Just a couple of dudes…
Starting out as just a small pottery brand out of Josiah’s basement, the dream for something more had started to grow. Josiah and Justin have been friends for 10+ years and both carry a heart for caring for people and hospitality. Both have always dreamt of opening up a cafe, but the timing never felt right. One night in 2020 at a friends birthday party, Josiah went up to Justin & said… “Bro, do you want to open up a coffee shop with me?” You should have seen the look on Justin’s face in that moment. That was the moment when the two dreams became one dream.
Justin Bloom having 7+ years of specialty coffee experience under his belt brought a lot to the table when it comes to managing the coffee bar, training barista’s, and flow of things. Josiah Davie on the other hand brings artistic flavor with his pottery, branding, social media, and management experience.
Of course it has taken a bit of time to get to where they are now, but after that night was the start of a 3 year process for both Josiah and Justin. Starting out as a coffee cart, they did multiple events per week. Popping up at different vintage shops, public facing events, Art-A-Whirl, graduation parties, and more! Even had a 6 week residency at a distillery in Northeast Minneapolis called Norseman. But always working towards the goal of opening a cafe.
All while popping up, Josiah and Justin were on the hunt for a permanent location. After so many tours, so many questions, so many months and so many closed doors… one finally opened!
A local ministry, that was planning on moving into a larger building, had reached out to Josiah and Justin and told them about how they have always dreamed of having a coffee shop as a tenant in their new building. The building itself is a multi-tenant facility that houses a number of other tenants that include a child care facility open 5 days a week, professional suites available for rent, a basketball court and more! After a lot of consideration, Josiah and Justin said yes and the planning process began.
Fast forward 7 months, here we are! September 14th, 2024 was our grand opening and everything has felt like a dream ever since. It truly feels like we built a house and invited the entire neighborhood over for coffee.
Maybe this doesn’t need to be said, but our heart is to love and welcome any and everyone who may walk into our doors. No matter who you are, our heart is to love you and welcome you in! We are not driven by the number of coffee sales, but by the number of relationships that are cultivated and born in this space.
There is so much more to the story and so much more we would like to say, but didn’t want to make you read a whole book.
If you haven’t yet, please come say hi!
If you have, we can’t wait to see you again.
We love y’all!
Cheers!
