market, and visit nearby galleries and shops also housed in what they now call “The Wherehouse.” Krankie’s customers give it props as a good place to drink a glass of wine on Saturday night and read the newspaper over coffee on a Sunday morning. Some Saturday nights you can find gospel concerts at Juicy Java in Kernersville. iCoffee in Summerfield offers bluegrass music some nights and a gathering spot after Friday night football games.
The desire for good coffee and a place to enjoy it is universal. Coffee shops are great places to drink tea, smoothies, and even beer. And since people come to coffee shops for different reasons, you can be sure there’s a place and a time for any of them. To write your great novel, most coffee shops would be the perfect place on a Sunday morning or a Saturday afternoon. To meet new people, try Friday night art openings, concerts almost any night of the week, or Saturday mornings while walking your dog. To enjoy the literary arts, there are poetry slams, book signings, and scrabble tournaments.
In this blog, I’ll tell you about upcoming events at Triad coffee shops. Want me to visit your favorite coffee shop? Want to promote an event? Let me know about it.
More than a decade later, as a graduate student, I rediscovered coffee houses in the Triad. I appreciated calm but busy coffee houses like Café Roché in Winston-Salem and The Coffee Break in Greensboro. They provide a great place for coffee and reading by day, and conversation with friends by night. I’ve also discovered that coffee shops are much more than a place to gather for lattes and chai. New shops such as Krankie’s, Brew Nerds, and Chelsee’s, all in Winston-Salem, are putting a new spin on coffee shops and welcoming new concepts and new customers of all ages.
Winston-Salem’s Brew Nerds on Hanes Mall Blvd. is a glass, brightly-lit, ultra modern hot spot for Wii tournaments and trivia contests. The owners of Krankie’s transformed an old warehouse into an arts and entertainment destination where customers can watch documentary films, shop at a weekly farmers market, and visit nearby galleries and shops also housed in what they now call “The Wherehouse.” Krankie’s customers give it props as a good place to drink a glass of wine on Saturday night and read the newspaper over coffee on a Sunday morning. Some Saturday nights you can find gospel concerts at Juicy Java in Kernersville. iCoffee in Summerfield offers bluegrass music some nights and a gathering spot after Friday night football games.
The desire for good coffee and a place to enjoy it is universal. Coffee shops are great places to drink tea, smoothies, and even beer. And since people come to coffee shops for different reasons, you can be sure there’s a place and a time for any of them. To write your great novel, most coffee shops would be the perfect place on a Sunday morning or a Saturday afternoon. To meet new people, try Friday night art openings, concerts almost any night of the week, or Saturday mornings while walking your dog. To enjoy the literary arts, there are poetry slams, book signings, and scrabble tournaments.
In this blog, I’ll tell you about upcoming events at Triad coffee shops. Want me to visit your favorite coffee shop? Want to promote an event? Let me know about it.
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