Tag: Marcell Coffee Projects

Long Lost Cold Brew; Startland News photo

Why the ‘best cold brew you’ve ever tasted’ (and it’s brewer) are found only in KC

By Tommy Felts / December 29, 2021

Tucked in your neighborhood grocer’s cooler waits an otherworldly cold brew — the smoothest this side of the twilight zone. And it can only be found in Kansas City. For now. “I take my craft really seriously and I taste every batch. If it’s not right, it doesn’t go out. It’s really important to me…

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Outta The Blue, Park Place

Made in KC opens beachy JoCo café Outta The Blue — complete with indoor palm trees and tropical drinks

By Tommy Felts / June 10, 2021

In an era of online ordering, curbside delivery and quick departures, Made in KC’s latest concept — a breezy beach café in Leawood — envisions an oasis where Kansas Citians swing by, but stay, for local coffee, natural wines, hard-to-find tropical cocktails, and vegan sandwiches from Mattie’s. “We’re not quite a full-on restaurant experience with this…

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Christopher Oppenhuis, Marcell Coffee Projects

Barrel-aged blends: One of KC’s hottest new roasts comes steeped in local libations 

By Tommy Felts / September 25, 2020

Something bolder is steeping on the Kansas City coffee scene — pairing one of the metro’s most experienced roasters with a leader in local liquor.  “People have been really interested in [blended beverages] around here,” said Christopher Oppenhuis, founder of Marcell Coffee Projects — the year-old private label roasting operation that helps keep a slew of…

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