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| From left to right, welcome The CAU Collective and founders of Harlem Hops; Dalen Spratt, Stacey Lee Spratt, Kim Harris, and Danielle Scarborough |
Cheers Everyone!
Well, it looks like my hometown of Atlanta is getting its beer scene blessed with another Black-owned brewing company and I am all for it! While Hippin’ Hops and Atlantucky have been holding it down for the last two years, my homie Kim Harris and her team are bringing Harlem Hops just blocks from the West End. With already two locations in Manhattan— Harlem and Chelsea—their third location opens their doors officially on September 22nd inside the burgeoning Lee + White Food Hall. And they won’t be alone! Dough Boy Pizza will be opening right next to them at the same time!
What’s really dope is the owners of Harlem Hop—Kim, Danielle Scarborough, Stacey Lee Spratt & Dalen
Spratt—are all graduates of neighboring HBCU Clark Atlanta University,
and they proudly call themselves The CAU Collective. The story is an inspiration,
and I will have more on this posted on my Instagram after checking them out as soon as possible. In the meantime, the
official press release is below for more information. I am definitely looking
forward to welcoming them back to the stomping grounds of their college years.
Cheers!
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HARLEM HOPS CRAFT BEER BAR TEAMS UP WITH DOUGH BOY PIZZA TO OPEN ATLANTA LOCATION NEXT MONTH
James-Beard Award Nominated Craft Beer Bar is Teaming Up with Technology Driven Pizza Restaurant to Launch Concept on September 22 at Lee + White Food Hall
Dough Boy Pizza, an innovative fast-casual pizza restaurant, is excited to announce a partnership with Harlem Hops to open their second Atlanta location at Lee + White Food Hall on September 22. This franchise location will be owned and operated by Kim Harris, Danielle Scarborough, Stacey Lee Spratt & Dalen Spratt ---proud HBCU graduates of Clark Atlanta University, who call themselves: The CAU Collective.
This new location will uniquely serve as the Atlanta home of Harlem Hops, the first African American owned craft beer bar in Manhattan. The James-Beard Award Nominated Semifinalist Craft Beer Bar, which currently operates locations in Harlem and Chelsea (at the James Beard Foundation-curated Market 57), is thrilled to bring its fresh brews to Atlanta’s Lee + White Food Hall.
“Not only will customers enjoy freshly-made, authentic,
Neapolitan-style pizza, but they’ll also have the opportunity to pair it with
some of our in-house signature brews,” says The CAU Collective. “Many of
the beers at Dough Boy Pizza x Harlem Hops will be made by local, small-batch,
family-owned businesses, and, in some cases, by people of color.”
Dough Boy Pizza specializes in Neapolitan-style pizza
with a thin crust, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce, offering both
traditional toppings (such as pepperoni and sausage) and unique options (like
short rib with caramelized onions and crawfish). A standout feature of Dough
Boy Pizza is that customers order directly from electronic kiosks,
with no cashiers, and everything is managed through digital screens.
“With Dough Boy Pizza’s concept, we’re helping
franchisees control labor and food costs through our technology-focused
approach,” says Erica Barrett, the Creator of Dough Boy Pizza, who initially
gained national attention from appearances on Shark Tank, Food
Network, and CNBC’s The Profit. “This concept is perfect for
millennials who want to grab their pizza and go—we wanted to build a restaurant
of the future.”
Famed radio host Ryan Cameron, of Radio One’s Ryan
Cameron Uncensored, opened Dough Boy Pizza’s first franchise last year at
The Gallery at South DeKalb.
With community service being a priority for Harlem Hops,
the foursome is looking to launch the Atlanta branch of Harlem Hopes, a
scholarship program for students looking to attend HBCUs. The Harlem Hops
co-owners are hoping to continue inspiring not only future HBCU grads but also
those in Atlanta neighborhoods and the Black craft beer industry.
For more information, please visit: http://www.harlemhops.com and https://www.doughboypizza.co.