Coffee and Community

Mistakes and Unicorns

by Amanda Gesler January 17, 2022

If you read the title of this entry, you may have thought that this blog post was going to teach you how to avoid mistakes in baking. If that’s true, this is not the post for you. First things first, you should know that I don’t believe in punishing yourself for mistakes in baking. If you read my last post, you know that baking is 95% chemistry. And ya’ll, chemistry is hard! The proper amount of baking soda and vinegar makes a beautiful cleaning solution. But just a pinch too much baking soda? Congratulations. You’ve now created a 4th grade volcano experiment.

Posted in bakery, baking, good vibes, unicorns

The Trials and Tribulations of Gluten Free Baking

by Amanda Gesler January 11, 2022

Dear Gluten Free friends, let me first start by apologizing for life. In the lottery of “easy things,” your body pushed all your poker chips into the center of the table and then tried to win with the 2 of clubs. It was a terrible bluff, life took all your gluten money and now you’re stuck with cardboard “bread”, bland sweets, and missing out on all of the most delicious things in the baking world. Or so you may think.

Posted in bakery, baking, GF, gluten-free

Quick Coffee Brewing Facts

by Jennifer Brogee August 27, 2021

Sometimes I need to calculate the volume of coffee beans/ grounds I might need for a project. So, we measured how many baking cups are in a lb. of ...

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Christmas in July this Friday!

by Jennifer Brogee July 13, 2021

You're invited! This Friday, July 16th, 2021, 10 am - 4 pm. All day, enjoy free bakery samples and coffee samples, free activities for the kids lik...

Posted in Buddy the Elf, Christmas cookies, Christmas in July, coffee shop, downtown lima, lima, lima ohio, local coffee shop

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Coffee Brew How-Tos

by Jennifer Brogee February 16, 2021

Pour-over: https://meetingplaceonmarket.com/pages/how-to-brew-using-a-pour-over French Press: https://meetingplaceonmarket.com/pages/how-to-brew-us...

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Have you heard our Big News?!

by Britani Ward June 30, 2020

We have an exciting announcement! We are remodeling! We will be closed to in cafe traffic starting June 15th, but you will be able to order your fa...

Posted in coffee shop, community, coworking, downtown lima, remodel

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Support Small Business with Shop Local T-shirts

by Jennifer Brogee May 17, 2020

We're excited to partner with local businesses to offer Shop Local - Lima, Ohio shirts! These shirts are printed in Ohio. We are all facing difficu...

Posted in coffee shop, covid support, covid-19, independent business, lima, lima ohio, local coffee shop, ohio, shop small, small business, support small business

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Coffee Tasting / Coffee Cupping Notes

by Jennifer Brogee July 20, 2019

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Cyber Monday Sale!

by Jennifer Brogee November 26, 2017

Cyber Monday sale! Monday, 11/27/17 only, use code CYBERMONDAY on our web site to get 20% off all coffee & gift baskets! Shop online and shop l...

Posted in 20 percent off, buy local, Cyber Monday, sale, shop small

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Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle

by Jennifer Brogee August 26, 2008

This article gives a good summary of the business incubator idea we have for the second floor of the Meeting Place on Market: https://www.bloomber...

Posted in coffee shop, coworking, downtown lima, lima, lima ohio, local coffee shop

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New Vision of Downtown Lima

by Jennifer Brogee August 11, 2008

Mike Schulte, as an architecture graduate student, pulled together architecture students from Ball State University to spend a couple different wee...

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