
Alan Ray's The Coffee Place
Clip: Season 2026 Episode 3 | 3m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Net Par Mishawaka, Commune + Market, Alan Ray's The Coffee Place, Handmade Studio
â𼪠On this weekâs <em>Experience Michiana</em>, we stop by Alan Rayâs The Coffee Place, located inside Commune + Market in Three Oaks, Michigan! Theyâre serving up delicious coffee from InFusco Coffee along with a simple, satisfying menu of sandwiches and sweet treats â perfect for a quick bite or a relaxing coffee break. đŞâ¨ And the best part? Alan...
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Alan Ray's The Coffee Place
Clip: Season 2026 Episode 3 | 3m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
â𼪠On this weekâs <em>Experience Michiana</em>, we stop by Alan Rayâs The Coffee Place, located inside Commune + Market in Three Oaks, Michigan! Theyâre serving up delicious coffee from InFusco Coffee along with a simple, satisfying menu of sandwiches and sweet treats â perfect for a quick bite or a relaxing coffee break. đŞâ¨ And the best part? Alan...
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When you walk in this place, that coffee, it fills your nostrils.
I mean, that's just what you want, right?
That's exactly what we want.
I love it.
Raina, thank you so much for joining me.
And this is a wonderful space that you've created here.
Talk to us more about how this space was created.
This just is a wonderful opportunity.
That kind of fell in our lap.
I think it was.
We discovered that this was open, and we just kind of felt like it was a really great opportunity to expand our existing lunchroom that we have in Galena, which is just a town over, and it just kind of felt like the town and the community needed something that was like seven days a week and really consistent, and a really just communal kind of space.
Now talk to us about the lunch space that you have over in Delhi, and how long have you guys had that space?
We've been there about four years now.
It's primarily lunch, but we we do open at nine with, coffee, pastries, breakfast sandwiches.
But it's pretty lunch focused.
Okay.
And people love the coffee enough that you brought the coffee shop over here.
They do?
And both places are using and fiasco Coffee, which is locally roasted, by infuse go rate and Sawyer, which is just a couple of towns.
So do you tend to use more locally sourced ingredients for your products here?
Yes, definitely.
Especially in the summer.
You know, we rely on a lot of the local produce and we're really happy to be working with them.
Pisco, because they're just amazing and it's great coffee and we get a lot of support and we're just kind of here together doing it, which is great.
I love it.
How is it like, how has it been perceived in the last year that you guys have started this coffee shop here in three hours?
I'm, to my knowledge, really good.
I mean, you guys have all merged well over here.
So we have a virtual.
We have real hot.
We have real high hopes.
I love your hat on every day.
Every day.
You know, I think it's up.
Really?
Well, I think it's been, I can't lose in my space like this where people can come seven days a week.
I mean, what does that mean to the people who are coming and visiting?
You know, I think it means a lot because there are just there seem to be fewer and fewer places where you can just kind of meet up with a friend, do your work.
It seems to be kind of a dying rite.
Remember, we used to all go to borders or go to a Starbucks and sit and gather, and you're kind of able to do that here, which has been really nice for people.
And I'm always looking for kind of outdoor spaces, indoor spaces and just spaces where you can get out of the house because oftentimes we end up getting so isolated.
Absolutely.
And so you'll notice every time you come in here, there's this little group sitting by the fireplace, sitting at tables and then just playing games.
We have a knitting group that comes in.
So all different kinds of people are using this space.
It's great, I love that.
I know that now you guys have some food items here too.
We do.
Everything is baked here in house.
So it is primarily coffee, but we do a few like signature sandwiches, pastries.
We have a good amount of like just snacks and grab and go items.
So it's not a full restaurant like the other one, but you can really make a meal out of all the little and some that you're just swinging by to grab some coffee, you can grab something to a bite to eat and go.
Absolutely.
And if you're with your dog or on your bike, there's also a little walk up window back there outside, which is really great.
That is clever.
Yeah, I love that idea.
Cool.
Let's keep up with that idea.
Actually, the owners of the building, Jim and Tom, were smart enough to have the foresight to do it.
I love it.
I love it.
Now, can people order your coffee?
Do you have a website?
We do have a website.
If you wanted to order it, I'd probably just suggest you went to infuse goes website because they sell a variety.
And then they roast ours for us exclusively, which is kind of great.
So we do sell the retail bags here and in Galena.
Do you have one that's maybe most popular here in Three Oaks or different?
Erin, your place in Galena?
No, I think it's our dark roast.
Which is really great.
It's called a kick in the beans.
And that's probably our signature roast.
That's the most popular in all of your prices are very reasonable here, too.
Thank you.
We think so.
You know, we're doing the best we can.
You know, just given the circumstances right now.
But, you know, we're trying to keep it as reasonable as absolutely possible.
I love it.
Grab a coffee, grab a pastry, and grab some merch while you're here.
That's right.
A lot of things for you.
Thank you so much.
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