New cafe and coff ee roaster brewing in College Point
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
Starting off only with a mini coff ee
roaster set up in his garage, Queens resident
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Spooky fun for everyone at Fort Totten Halloween Festival
PHOTOS BY DOMINICK
TOTINO PHOTOGRAPHY
Everyone was in the
Halloween spirit during
the annual Fort Totten
Halloween Festival on Oct.
28 in Bayside. Kids got
their trick-or-treating off
to an early start, grabbing
handfuls of candy while
wearing costumes. Th ere
was also face and pumpkin
painting. Councilman
Paul Vallone and Queens
John Fei has found a new home for
his growing business in College Point.
“I roasted day and night there,” Fei said
while working in his new shop. “You can
imagine: something you can do in a factory
for about 10 minutes, I had to do in
four hours.”
Located between 22nd and 23rd
Avenues, Inblue Coff ee Roaster offi cially
opened for business in late September,
allowing the business owner to expand
operations. Th e storefront will serve as
both a roasting facility and cafe space,
according to Fei, who sells his fresh coff ee
beans to many of the bakeries and delis
in the area.
“I’m pretty much focused on production
now — and looking to expand,” Fei
said.
Th e entrepreneur and college student
has been studying coff ee for about four
years. He began the process by heading
to Portland, OR — a locale known for its
booming coff ee industry — to learn about
the roasting process.
Good coff ee starts at the source, Fei
explained. Aft er buying coff ee beans from
wholesalers, he gets to work creating his
own unique blends and roasting the beans
himself.
“I trust my mouth when it comes to coffee,”
he noted.
Originally from China, Fei also prides
himself on his selection of teas. Each is
free of artifi cial fl avors and can be traced
to its place of origin.
In the cafe, which Fei referred to as his
“showcase,”
customers can
fi nd a selection
of coff ee, teas and
drinks, as well as small
bites to eat, including openfaced
toasts, croissants and cakes.
Take your food to go, or settle
for a spell in the inviting space,
which features comfy seating and
natural décor.
Th e business owner was originally
drawn to the neighborhood for its aff ordability,
he explained. However — being
that the store is fl anked by a Dunkin
Donuts and 7-Eleven — the Queens resident
hopes locals will take the time to
stop in for a better, yet still aff ordable,
cup of joe.
“I just hope people give it a try,” Fei
said. “Defi nitely, they will tell the diff erence
… And the locals who have come in
have been very friendly.”
Th e store, located at 22-16 College
Point Blvd., is open Monday through
Saturday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Learn more about Inblue Coff ee
Roaster on their Yelp page or by
calling 718-820-6560.
Photos by Suzanne Monteverdi/QNS
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