the FREEDOM of ESPRESSO

The first time we drove into Waitsburg, I knew there was something missing on Main Street.

Someone in Walla Walla had recommended the Whoop ' Em Up Hollow Café for dinner, and once downtown, we discovered Waitsburg also had a charming hardware store, a great bar, a friendly pub and even a homegrown brewery.

But we could find no place to get espresso.

Other than John and Marilyn Stellwagen's table at the Waitsburg Hardware and Mercantile, there was no place to get together during the day, there was no place to get decent lattes, pastries, soups, salads or ice cream or sit around and check email...