The experience of coffee thrives throughout Asheville, found within local coffee shops where customers come in for anything from specialty drinks to aesthetic atmospheres.
“Coffee is like the new version of smoking, like how in the past, people would gather outside or have their smoke breaks. And now I kind of agree with it. That it’s people gathering at coffee shops, or it’s a way to either connect or get things done,” said Kerri Sanders, public health nurse and customer at a local coffee shop.
Taylor Berryhill, shift lead of the front of house at The Rhu, a local coffee shop, said the number of coffee shops has grown in the past decade, each with its own niche. He said the growth in the industry creates a high demand for coffee, influencing each place to create its own spin on the coffee experience…