Marcy & Myrtle by Harbor Projects

Once intended to be just the design firm's office, this Brooklyn space is now also a cafe

by Chérmelle Edwards At the intersection of Marcy and Myrtle avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn stands a new cottage-like coffee shop of the same name, Marcy & Myrtle, by interior architecture and design build firm Harbor Projects, and one of its partners’ daughter, Shaina Schochet. Harbor Projects took over the space—which was once a tire store—with the initial intent of using it as a Brooklyn office …

Narragansett Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout

Two Ocean State institutions team up for a seasonal, limited brew

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the Union, yet as visitors and locals alike know, it’s not short on culture, heritage or tradition. Two of those traditions are Narragansett Beer and the state’s official beverage (yes, states have official beverages) coffee milk—often made with Autocrat coffee syrup. With roots in the Italian immigrant community in the state capital of Providence, coffee milk is similar …

A Comprehensive Coffee Experience at Industry Beans

The Melbourne-based roastery, cupping lab, training facility and café is a caffeine fiend's dream

by Chérmelle Edwards Melbourne-based brothers Trevor and Steven Simmons recently departed the familiar streets of Fitzroy for London to receive the 2014 British Design Award for Restaurant and Bar Design for their multi-functional specialty coffee shop, Industry Beans. The siblings (having already opened a coffee shop in Northcote) are fascinated by all parts of the coffee-drinking experience; from the selection and roasting of the beans …