4am Coffee Roasters Cafe

Today, as we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with a day of service, listen again to this song by Rhiannon Giddens. Today is always a good day to learn.

We will be opening soon () and plan to inaugurate our #photobooth, Valentines weekend! Reserve a spot for you and your sweetie in comments, below and good luck trying to be as cute as these kids were in 1959. #shadygrovestudios #carrolltonga #loveis #valentines

Take it from the angry banana, our new location at Maple Street Mansion will be filled with amazing work from local creators. #comingsoon #artforsale

Our new location at Maple Street Mansion is a serious upgrade and also provides more space to present charming and original creations of local artisans, like "Oh, Hi! Marks" by Abby! #comingsoon #carrolltonga #localart #shoplocal #locavore

Less than ideal is often more than adequate. How are you coping until we open to public? #poormanpourover

Two things you don't do; make "cappuccino" like John Lennon and serve friends coffee and soap before you're officially open. I was reprimanded by the proper authorities for the latter yesterday so until all licenses are procured the doors will remain locked. As long as nothing new comes up to be fixed I think we'll have all inspections done next week and maybe open by the 8th. I look forward to seeing everyone again. https://youtu.be/QI7-xyue8H0

I made apricot, almond, and chickpea tagine with zucchini, basmati rice, and chermoula for dinner. I think we'll see if we can put this on regular rotation for the lunch menu. It is delicious! (I didn't use the clay pot) #vegetarian

Parents will be glad to know that we'll have these available when we open. Still working on the changing tables for the restrooms

I need a furniture dollie and a couple of strong backs

We commissioned @zeus53920 to paint this Anthony Bourdain to hang over the bar. We love Mike's style and there will be several others of folks we respect going up in the area above the bar but we wanted AB to be the biggest and center of attention. He represented food servers well and a lot of what we believe at 4am. "Bourdain understood that the point of journalism is to tell the truth, to challenge the powerful, to expose wrongdoing. But his unique gift was to make doing al...l that look fun rather than grim or tedious." Bourdain's shows "made it possible to believe that social justice and earthly delights weren't mutually exclusive, and he pursued both with the same earnest reverence." David Klion "He taught us about foodbut more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown." Barak Obama "You can always tell when a person has worked in a restaurant. There's an empathy that can only be cultivated by those who've stood between a hungry mouth and a $28 pork chop, a special understanding of the way a bunch of motley misfits can be a family. Service industry work develops the "soft skills" recruiters talk about on LinkedIn discipline, promptness, the ability to absorb criticism, and most important, how to read people like a book. The work is thankless and fun and messy, and the world would be a kinder place if more people tried it. With all due respect to my former professors, I've long believed I gained more knowledge in kitchens, bars, and dining rooms than any college could even hold." - Anthony Bourdain

This is where i want to have breakfast and coffee. Makes me wish I wasn't working here so I could just hang out with family and friends all day. Some pressure washing, a little more paint, and some lights and this patio will be magic.

This is where they used to have pool tournaments at the Mansion Bar. We will be using this area as a place for you to buy locally grown and produced groceries. Right now it's our storage until the kitchen and dining areas are ready to move things into. I've been working on sourcing some items that we didn't have the room to store previously and I think it's going to be great!

@trey.young.27 testing the acoustics. I could listen all day.

Can't wait to have live music on the stage!

If you see my car here then I'm here working, come in and say hey, coffee machines are working too if you need a boost

The entrance to caffeinated bliss. Thanks to @cragerhagerfarm @skhipace for the benches.

Good morning Carrollton! I can't wait till you can join me here. It'll be grand.

The red dragon was hooked up and tested today. She's ready just need to tidy up her home a bit and finish the fence.