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'''La Reunion Coffee | '''La Reunion Coffee Café''' is a coffee shop and restaurant located at 4085 [[Helena Road]] in [[Helena]]. The Helena location was opened in mid-[[2009]] by [[Del Howell|Del]] and [[Robin Howell]]. It is the third incarnation of La Reunion, with the original location in Forest Park and a second in [[Liberty Park]]. | ||
The Howells named their coffee shop after the French island of the same name in the Indian Ocean, where hundreds of years ago 100 coffee trees were transplanted from Africa. 2 tree survived and began the European coffee trade. | |||
The café was used as a Sunday meet-up spot by the [[Birmingham Scooter Syndicate]]. | |||
==Forest Park== | |||
'''La Reunion Coffee and Tea Company''' was originally located at 3809 [[Clairmont Avenue]] in [[Forest Park]]. | |||
In [[2006]] the Howells sold the café to [[Cliff Holt|Cliff]] and [[Maureen Holt]], the owners of the adjacent [[Little Savannah]] restaurant. It was initially operated as a coffee house, but was used as extra seating or for special events as required by the restaurant. The Holts hired a pastry chef to provide fresh-baked pastries for both operations. Later the restaurant absorbed the café entirely. | |||
The Forest Park café was used as a Sunday meet-up spot by the [[Birmingham Scooter Syndicate]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* O'Hara, Jo Ellen (July 21, 2006) "Little Savannah gets bigger and adds La Reunion." ''Birmingham News'' | * O'Hara, Jo Ellen (July 21, 2006) "Little Savannah gets bigger and adds La Reunion." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Leigh (July 27, 2009) "[http://lbratina.blogspot.com/2009/07/la-reunion-coffee-shop.html La Reunion Coffee Shop]." Tales from Bloggeritaville | |||
* Brookhart, Laura (January 29, 2010) "[http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2010/jan/29/couple-falls-love-over-coffee/ Couple falls in love over coffee]." ''Shelby County Reporter'' | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Helena-AL/La-Reunion/97365968038?v=info&ref=ts La Reunion] on Facebook | |||
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[[Category:Coffee shops]] | [[Category:Coffee shops]] | ||
[[Category:Clairmont Avenue]] | [[Category:Clairmont Avenue]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Helena Road]] | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 26 April 2010
La Reunion Coffee Café is a coffee shop and restaurant located at 4085 Helena Road in Helena. The Helena location was opened in mid-2009 by Del and Robin Howell. It is the third incarnation of La Reunion, with the original location in Forest Park and a second in Liberty Park.
The Howells named their coffee shop after the French island of the same name in the Indian Ocean, where hundreds of years ago 100 coffee trees were transplanted from Africa. 2 tree survived and began the European coffee trade.
Forest Park
La Reunion Coffee and Tea Company was originally located at 3809 Clairmont Avenue in Forest Park.
In 2006 the Howells sold the café to Cliff and Maureen Holt, the owners of the adjacent Little Savannah restaurant. It was initially operated as a coffee house, but was used as extra seating or for special events as required by the restaurant. The Holts hired a pastry chef to provide fresh-baked pastries for both operations. Later the restaurant absorbed the café entirely.
The Forest Park café was used as a Sunday meet-up spot by the Birmingham Scooter Syndicate.
References
- O'Hara, Jo Ellen (July 21, 2006) "Little Savannah gets bigger and adds La Reunion." Birmingham News
- Leigh (July 27, 2009) "La Reunion Coffee Shop." Tales from Bloggeritaville
- Brookhart, Laura (January 29, 2010) "Couple falls in love over coffee." Shelby County Reporter
External links
- La Reunion on Facebook