On the new Autumn Espresso Roasting store in Gresham, Oregon. All photographs courtesy of Autumn Espresso Roasting.

As its namesake season reached its colourful and gusty peak in October, Gresham, Oregon-based Autumn Espresso Roasting opened its second espresso store.

The roasting firm opened its first brick-and-mortar cafe in Portland’s Concordia neighborhood final 12 months, whereas the second store brings issues nearer to residence, adjoining to an condo constructing foyer and throughout from the downtown Gresham Arts Plaza.

With sturdy, inviting furnishings and an open move, the espresso store envelops visitors in a heat coloration palette befitting Autumn’s identify, whereas art work on the partitions, regionally sourced wood options and tile finishes reinforce the senses of season and place.

“In comparison with our Concordia location, the Gresham cafe maintains core model components like clear strains and pure textures, however introduces distinctive touches that honor its group roots,” Autumn Espresso Founder Andrew Hume advised Each day Espresso Information. “Artwork from native creatives and a barely brighter coloration palette mirror the Arts Plaza vibe.”

A born and raised Greshamite, Hume based Autumn Espresso in 2017, promoting at native markets, and later expanded with a cell truck in 2021. The Portland flagship opened in November 2023. Hume’s espresso profession follows almost 20 years within the automotive trade.

“I realized the artwork of restore, however extra importantly easy methods to care for patrons and their wants,” mentioned Hume, who finally labored his approach as much as the title of subject technical specialist for Toyota Motors North America. “The shift to espresso got here from a need to construct one thing significant — an area the place individuals might come collectively over compelling espresso and shared experiences.”

Contained in the Autumn espresso outlets, the sensation of autumnal nostalgia is strengthened by the freshly baked items that come from the proprietor’s mom, Karen Hume.

“Earlier than this, she wasn’t an expert baker, however had a lifelong ardour for baking, usually making treats that outlined my childhood,” Hume mentioned. “A few of her recipes, like do-it-yourself cinnamon rolls or shortbread cookies, have discovered their approach onto our menu.”

Autumn Espresso Roasting Founder Andrew Hume.

Within the roughly 950-square-foot Gresham cafe, the espresso drinks served alongside healthful baked items are ready on a 3-group La Marzocco KB90 ABR paired with Mazzer Robur S grinders and Puqpress auto tampers.

Hume roasts all Autumn coffees on a classic 12-kilo Probat roaster that he believes to be approaching a century in age.

“It’s been extensively modified to incorporate trendy controls for airflow, drum pace, and temperature, mixing the attraction and resilience of classic craftsmanship with at present’s precision,” mentioned Hume. “This machine embodies my background in mechanical restore and love of preserving previous machines alive. It’s loopy what just a little upkeep and love can do.”

In sourcing greens, Hume seems for compelling character within the cup, reflecting terroir and post-harvest processing strategies, whereas additionally exhibiting potential to please a large viewers. The roaster routinely turns to importers Shared Supply, Onyx Espresso, Cuatro Vientos and Real Origin.

“The importers now we have partnered with are the actual heroes for us,” mentioned Hume. “Retaining this checklist quick and preserving these relationships shut give us the arrogance to know the coffees now we have in our roaster [are of] nice high quality, produced by good people and dealt with properly from begin to end.”

Wanting in the direction of the solstices and equinoxes forward, Autumn’s plan is to proceed refining operations at each cafes and discover new methods to attach with the encircling communities whereas ramping up within the roastery.

“For us, it’s all the time about development that aligns with our values — delivering compelling espresso and significant experiences,” mentioned Hume. “I grew up in Gresham, and it’s been deeply rewarding to convey this cafe to the group that formed me.”

Autumn Espresso Roasters is situated at 496 NE 2nd St. in Gresham. Feedback? Questions? Information to share? Contact DCN’s editors right here.

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