Teaneck, New Jersey; a little village just a half hour outside of New York City.
We arrived in Teaneck (I'm still trying to figure out what a "teaneck" is) on a beautiful sunny day. The sky was blue, there was a light breeze and the birds were singing. The only thing that would make this day, and town, better is if they had a little one of a kind coffee shop. Just as I thought this we stumbled upon BLAST.
Across the front of the little shop the words ART, COFFEE, TEA & FOOD, caught our attention. And once we looked inside, we had already fallen in love with BLAST...and then the coffee!
On one wall they had a local artist's work on consignment (which looked so cool!) and the other walls had their own quirky vibe with other pieces of art; paintings, drawings and nic-nacks to buy.
We bought our coffee and spent most of our time chatting with the very friendly and enthusiastic staff. The coffee was AMAZING!! All of their coffee is fresh ground and individual cup brewed. All of their coffee is also organic and fair trade.
Once I sat down, I was happy to find sketchbooks on the table that anyone could draw in while drinking their coffee.
BLAST has a great environment and amazing coffee! I would definitely recommend it to anyone!
BlastGallery.com
~M
**They also have Gluten Free cookies from a local NJ bakery, Get Fresh Bakehouse. GF Hot Oatmeal and all of their sandwiches can be done on GF bread, for only $1 more!
http://www.blastgallery.com/
I am sad to say that at the end of September BLAST closed their doors. Many of their staff went to work at other coffee shops in the Teaneck area, while some went onto completely new ventures. Such a great shop!
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