{"id":43933,"date":"2009-09-14T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2009-09-14T21:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=43933"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:49:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:49:54","slug":"beans-brews-downtown-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/beans-brews-downtown-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Beans & Brews Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDavid Letterman once said if it weren’t for all the coffee he drank, he’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever. When your identity depends on the coffee you drink, coffee suddenly means more than a simple jump start to your system \u2013 and where you get your coffee becomes just as personal as how you take it.<\/p>\n

Coffee shops depend on atmosphere and personality to set them apart from each other.\u00a0Beans and Brews<\/a>, with 18 locations from American Fork to Salt Lake City, wants to create a warm, relaxing setting that invites the community it serves to spend time over a cup of coffee, whether it’s for a business meeting or a casual gathering.<\/p>\n

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The company takes great pride in being part of the neighborhoods they feel privileged to serve, so when the Salt Lake City downtown Beans and Brews (268 S. State) opened in February 2008, they wanted to fit into that unique community. “The attraction to the downtown area included the art district,” says Natalie Kaddas, owner of Beans and Brews. “I feel it is fitting to have a locally owned coffee shop, displaying local art.” The location has been hanging local artwork as part of the Gallery Stroll for a year now. It’s a perfect place to end your stroll (coffee shops tend to stay open later than galleries) and discuss the artwork you saw that night.<\/p>\n

Displaying art adds a new dimension to how the coffe shop relates to its customers. “Our regular customers are very excited each month to see the change of the artwork; they have also purchased many different pieces,” says Kaddas, “It is fun to learn about our customers’ different perspectives and critiques of the work. It gives our coffee shop an opportunity to build stronger relationships with our customers.”<\/p>\n