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Welcome to Foggy Bottom |
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Foggy Bottom is a unique, one of a kind coffee house located in scenic Dexter, MI just 10 minutes west of Ann Arbor.
We’re not just another cookie cutter coffee house mimicking our competitors, reselling from the same commercial roasters.
We buy our beans green (unroasted) from countries all over the world. It arrives on a pallet in 132-154 lb burlap bags. We roast it right here in the shop. Our coffee is served fresh from the roaster instead of a warehouse storage rack. We start out with a great bean, roast it right, and serve it up fresh.
Being freshly roasted, our drip coffees really pop with flavor. Its like comparing fresh peaches to canned peaches. Our espresso is our own custom blend designed to be thick, creamy with a good strong bite that people love. Our Killer Baboons Dark Roast is our most popular blend. It’s like waking up to a punch in the nose – a bit much for me.
If you have a moment, check out our food menu and our catering menu.
Our atmosphere is all about the outdoors, mostly mountains – hiking, biking, backpacking and climbing. We try to create a culture of escape here in the shop. When you come here, this is your moment. If anything is pressing you in life, it slides off at the door. During your time with us, you’re in a different world.
Thanks for visiting our site here and hope to have you in the shop soon.
-Doug Marrin, Owner
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At the Counter! |
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 A Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Deputy came in a few days ago and our chit chat got onto the subject of cop shows on TV. He has no use for them. They’re all fake, even “COPS.” The thing he doesn’t like about “COPS” is the absence of personality among the officers. “As soon as you put a camera on them,” he says, “they keep everything real careful. It’s not staged, but yet not quite real life either.”
I’m thinking about the little bit of “COPS” I’ve watched. He’s right of course. But then again, I’m impressionable. “You wanna know the best cop show on TV?” he asks. “What’s that?” “Reno 911.” He waits for my reaction. The thought of getting arrested if I answer wrong starts skittering around in the back of my skull. I’m suddenly nervous and my voice comes out just a little bit higher, “Are you serious?” |
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Fundraising |
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 The Chalange
We know enrichment programs and extra curricular activities contribute to the developing character of our children. In a tight economy, it takes more and more effort to produce the funds necessary to keep these programs running. How about raising those funds with coffee? 54% of Americans drink coffee every day, 25% drink it occasionally. Coffee drinkers spend an average of $164.71 a year on coffee. The demand for coffee is high. People buy coffee regardless of the economy, which makes a great fund raiser. Foggy Bottom Coffee Foggy Bottom Coffee House is locally owned and operated in Dexter, Michigan. All coffee is designed, roasted, and blended by owner Doug Marrin to create a truly unique and signiture product. "Fresh roasted coffee is vibrant and alive. Warehoused coffee is dull and flat by comparison. It's simple: Take the best green coffee and roast it just right."
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if you are interested in fund raising for your own program. Coffee drinkers love and buy great coffee, again and again and again. |
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January 5th, 2009... “How much are these cookies?” One of the after-school regulars was at the counter inspecting a pac of heart shaped vegan cookies that look like bird suet. “Two-fifty plus some tax,” I answered. Wow. A kid who is thinking healthy. “Are they good?” she asked. Go ahead, Read on! |
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Our Website |
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Technology
Our website is based on Joomla 1.0.15, an open source content management system running on a Linux server located in some remote, highly secure location which, if we told you, we would need to kill you -- and nothing hurts business more than expired customers.
For our shopping cart, we use Virtuemart, the most popular, much acclaimed product designed specifically for Joomla. If you should choose to purchase something from us, rest easy knowing that the connection when you enter your personal info happens using SSL which means only you and the server know what data you're exchanging.
More good news: We don't keep your credit card info on our server. As soon as your order is confirmed, we delete your card number because that's how we would like to be treated when we purchase something.
Development Crew
The website was created as a community effort in conjunction with APIN.COM and DexterCommerce. Much of the technical grunt work was provided by Robert, a student at Pioneer High School, with project management supplied by his sister Erica, a student from WMU. Images were supplied by Snappy Veronica, a local pro photographer. Template and layout wizardry supplied by Skye O'Dell, a Joomla/graphics master.
Curious about the rest of the staff? CLICK HERE
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