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Article: Ground Floor Cafe Blends Coffee, Food, Atmosphere
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- February 26, 1994
CopyrightCopyright 1994 The Journal Record. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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For a couple of decades, I've enjoyed coffee houses in big
cities. They are casual places to meet friends or read a
newspaper over coffee and croissants. I'm no coffee gourmet, but
I like the leisurely atmosphere.
Obviously, the volume to make these low pressure places work
economically requires a big, highly concentrated market _ usually
in the form of 50-story skyscrapers. So I had pretty well given
up on seeing one in Oklahoma City any time soon.
Bill Mee and Kevin Flannery had the same idea, but they found
a way to make it work. They recruited Chris Lower and Kurt
Fleischfresser, who have developed three different kinds of
restaurants in or near Nichols Hills. They also met Jeff ...