George Coffee and Provisions | Coffee Spaces
Just last night, as we were walking home from a friends’ backyard get together, Brett turned to me and said, “We really aren’t cocktail people are we? We’re much more coffee people.”
Yes and Amen, brother Brett. I’m glad one of us has finally nailed it down and made it a verbal proclamation.
Just an hour before, a guest at this backyard get together was telling us how his first year experience in New York City has been— using Instagram to make real life friends, hitting up a different bar every few nights, bonding with and learning from people with similar jobs…. He didn’t mention coffee and I wondered how he lived with himself. Actually, I thought he and I were very similar, I would have just substituted one latte for six dollars instead of six beers for $36.
Coffee shops have been in our horizon since our college days in 2010. I wasn’t twenty-one yet and Brett was just beginning to understand and appreciate beer, so we found ourselves migrating toward coffee spaces, whether the coffee was tasty or not. It was really, more about our time together, the SMELL of coffee, and the space.
Back then (which is a really weird way to refer to 2010), the idea of a coffee space was really starting to trend. Gathering Spaces, in general, were becoming a thing— they were meeting a need people didn’t know they had. Spaces (particularly coffee spaces) were answering a question people didn’t know they were asking— where can we meet/work/read and have a cozy warm (non-alcoholic) drink?
That’s a question I came out of the womb asking— where can I meet/work/read and have a cozy drink?
Since 2010, with every new city we’ve lived in or traveling experience, our first google search is for the coffee spaces— we almost entirely skip the alcohol searches altogether these days.
After so many experiences, we’ve decided not every space is worth mentioning. Sometimes the coffee is terrible. The space is crowded. Or the bathroom had a window and everyone could see in?
It’s important to us nowadays, that the coffee tastes good AND the space rocks. Sometimes coffee shops serve what we call “candy coffee”— coffee that is SO terrible and burned, they mask the taste with a million syrups and flavors. When Brett asks me how a new coffee shop visit went I can either say, “good coffee” or I can simply say, “candy coffee”— and, if the latter, he immediately knows that means we’re probably never going back (unless the space was just absolutely amazing and accommodating— this is the ONLY exception).
To share about a space here in this new Coffee Spaces Series, we believe it truly has to feel life-giving and have somewhat of a unique vibe. To share about a space we believe they have to serve well-made coffee. To share a space, we have to have had a great experience. To share a space, I have to have been able to take a cute picture of my outfit. To share a space, we have to agree we would go back when visiting again. These are the qualifications.
The first space we want to highlight is below. Welcome to our new Series, Coffee Spaces. We hope you’ll visit these cities and give these spots a try.
Coffee Space: George Coffee and Provisions
Location: Coppell, Texas.
Motive? If you’re headed toward DFW Airport to pick up a friend or family member, you’re so close to George’s! Kill some time on your own or welcome your friends into town with a visit. You could also just go for a work day or because they have really well-made coffee.
How does the space jam (see what we did there?)? It’s really clean, bright, modern, and minimalistic space. It’s a LARGE house. One of the largest coffee spaces I’ve ever been to. I have a feeling they film Hallmark Christmas movies here in the winter. There’s SO many spaces to sit inside and outside. Booths, tables, couches, lounge chairs, rocking chairs, benches. The front lawn and side garden are ridiculously cute and picturesque. It’s Texas, so bring a sweater or parka for when the air conditioning is cranked up in the summer. You can learn a thing or two about coffee as well because they roast their own beans right there in the shop!
Drink to sip: We didn’t have any standout drinks from our visit (but when we do, we’ll recommend them!), but sometimes just appreciating a good cup of coffee is important. We both agreed the shop knows how to make a good cup of coffee.
We’ve got so many of these Coffee Spaces planned already!
Stacie and Brett