Moving on

Well, shoot. So it’s a beautiful day in Houston, and a nice chill is in the air. Cases have slowed down for the morning – I think I have time to run over to Diedrich Coffee! This makes me happy.

I really love this part of Houston. If you want great food, it’s everywhere. Art-house cinema: Landmark River Oaks and the Angelica. Breakfast: Empire Cafe and the Daily Grind. Under the radar live music: Proletariat and Walters. CD’s: Sound Exchange. Books: Bookstop. I could go on and on and on…

So it’s a sad day because it looks like one of my favorite coffee locations is shutting down. Now, Diedrich Coffee is a chain with locations outside of Houston – I’ve been to one in Denver – so by my demented logic, it should be avoided. But the one on Westheimer never felt like one. To me it always felt like a neighborhood coffee shop – the kind that is so hard to come by these days. Walking thru their doors brings a smile to my face and can make the worst day seem just fine. Now maybe it’s the way that they carried me thru when my Gaggia was in the shop for a month a few years ago, or how I studied for my national boards and many other vet school exams there, but I just love that building. I even had this crazy idea that if I were to acquire this clinic, I’d relocate it to the other side of their complex to take advantage of a more flexible floor plan and to be able to walk over for great coffee whenever needed. Heck, we could even have a running tab at Diedrich, and send clients there for a complimentary drink while they wait on us to finish up.

Well, it isn't happening.

So maybe a miracle will happen – I know that I am not the only one with an attachment to that business – but my best advice would be to get there sometime soon to attain closure. And if you’ve never been, you better hurry up – that place is a gem.