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Brewing Connection: Crafting Memories at La Finca Coffee with Lee Gonzales

• Lee Gonzales • Episode 4

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What Makes La Finca Coffee & Bakery Unique Vs. Other Coffee and Bakeries?

Ever wondered how to transform a coffee break into a meaningful experience? Join us as Lee Gonzales, the heart and soul behind La Finca Coffee & Bakery, shares how they've curated a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of daily life. With a strong commitment to quality and community, Lee reveals the secrets behind creating a place where every coffee is brewed and every pastry is baked with love and patience. Discover how La Finca turns each visit into a special occasion, encouraging genuine connections whether you're catching up with an old friend or enjoying quiet time with a great book.

Feel the warmth of relationships nurtured over fresh coffee and delectable baked goods at La Finca. Lee takes us through the vibrant atmosphere of this unique coffee haven, where the aroma of quality ingredients and the buzz of companionship blend seamlessly. We invite you to explore how La Finca balances convenience with an unyielding dedication to quality, serving as both a quick pick-me-up and a tranquil spot to unwind. Become part of a community that celebrates the simple joy of shared moments, and learn how La Finca offers a welcome retreat from the fast-paced world.

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La Finca Coffee & Bakery
7511 Main Street, #150
Frisco, Texas 75034
972.486.9600

2281 E. University Dr #10
Prosper, Texas 75078
972.503.9400

Speaker 1:

welcome to the la finca coffee and bakery podcast, where coffee beans and connections are brewed to perfection. Leading the way is our ownerhost and producer, here in the studio with Lee Gonzalez.

Speaker 2:

Lee, how's it going today?

Speaker 3:

It's going well. Good to be back with you again.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's great to be back with you too. In a sea of coffee shops and bakeries, la Finca Coffee and Bakery definitely stands out, but what makes it so unique? We're about to find out what makes this spot truly one of a kind, lee. What makes La Finca Coffee and Bakery unique versus other coffee and bakeries?

Speaker 3:

As you mentioned, there's a lot of options and always new places opening up related to coffee and bakeries and breakfast and lunch places. One of the things we want to be unique is right now, in today's world, everything seems to be immediate and also a convenience. There's a lot of things that are good for convenience and immediate satisfaction, but I think a lot of times we're looking for those places where we can slow down, escape and catch our breath and actually relax and enjoy ourselves. And at La Finca, that's one of the things we want this to be a place where you can come and, like I said, not that we're not going to try to be convenient and serve you efficiently, but at the same time, where you can step away, maybe from that world that doesn't let you relax and have a great cup of coffee, have some pastries, have breakfast, but some of the things I think that we miss out on life where we've gotten to, where so fast-paced and everything being immediate, I think we've missed out some of those places where we can kind of go and make real, genuine connections, if that's someone in person, or if that's just catching up on reading a book, or if it's meeting a friend, going on a date, but having those places where we can really slow down, if it's somebody has a idea or project they're trying to work through and they want that place where they can really work through some of those thoughts and ideas, that we want to be that kind of place for people. So I think one of the things that's unique is in our industry a lot of things are changing through drive-thrus right, quickly, you know, get you in and out in a drive-thru, come and pick up and go. We want to allow you to come, pick up and go, but we also want you to have that freedom to sit down and enjoy yourself. Sit down, enjoy other people and, more than anything is enjoy what you're consuming. So we really want this to be a different experience than maybe you find in most places. So, on just the pure surface, that is a little bit of uniqueness. Now we can talk a little more about specific things that are unique outside of just the experience.

Speaker 3:

What we also want you to experience is quality. If you really think about anywhere you go and I don't, it doesn't really matter what industry you're in that could be if you go and buy a luxury vehicle or automobile, if you go to a fine dining restaurant or if you go to a place that maybe sells quality furniture or anything of quality, if it's a lady, maybe, where you go buy your makeup or go do those things. There are certain places you go convenience, fast and price and there's other places but when I want quality, you also know when you go get quality is that quality can't be done at the same pace as quantity. If you go to the fine dining place and you order that steak, you know you're not going to get the steak brought out in five minutes. But you're going to say, wait a minute, was this already cooked and just got heated up? Because there's no way in the world you could have done this in five minutes. Once again, it's that balance of time and quality. But at same time we make things. When you come in and you order, we don't have something that we're just heating up and putting on the plate for you. We're making that order custom made for you, the way you ask for it, the way you like it, the way that it's fresh, so that it wasn't warmed up, kept under a warmer, but it was actually cooked when you ordered it.

Speaker 3:

When you get that coffee, I hear a lot of places saying, oh, we can make a, two, three expressos a minute, and it says, yeah, you, technically you can, on a machine, do two or three express a minute. But what I would question is can you do two or three quality expressos in a minute? And quality expressos is a much different story, that there has to be a consistency, that they have to all meet a certain level of quality. So, where many people might turn out every single shot that is made and serve it because it's a way to quickly get your drink out, we're more particular than that. If it doesn't meet our quality control standards, we will throw that away than rather to serve it to you.

Speaker 3:

So in that meantime he says, well, could you get that drink out faster? Maybe I could, but would you rather me give it to you in a lesser quality, or maybe it takes you another 30 seconds and get it at that standard we want you to have it at. Then just save a minute. So those are the kind of things we want to do for you. We want everything that comes out at a certain quality. That quality standard is at a higher level. Because of that we may not be able to do it as quickly, but you're going to get consistently the same quality, visit after visit after visit. That is, if you're ordering a drink, if you're ordering food or if you're having a baked item. We want you to have that experience, that you get a quality that you can count on week after week, visit after visit. So that in itself may take some time, but that in itself is a lot of what, if you think about, in this world we've moved towards profit over quality.

Speaker 3:

How profitable, can we be? Well, if I'm profitable, I need to hurry and get it done fast. I need you to eat and leave so I can get somebody else in that table. I need my employee to get out 100 drinks an hour versus 50 drinks an hour. I need production versus quality, and so we want to bring that balance.

Speaker 3:

We want you to have a great experience, not just because how quickly we serve you, but because the quality of what we served you, and so that's just another aspect of not only making it more enjoyable for you having that escape, but also what we serve you, that you notice a difference maybe than what you get other places, that you won't get served out of a can, you won't get something that's already pre-cooked and just heated up, but that you're going to get something fresh, something that the time has been taken to ensure quality. We believe that's very unique about what you'll find here versus a lot of places, not necessarily speaking to anyone in particular, but that's just the general direction the industry has moved towards, and so that's where we think makes us a little different, a little unique.

Speaker 2:

Love it. We will catch you on the next episode, where we'll be discussing the sustainability of La Finca Coffee and Bakery.

Speaker 3:

All right, thank you. Look forward to it.

Speaker 1:

Thanks for tuning in to the La Finca Coffee and Bakery podcast, where coffee beans and relationships are always on the brew. Visit us online at lafincacoffeebakerycom. That's lafincacoffeebakerycom. Or drop by our Frisco or Prosper locations for a nurturing cup of goodness.