On the Lower East Side, it’s a ‘Nice Day’ with Coffee Delivery by Motorcycle
Photo: Aleksey Kernes
With the coffee shop scene decimated by coronavirus stay-at-home orders, one beans business has literally taken to the streets. Delivery by motorcycle.
Just before the shutdown, Fabrizio Verga, owner of five-year-old Yours Truly on Spring Street (just off the Bowery), teamed with Hotel Chantelle doorman Aleksey Kernes to distribute the new coffee brand. Dubbed Have a Nice Day, the beans apparently saw successful adoption from several city restaurants.
“As covid unfolded I made my best attempts to gather hospitality professionals to find ways to stick together,” Kernes notes in an email. “In the meantime, Have A Nice Day launched direct to our friends delivery. It’s basically me riding around town on the motorcycle and delivering our cool beans to your doorstep!”
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