About

It all started when…

Chelsey and Hannah went to high school together in Washington state, but our paths never really crossed because Hannah moved to a different school her freshman year. Fast forward 10 years, and they reconnected in Colorado through Chelsey’s cousin, who is a mutual friend of Hannah’s. At the time, both Chelsey and Hannah were stay at home parents and would frequently have play dates together, cook Filipino food for each other, and even would have weekly family dinners. We became family and so it only felt right for us to continue this friendship into a business partnership with our shared love of our Filipino culture and heritage through coffee and other delectable treats.

We both come from multicultural backgrounds, with a shared Filipino heritage. We each have a parent who immigrated from the Philippines to the United States. Growing up from an immigrant family is enriching, where heritage from being Filipino and Caucasian blends to our lived experiences.  As we foster our Filipino side, we decided that we want to create a space that embraces and shares our cultural values. 

You may be thinking, how does coffee play into cultural identity? On average, Americans drink about 3 cups of coffee a day. Coffee is a universally shared item and with places like Starbucks, also a shared experience. To bridge the gap between cultures, we felt that an everyday, lovable item like coffee, was a great place to start. Our goal is to have people of all backgrounds connect through the flavors of our heritage and also have the community be exposed to the diversity of Filipino people. We hope to start these conversations through sharing a cup of coffee.