You are looking at a basket of homemade
biscotti. It was one of two choices served with coffee at the morning coffee break. But this was no ordinary coffee break. It was the opening of the
Starbear Coffee House. Ordinary coffee was served, but in addition you could order an espresso, a latte, a mocha latte, hot chocolate, an
Americano...just about whatever you could get in any self-respecting coffee house anywhere in the US.
Mary Coffey
Sather served as one of the two coffee
baristas (Lauren Langley was the other) and cheerfully concocted whatever espresso-based drink you could imagine. Those of you familiar with Holden may not recognize where the coffee bar was located. It was in the entryway of
Koinonia, just past the doorway to the new library.
Lorrie Franson is adding a dollop of whipped cream to her drink. (See that bowl in the lower right-hand corner? A bowl full of freshly whipped cream.)
These sugar-dusted cookies were also freshly baked and ready for dunking.
Mark and Nancy
Rerucha-Borges (
familiarly known as Mark R-B and Nancy R-B) give their order to Dawn Coffey. You can see the line of
espresso machines. I think every espresso machine in the village was pressed into service. It was worth it.
Tracy Gulliver, here at Holden on a Creative Resource Residency (she is writing a novel) waits for her order of hot chocolate to arrive. Small individual tables were set up and covered with tablecloths and each was decorated with a small vase of flowers. The tables were mainly in the hallway but extended on into the library where those who wanted to read a newspaper or a book with their coffee could do so.
Just an hour and a half after this very special coffee break, we were treated to
everyone's favorite lunchtime kitchen creation...bagels! There were four different kinds...these were cinnamon raisin. And if ever the term "tender mercies" exactly fit the item being described, this would be it! Once you have eaten a Holden bagel, you will never want any other kind. You are officially "
ruint!" But it is no secret recipe. It is included in the new Holden cookbook. Check it out!
You are looking at a basket of homemade biscotti. It was one of two choices served with coffee at the morning coffee break. But this was no ordinary coffee break. It was the opening of the Starbear Coffee House. Ordinary coffee was served, but in addition you could order an espresso, a latte, a mocha latte, hot chocolate, an Americano...just about whatever you could get in any self-respecting coffee house anywhere in the US.
Mary Coffey Sather served as one of the two coffee baristas (Lauren Langley was the other) and cheerfully concocted whatever espresso-based drink you could imagine. Those of you familiar with Holden may not recognize where the coffee bar was located. It was in the entryway of Koinonia, just past the doorway to the new library.
Lorrie Franson is adding a dollop of whipped cream to her drink. (See that bowl in the lower right-hand corner? A bowl full of freshly whipped cream.)
These sugar-dusted cookies were also freshly baked and ready for dunking.
Mark and Nancy Rerucha-Borges (familiarly known as Mark R-B and Nancy R-B) give their order to Dawn Coffey. You can see the line of espresso machines. I think every espresso machine in the village was pressed into service. It was worth it.
Tracy Gulliver, here at Holden on a Creative Resource Residency (she is writing a novel) waits for her order of hot chocolate to arrive. Small individual tables were set up and covered with tablecloths and each was decorated with a small vase of flowers. The tables were mainly in the hallway but extended on into the library where those who wanted to read a newspaper or a book with their coffee could do so.
Just an hour and a half after this very special coffee break, we were treated to everyone's favorite lunchtime kitchen creation...bagels! There were four different kinds...these were cinnamon raisin. And if ever the term "tender mercies" exactly fit the item being described, this would be it! Once you have eaten a Holden bagel, you will never want any other kind. You are officially "ruint!" But it is no secret recipe. It is included in the new Holden cookbook. Check it out!
1 comment:
Coffee hours are among my favorite times at Holden! The Starbear Coffee Hour sounds like a great success. I have my morning coffee at Decidedly Different in Vermilion, but I will think of Holden's biscotti and bagels the next time I get a java with hazelnut.
Larry
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