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New Hours In Hampden

New Hours In Hampden

Starting this week, we're implementing new hours in Hampden. Our new hours are as follows:

Mon - 7am to 5pm
Tue - 7am to 5pm
Wed - 7am to 5pm
Thu - 7am to 5pm
Fri - 7am to 6pm
Sat - 8am to 6pm
Sun - 9am to 6pm

Our current plan is to hold these hours until November when we are planning on expanding our Friday and Saturday hours into the evening to accommodate holiday shopping and the Miracle On 34th Street.


Lychee Sangria???

Lychee Sangria???


Lychee Sangria in the Le Jardin du Spro (our Secret Garden).

 

Sangria? What kind of craziness is this, you say? Well, maybe a little crazy but we thought you might enjoy the cool and refreshing taste of tropical lychees, oranges and apples in a simple summer cocktail (or should we say mocktail?).

The recent sober curious movement has recently been propelling alcohol producers to "up their game" with regards to their non-alcoholic beverage quality. Sutter Home's response to this is their Fre line of alcohol removed wines which delivers a very nice quality...


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Making Vanilla Extract

Making Vanilla Extract

Cutting Vanilla Bean
Splitting a Vanilla Tahitensis bean.

Most people don't know this but at Spro, we are committed to using great ingredients when making even the components of the products we offer you. One of the most important ingredients we use in the bakery is Vanilla Extract. 

Almost a year ago, we started a project making our own Vanilla Extract. This was in response to the continued increase in the cost of Vanilla. In 2017, a couple of serious cyclones hit Madagascar and nearly wiped out their production that year. In case you didn't know, Madagascar produces...


The Power Of Mocha Compels You

The Power Of Mocha Compels You


Our luscious Iced Mocha is ready for you now.

Few things in the world evoke as much passion as chocolate. When paired with coffee and milk, the mocha is a lasting miracle. The flavors of the coffee, milk and chocolate are beyond complimentary. They are in unison.

When we first started out oh, so many years ago, our mocha was one of simplicity. We learned mocha making at the old Hines Public Market Coffee in Seattle, Washington. Their mochas were classic: espresso, milk and Hershey's Dark Syrup. You'd think that one should use the regular Hershey's Syrup, but...