#Cuppa tahoe free#

While Cuppa is ready to open, the pandemic originally halted everything. The menu will rotate with the season and she will always offer something gluten-free or vegan. Small bites will be from Cake Lady Tahoe. She will offer Art of Tea’s organic high-quality teas out of Los Angeles, local Refuge coffee by Jared Marquez and popsicles by Tahoe Pops. Santané has been part of CASA and it is close to her heart so creating a space where these children can unwind with the magic of books and a treat was very important to her.Ĭuppa will also have a coffee and tea bar with small bites. Through CASA Child Advocacy, she will offer space for volunteers to meet up with children in need.

#Cuppa tahoe free#

In support of local nonprofits, Santané plans to let nonprofits meet in the conference room or coworking space free of charge in the evenings. The room has a massive wooden roots table that sits below a chandelier.īoth spaces will also be used for workshops like coffee tastings or makers workshops. “It has more of an office feel, but also fun enough to have a book club meeting,” she said. The coworking space will be free for the first month after opening.Ĭuppa also has conference booths and a conference room that seats nearly 10-12 people. The air smells clean and fresh intentionally designed for “exciting fluid energy.” The coworking area mimics space for people who want a creative place to work or study without feeling the guilt of taking up a table at a coffee shop for hours.

The room is complete with a water feature by Alpine Metal and a massive living wall. Her “Casual Coworking” space has two large shared working desks with two standing tables. While Cuppa has elements of unwinding, Santané also created a place to work, casually. In front of the fire on a funky green velvet couch, she created a cozy space to unwind and get lost in a story. It’s antique and gives the feeling of stepping into another world.Ĭuppa has several nooks and Santané said she designed each nook as a sacred place for people to just “be.”įor those who want to read a book while enjoying a cup of coffee, Cuppa has “read me” shelves that include the classics and the latest novels. She grew up with the influence of several different cultures, including Tanzania which inspired her “magical door” that stands above the kids corner. Santané is humble about her interior design talents that are expressed through every inch of her store. It is intertwined in the stories of the books and within the enchanting and intimate design of the shop. Magic seems to be a common theme for this unique bookstore. She said that while there are ebooks and Kindles, there is a special connection when you have a physical object. Santané felt this special experience was missing from Tahoe which soon inspired the idea of Cuppa Tahoe. These cafés were where collaboration, connections and ideas sprouted. Living spaces were small so her and her friends would meet in cafés where they would play board games, socialize, sip on drinks like coffee and tea, and get small snacks. In Holland, where she grew up, a lot of time was spent indoors. She found luxury in bookstores and cafés. Raised by a single-mother and faced with a challenging upbringing, Santané found her escape through books.īooks offered a sense of adventure, magic and a happy ending. “We’ve never regretted that decision,” she said, and added that she loves being part of the mountain community. Realizing they were spending about half their time at the lake, they decided to move permanently and bought a cabin in the Tahoe Sierra neighborhood.