In May of 2015, we celebrated the grand opening of Wendell Falls and one of our favorite coffee shops, Grounds Cafe. Located in the Farmhouse information center at Wendell Falls (client), Grounds serves all-American favorites (like serious twists on grilled cheese!) along with “brews and brews” – craft beer and gourmet java. We watched Grounds take its “first steps” last year, and this year, we had the pleasure of celebrating its first birthday!

But no plebeian sheet cake or Kool-Aid for this first anniversary! Trust Grounds Cafe to throw a creative soiree in sweet southern style: live bluegrass, two specials from Prime Barbecue (pork and pimiento, anyone?), crafty cake pops and a little draft called “Rhino Dust Pale Ale.” Wendell’s only coffee shop has developed in just 12 short months to become one of east Wake County’s social hubs. Where else can you fuel up in the morning and wind down after work?

We had a blast and even caught some of the action via Facebook Livestream. Cheers, happy birthday, high five, salud, mazeltov and much, much more to our friends at Grounds Cafe!

Check out Cheers and Cheese, one of the other fun events that we hosted with Grounds Cafe last summer!