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What’s BREWING Kyoto-style cold brew towers at Harold’s Coffee Lounge (above); latte art at Subculture Coffee (left); cutting-edge coffee making at The Roasted Record (below).
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EATING GREEN Healthy salads are coming to a vending machine near you. Restaurateurs Thierry Beaud (Pistache, PB Catch, and The Regional), Hess Musallet (Field of Greens), and Dylan Lipton (Benny’s on the Beach) unveiled Jarden, a selection of cold-pressed juices and salads in a jar, at the Palm Beach Outlets food court in March. The concept quickly expanded to other locations, including in the Esplanade Palm Beach on Worth Avenue.
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community, but some take it a step further. Oceana Coffee (oceanacoffee.com) in Tequesta sponsors a program called “A Cup of Kindness.” Each quarter, customers are encouraged to vote on their favorite charity, and the winning cause receives a $500 donation. Want to combine cutting-edge coffee with a retro sound experience? Head for The Roasted Record (roasted record.com) in Stuart, where owner Michael Mann created “the country’s only combination coffee roaster and vinyl record store” in a restored downtown building. Mann offers a variety of fairtrade, co-op, naturally organic, certified organic, and rare single-origin coffees, roasted in small batches to reveal their full flavor potential. He invites customers to grab a cup, have a seat at the vinyl listening station, and enjoy their favorite tunes. —Mark Spivak
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It’s a good time to be a coffee drinker. Continually, consumers are paying more attention to bean sourcing as well as roasting and brewing methods. “COVID-19 was a turning point for the coffee world,” says Shaun Zitani, operations manager for Subculture Coffee (subculturecoffee.com). “Before the pandemic, there was a shift toward automation and faster service. Now our customers are savoring the experience. We’re doing more pour-overs and single brews. People want to see the process, and they appreciate the presentation and theater of it.” Subculture uses a vintage roaster that is more customizable for small batches, and they stay away from darker roasts. “If you source specialty coffee from farmers and importers as we do, you want people to taste the beans,” says Zitani. The company, which already operates locations in West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, and Jupiter, plans to expand in the next year, adding a wholesale facility and new retail stores in Mizner Park and Palm Beach Gardens. When Harold’s Coffee Lounge (haroldscoffee.com) opened in 2011, it was a pioneer in Northwood as well as an innovator in many of the brewing techniques that have now become popular. “Cold brew existed before we came along,” says manager Joe Torralba, “but no one was really doing it.” Harold’s uses the Kyoto method, in which water cascades drop by drop over the grounds. “It’s an 18-hour process, but it creates a much smoother outcome,” adds Torralba. The café’s coffee of choice is Chicago’s Intelligentsia Coffee, one of the nation’s top brands, which employs a direct trade relationship with farmers. Virtually every local coffee shop is a neighborhood hangout that emphasizes connection to their
“With COVID, we saw a need for contactless dining options,” says Beaud. “We hope to meet the demand for fast, quality, healthy food in areas that may be underserved, like office buildings, hospitals, and schools.” Every machine offers seven salads layered inside recyclable jars. Options include a kale Caesar with Parmesan, Craisins, and roasted almonds, as well as a Greek salad with chickpeas, Kalamata olives, grape tomatoes, and feta. Each selection costs $7.50, with an additional $2.50 charge for proteins such as tuna salad or grilled chicken. Kombucha and cold brew coffee are also available. (jardenfresh.com) —M.S.
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