BeanScene – August 2019

THE YOGA PLACE

BLACKSMITHS

6 Mitt Street,

Blacksmiths, New South Wales, 2281

Open Tuesday to Saturday 8am to 2pm

0405 279 133

While travelling overseas, Brooke

Simpson and her husband Ben were

inspired by feloow travellers to open a

plant-based café adjacent to their yoga

studio.

After developing their yoga studio –

with classes running seven days a week

• two-and-a-half years ago in Newcastle,
  New South Wales, Brooke says she
  never thought she would be opening a
  café so soon.
  “We had all this space next to our
  studio and the people we met travelling
  really helped us set up and gave us all this
  advice,” Brooke says. “We’d talked about
  opening a café, but we always wanted to
  do it when our children were a bit older.
  However, it seemed like the right time to
  get the ball rolling.”
  At the time of print, the Yoga Place
  Blacksmiths had been open for several
  weeks and Brooke says the response has
  been overwhelming.
  “Everything has been really positive
  especially around the coffee. We use
  coffee from Syndicate Coffee from
  Melbourne. As a NSW business,
  people would expect us to use coffee
  from local suppliers, so this really sets
  us apart,” Brooke says. “It’s been a
  real crowd pleaser to use coffee from
  Melbourne as the city is known for
  its coffee and culture.”
  The Yoga Place uses Syndicate
  Coffee’s King Pin sustainable espresso
  blend, which it serves on a three-group
  La Marzocco machine.

Brooke says part of the appeal of

Syndicate Coffee is down to its approach

to sustainability.

“Coffee and food come with a lot

of packaging and we want to have a

low environmental impact. Through

Syndicate Coffee, everything is

compostable,” Brooke says.

She adds that one of her goals in

opening the café was to share her

passion for plant-based foods, which

is reflected on the menu, including

an open vegetarian burger, smoothie

bowls, and nacho bowls.

“Serving plant-based food is

quite unusual for our area, but we

wanted to create a place where, after

class, visitors can enjoy some really

wholesome food that’s good for

you,” Brooke says.

“We’re seeing a lot of families just

come to have lunch as opposed to

visitors who have just finished a class.

You’ll be surprised to see how many

people just want to visit and see an

open garden and drink coffee.

“It gets quite emotional looking out

into the garden and seeing people eating

good wholesome food that’s good for

their bodies. It’s really amazing.”

COMMITTED TO

SUSTAINABILITY

—

MASTERFULLY

ROASTED &

CURATED COFFEE

—

COMPOSTABLE

PACK AGING

QUALITY

INNOVATION

SUSTAINABILITY

RELATIONSHIPS

03 9428 3229

[email protected]

#CLARKSTCOFFEE 73 CROWN ST RICHMOND VIC 3121

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THE YOGA PLACE

BLACKSMITHS

6 Mitt Street,

Blacksmiths, New South Wales, 2281

Open Tuesday to Saturday 8am to 2pm

0405 279 133

While travelling overseas, Brooke

Simpson and her husband Ben were

inspired by feloow travellers to open a

plant-based café adjacent to their yoga

studio.

After developing their yoga studio –

with classes running seven days a week

• two-and-a-half years ago in Newcastle,
  New South Wales, Brooke says she
  never thought she would be opening a
  café so soon.
  “We had all this space next to our
  studio and the people we met travelling
  really helped us set up and gave us all this
  advice,” Brooke says. “We’d talked about
  opening a café, but we always wanted to
  do it when our children were a bit older.
  However, it seemed like the right time to
  get the ball rolling.”
  At the time of print, the Yoga Place
  Blacksmiths had been open for several
  weeks and Brooke says the response has
  been overwhelming.
  “Everything has been really positive
  especially around the coffee. We use
  coffee from Syndicate Coffee from
  Melbourne. As a NSW business,
  people would expect us to use coffee
  from local suppliers, so this really sets
  us apart,” Brooke says. “It’s been a
  real crowd pleaser to use coffee from
  Melbourne as the city is known for
  its coffee and culture.”
  The Yoga Place uses Syndicate
  Coffee’s King Pin sustainable espresso
  blend, which it serves on a three-group
  La Marzocco machine.

Brooke says part of the appeal of

Syndicate Coffee is down to its approach

to sustainability.

“Coffee and food come with a lot

of packaging and we want to have a

low environmental impact. Through

Syndicate Coffee, everything is

compostable,” Brooke says.

She adds that one of her goals in

opening the café was to share her

passion for plant-based foods, which

is reflected on the menu, including

an open vegetarian burger, smoothie

bowls, and nacho bowls.

“Serving plant-based food is

quite unusual for our area, but we

wanted to create a place where, after

class, visitors can enjoy some really

wholesome food that’s good for

you,” Brooke says.

“We’re seeing a lot of families just

come to have lunch as opposed to

visitors who have just finished a class.

You’ll be surprised to see how many

people just want to visit and see an

open garden and drink coffee.

“It gets quite emotional looking out

into the garden and seeing people eating

good wholesome food that’s good for

their bodies. It’s really amazing.”

COMMITTED TO

SUSTAINABILITY

—

MASTERFULLY

ROASTED &

CURATED COFFEE

—

COMPOSTABLE

PACK AGING

QUALITY

INNOVATION

SUSTAINABILITY

RELATIONSHIPS

03 9428 3229
[email protected]
#CLARKSTCOFFEE 73 CROWN ST RICHMOND VIC 3121

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