But great New Zealand cafés are about more than coffee - they’re places to get inspired and energized, with magazines you haven’t seen before, and challenging art on the walls. In New Zealand, making a great espresso or flat white is a prized skill, and baristas are dedicated and admired.
What is unique about the coffee culture in New Zealand?Īctually, three of us (Luke, Kirsten and Craig) are New Zealanders, and Jason’s wife Amy is a New Zealander. There has been a minor coffee wave from Australia in NYC recently, but not so much from New Zealand. We want you to be excited about your day and leave with the germ of a great new idea to bring to life in the city. New York is a place where creativity thrives, and we want to contribute to that - with the quality of the coffee, the design of the store, the art on the walls, the books and magazines. We love great coffee - not just because it tastes good, but because it inspires us to be more creative. Tell us about the concept for the shop and your long-term goals. We’re very lucky that Counter Culture has their training center on the next block, and Park Brannen, who just won the Big Eastern Barista Championship, has been a critical part of getting to a high standard and staying there. While we knew what we wanted to achieve, we needed help with the details of beans, roasting, and training. They met Kirsten and Craig through the small but active New Zealand community in New York. Luke and Jason met through surfing, which they still do on a regular basis. How did you get started in the coffee industry? And a great cup of coffee makes you happy, right to your bones. Inspiration is fundamental - we want to give you what you need for your day. What’s the origin of the name Happy Bones? The baked goods are from Ovenly, the tea is from Bellocq (to save you a trip to Greenpoint), which might give you an idea of the quality of the coffee.īetter yet, stop by, as we did, and ask a few questions….
Now, along with New Zealand power IT couple Craig Nevill-Manning (Google’s engineering director in New York) and wife Kirsten (previously of Facebook and Google), they bring you this joyous Bones. The pair originally launched their shop in 2012 from the back of a Bond Street retail boutique. Happy Bones was founded by two artistic types (see a theme here?): New Zealander Luke Harwood, who previously co-founded Stolen Girlfriends Club, a boutique fashion brand and artist Jason Woodside. A thin, bright slice of a café near the edge of Little Italy, Happy Bones (394 Broome Street 21) is the by-default New Zealand entrant of the New York coffee scene.
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