It91裸聊视频檚 right off a bike path, five minutes from downtown, in a residential area and 91裸聊视频� not what you91裸聊视频檇 expect.
Just off Clement Avenue and Gordon Drive, the 1100 block of High Road is getting a whole lot of attention due to two tenants that have opened shop.
A match made in heaven 91裸聊视频� coffee and chocolate.
Kelowna chocolatier Julian Helman, with co-owner and retired chef Vincent LaPointe, opened to the public on April 10. The new store joining forces with next-door tenant to give the forgotten block a new lease on life.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 up and coming ,91裸聊视频� said LaPointe. 91裸聊视频淭he city is trying to revitalize this area, we got wind of that and lucky for us a spot came open.91裸聊视频�
For nearly a year chocolatier Helman sought out a store front on the busier streets, but found the rent unattainable.
91裸聊视频淚 had explored several roads around town, Bernard Street, Pandosy Avenue, the usual places, but unfortunately the $36-$39 per square foot was not an option,91裸聊视频� said Helman.
91裸聊视频淚 think that is also part of the reason you see so many businesses shutting down here in Kelowna.91裸聊视频�
To keep the business small, keep it local and keep it affordable he needed to find another option.
91裸聊视频淢e and Dave from Canoe had worked together a little bit and done a few collaborations and I got a random phone call from him one day saying that the space next to him had opened, I was really excited,91裸聊视频� said Helman.
91裸聊视频淚t was a no brainer to move in here. The company is coming up to its two-year anniversary. It started really, really small, but over the last year and a half I saved money, acquired inventory, worked hard and it allowed me to start his little place.91裸聊视频�
The renovations were not pain free as the older building had some issues, but now the space is just what Helman had hoped for.
91裸聊视频淚t looks great, we are super happy with it. I love my neighbour next door and everyone in the community has been super supportive of us,91裸聊视频� added Helman.
Canoe Coffee Roasters founder, barista and owner Dave Upshaw explained that he has been using the space on High Road to roast his coffee, store the coffee trailer and host the public.
91裸聊视频淭his area had no coffee in it,91裸聊视频� explained Upshaw. 91裸聊视频淭here is lots of residential around us, but we are right on the bike path so we have people passing through and it works out perfectly.91裸聊视频�
Upshaw started roasting the beans in his garage with a home-built roaster and gained a following by serving coffee out of his trailer at the Kelowna Farmers91裸聊视频� Market each week for the last two years.
As his business grew, he bought a sophisticated roaster out of the states and started roasting the coffee on High Road about a year ago.
91裸聊视频淲e still sell at the Farmers91裸聊视频� Market, but now we also have this space to serve the community when we are not at the market.91裸聊视频�
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As for why Upshaw left his previous career for coffee, it makes people happy.
91裸聊视频淚 love coffee,91裸聊视频� said Upshaw. 91裸聊视频淚t has always been a passion of mine. I tried other things, nothing made me happy, I always went back to coffee. The art and science of it, it is fun experimenting. I love making people happy, which coffee does.91裸聊视频�
Why chocolate, Helman asks what91裸聊视频檚 not to love?
91裸聊视频淓verything about it, learning about the different origins, the technicality of chocolate, how it91裸聊视频檚 made, the process of making it, the final product itself,91裸聊视频� said Helman. 91裸聊视频淚 am seriously addicted to it, not even making it, but the process of making it. Cracking out the molds, it91裸聊视频檚 addicting. When you see that shine and the colours it is pretty sweet.91裸聊视频�
While the coffee shop and chocolatier are bringing customers to the block now, there are rumours a nearby residential neighbour is hoping to open his own Italian-style pizzeria in the near future to add to the block91裸聊视频檚 buzz.
91裸聊视频淭hings are happening here,91裸聊视频� added Helman.
