First off, if you haven't been to the cafe recently, I suggest you stop reading this and head over here immediately. Our good friend, and former-Higgins pastry chef extraordinaire, Erin McBride, recently joined us full time at Cellar Door. She's now turning out all of our baked goods in-house, and we'll soon be expanding our daytime menu to include more savory lunch options and salads. For the time being, I dare you to pass up her hazelnut brown butter tarts or her strawberry crostata. Insanely delicious. Also, did I mention we'll have homemade ice cream starting this weekend? Mmmhmm . . .

In related news, if you have been in lately, then you've surely heard the nonstop buzzsaw sound above you. We hope we haven't disturbed your studying (ahem, Facebooking) but we're working on building out our new evening spot that will hopefully open by the end of the month. We'll be featuring Erin's spectacular seasonal small plates, carefully crafted cocktails, and delightful desserts for every discerning palate. Enough alliteration. We're really, really excited about this project, but also reaching our exhaustion point, so whatever you do, don't ask Jeremy when it'll open! You'll know when we know . . .

Last, but not least, we're sorry to see the end of our favorite produce and herb store in Portland. Limbo closed this past Sunday, taking with it not only our neighborhood produce store, but also one of our best customers. If you used to buy your coffee there, we hope you'll make the special trip to our shop from now on. We promise to make it worth your while! We also wish the Limbo crew the very best. Thanks!