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November 5, 2010 from the CU Independent about our Pekoe CU Boulder Campus location the ATLAS building!
Which cup of joe is the way to go?
Central campus coffee shops
By on November 5, 2010
Ahna Brown-Velez, a junior humanities major, pours a cup of coffee at the Pekoe Sip House in the Atlas building Thursday. Pekoe began as a tea shot off North Boulder and offers unique drinks. (CU Independent/Paul Sampson)
Central campus is home to three of Boulder’s local cafes, all of which have alternate locations around town.
Pekoe, Folsom Street and the Laughing Goat all do business out of the ATLAS building, MCD biology and Norlin Library, respectively.
Pekoe started out as a tea shop on North Broadway, which is why its selection includes an array of creative tea creations. They also have three monthly specials, created by employees. This month a favorite is the London Nog- a blend of Earl Grey and eggnog.
Students said they appreciate the unique choices Pekoe provides.
“I like Pekoe,” said Sukee Bennett, a 20-year-old junior environmental biology major. “I guess like their creativity with the drinks, I feel like they are more innovative.”
Bennett said her favorite drink is chai, and Pekoe serves the best. She said she drinks their house chai, but they also brew a mate and rooibos blend.
“I also really like the chai tea, either iced or hot,” said Katie Gratrix, a 19-year-old sophomore pre-journalism major. “Sometimes chai is too sweet or too spicy; this is a really good mixture. They play really good music, it’s a very modern atmosphere, and one time the guy put a little heart in the milk after he steamed it.”
While Pekoe is technically a tea shop, it serves coffee and espresso as well. It’s $2.00 for a 12-oz cup of coffee and $3.00 for a 12-oz latte, tax included.
Pekoe is also the only coffee shop on campus to offer boba, which are chewy tapioca pearls that can be added to a drink and then sucked up through a large straw.
They have a moderate selection of pastries daily, which include things like millet muffins and vegan chocolate zucchini bread. Udi’s salads and sandwiches are available, but not displayed so they can be easy to miss.
“I really like their white-chocolate-raspberry scone,” Gratrix said.
Pekoe’s location in the ATLAS building makes it an excellent choice for a grab-and-go coffee or bite to eat. It’s usually packed, especially right after class gets out, but the line moves quickly.”
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“Paul Cattin, the instigator and presiding spirit behind Pekoe Sip House and a true friend of tea, is not as widely known outside Colorado as he deserves to be, but tea and time will take care of that. Meanwhile, Colorado’s tea lovers are fortunate to have a teaman of Paul’s caliber in their midst for at least a decade and maybe longer by now, just as I have been to have him for a friend. To see photographic evidence of what he’s been up to in that time, take a trip with Paul on this site to some of the tea estates he’s visited.
His beautiful pictures will show you the sources of some of his fine teas and the wellness drinks he’s learned to make from them. As Paul’s friends, partners and employees can tell you, wellness—health of one’s body, spirit and surroundings—sums up much of the Pekoe Sip House mission: tea for pleasure, leisure, and health. Tea is wonderful for relationships too — -just ask Paul and me!”
-James Norwood Pratt: One of the world’s leading authorities on tea and tea lore
