Napoleon Coffee: Rachel & Matt on their First Year Of Business
Meet Rachel & Matthew…
Napoleon is an independent speciality coffee shop in Ormeau Baths that opened in August 2020 at the height of the pandemic.
Since then it has become a leading cafe in Northern Ireland’s burgeoning speciality scene with their “front-and-centre” approach to coffee attracting a loyal team of regulars from across the nation.
Founded by superstar Barista-Manager extraordinaire Rachel Snowden and Data Scientist Matthew Mcauley, Napoleon is the realisation of a lifelong dream of owning their own cafe and the result of seven years of scheming, planning and drinking lots of coffee!
In this today’s episode we talk about:
Matt’s recent realisation about his brain as well as his unexpected PhD in Physics
What it was like opening a cafe during the height of the pandemic
How the reality of seeing their dream fulfilled compared to their expectations
And the greatest highs/lows of their first year of business…
Check it out!
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Rachel Snowden & Matthew Mcauley Treasure Trove:
One thing most people don't know about you:
Matthew was one cup of coffee away from winning a trip to Australia, using Rachel's brew recipe.
Favourite Book:
Any of the Anna Jones cookbooks. We're both massive foodies.Favourite Quote:
While I'm alive I'll make tiny changes to Earth.
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— Matt
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