{"id":20871,"date":"2020-01-07T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/new-tabernash-coffee-shop-keeps-things-simple\/"},"modified":"2020-01-07T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:33:00","slug":"new-tabernash-coffee-shop-keeps-things-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/new-tabernash-coffee-shop-keeps-things-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tabernash coffee shop keeps things Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Simple Coffee co-owner Anthony Youngs prepares a blue lavender latte on Sunday afternoon. The shop uses glass jars for all of its drinks.<\/strong>
McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinew.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Inside Simple Coffee Co. are all the staples of a traditional cafe \u2014 an espresso machine, coffee beans lining the walls, a menu of lattes and cappuccinos \u2014 except customers won\u2019t find a single paper cup or plastic lid.<\/p>\n

Opened by locals Olivia and Anthony Youngs, the new coffee shop in Tabernash focuses on sustainability and reducing waste, so instead of paper cups, drinks are served in reusable glass jars.<\/p>\n

\u201cI promised myself at the beginning that I wouldn\u2019t open a coffee shop if I couldn\u2019t do it as sustainably as possible,\u201d Olivia Youngs said. \u201cThe thought of sending my customers out with a paper cup every single time, I can\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simple\u2019s menu offers traditional espresso drinks, as well as seasonal flavors, featured roasteries, tea and local add-ins, such as honey from the Tabernash Honey Co. The store opened officially in November.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a really pared down menu that focuses on coffee in its simplest forms, so that people can really taste the coffee,\u201d Olivia explained.<\/p>\n

Olivia grew up in Grand County and dreamed of opening a shop in Tabernash, so when the opportunity to put up her cafe in the historic Morgan\u2019s Mercantile building arose, she jumped on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had always thought this building would make a really cute coffee shop,\u201d Olivia said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to cultivate a space that feels clean and inviting without feeling cluttered.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a sustainable fashion and clean living blogger, Olivia had an idea of where to eliminate waste in her shop. Though the cafe isn\u2019t completely zero waste, Olivia uses reusable materials whenever possible and is conscience of the products she uses, even down to the chemical free cleaning supplies.<\/p>\n

Because Simple is different from other coffee shops in its sustainability efforts, the Youngs were worried about how customers would react. Luckily, most customers have not minded the lack of paper cups or straws, Anthony Youngs said.<\/p>\n

Aside from the earth-friendly mission of the shop, Simple is the only coffee shop in Grand County to offer Counter Culture coffee and to use the Decent espresso machine, which can be calibrated to different pressures and heat for each coffee bean.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal and our focus is really good and quality coffee,\u201d Anthony said.<\/p>\n

That intentional attitude stretches into the atmosphere of the store, which is bright, minimal and welcoming. Olivia noted that she hopes to expand the shop to have more seating and some food options to make it a community space.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout college, I would spend a lot of time at coffee shops doing homework and it always felt like a home away from home,\u201d she said. \u201cI just fell in love with the coffee culture and the atmosphere of coffee shops.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony echoed that goal and added that he would ultimately like to have a mobile version of the shop or open another location in Grand to reach more of the locals, second homeowners and visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really like that people end up opening up over coffee and that sense of community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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