January 2009
11 posts
Sorry For The Inconvenience...
…But our outlets are not working properly at the moment so be sure to come with a fully charged laptop battery if you plan on using the wifi. Just a heads up!
Thanks for being so understanding…
Sincerely,
The Lovely Staff
Lovely Day For A Wedding...
For those of you who dropped by yesterday and saw that we were closed to the public, we just wanted to say sorry for not giving you the heads up! But we hosted a lovely little wedding in our space last night. So we got the place all gussied up:
But we are back open for our regular business hours today!
Happy Sunday…
(photo credit Ed Morris)
Lovely to Meet You
Matt Pelky
He’s the newest member of the Lovely crew. Matt towers over the rest of us, carefully crafts his lattes, and can dry some dishes like its nobody’s business.
Date of Birth: 5/24/81
What is your favorite Lovely treat: chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting and a double espresso
Favorite place to eat in Chicago: My porch on a warm sunny day
What do you do when...
Just So You Know...
Tomorrow is
NATIONAL PIE DAY
Which means all mini pies are 25% off FOR ONE DAY ONLY !!!
As part of our American heritage, this day is a perfect opportunity to pass on the love and enjoyment of pie eating and pie making to future generations.
- American Pie Council
via
It doesn’t get much better than that, on a Friday no less!!!
Lovely to Meet You
Clay Hickson
If he’s not behind the bar charming the pants off our customers, you’ll mostly likely see him sitting on a stool eating a bagel and drinkin some tea. (Offer him a slice pizza and you’ve got him wrapped around your finger).
Date of birth: April Fool’s Day, 1987
Favorite Lovely treat: Pain au Chocolat
Favorite place to eat in Chicago: anywhere with a good...
A Peek Into The Kitchen
Lovely to Meet You
Julia Smith
She’s our favorite knee-sock wearing barista with the most fans by far. If you’re in the mood for a chat and latte, she’s the girl most likely to brighten your day.
Date of birth: 3/19/83
Favorite Lovely Treat: Peanut butter chocolate chip cookie, or anything involving peanut butter, really.
Favorite place to eat in Chicago: Pick Me Up Cafe & El Jardin Cafe
...
Lovely to Meet You
Brooke Dailey
The other lovely half of the bakeshop operation. She tends to give the baristas foam envy…oh yeah, and she can cut a rug.
Date of birth: 5/1/1979
Favorite Lovely treat: brownie, please
Favorite place to eat in Chicago: Avec, Lula, Club Lago, Phil’s Pizza, Mana, Elote carts, Tamale guy, your place or mine… so much food, so little time
What do you do when...
dead of winter
Its times like these when summer feels so far away. We’re in the thick of it here in Chicago, that’s for sure. But we’re almost half way through winter, sort of.
makes us of think of warmer times, like our group outing to six flags, our first attempt at least…(sigh)
from the archives, labor day weekend 2008
we got “wally-worlded”
Lovely to Meet You
Roy Benjamin Harlan
You may recognize this face from your daily visits to the shop. Roy is one of our favorite full time baristas. He tells it like it is and keeps us all on our toes. We love him, we mean it.
date of birth: 5/29/83
Favorite Lovely treat: tie between chocolate ginger chew and pan au chocolate (if you eat it right it taste like a donut)
Favorite place to eat in Chicago:...
We're Back!
So glad to be back after our long holiday…
Off to a good start so far… Much more to come in 2009!
