The Athletic
Club of Columbus is one of those
old-school civic institutions, the kind of place where big deals have sprung
from tall pours of premium Scotch and fine cigars.
For 102 years, the club has never left
its six-story Renaissance-style brick home in downtown Columbus, serving as a
social, dining and recreation space for a membership that has included U.S.
senators, Ohio governors, business leaders (including Wendy’s Founder Dave
Thomas) and even a U.S. president (Warren G. Harding).
Now, it is also a coffee roastery. The club leadership
decided late last year to install a 15-kilo roasting unit in a back room of the
kitchen area, in order to provide in-house coffee service. Why? Why not. The
operation has led to a partnership with local roastery and retailer Cafe Brioso. Columbus Underground has more on the operation, from a Q&A with club
general manager Paul Kroll Jr.:
«The ACC was struck by the
possibility to offer high quality coffee with unlimited versatility at a cost
that could only be lower than current price. The other major pull was
definitely the Fun Factor. We thought, “wouldn’t it be amazing to serve coffee
of the quality of Cafe Brioso, that is roasted at The Athletic Club. »
And, Boom! Now they’ve got coffee:
Source: http://dailycoffeenews.com/2014/02/11/coffee-fit-for-warren-g-harding-roasting-ops-at-the-athletic-club-of-columbus/
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