Vermont's Howard BEAN Café Seeks New Owner
What do you call a Vermont coffee shop owned by a Deaniac? The Howard BEAN Café, of course!
Patrick Mullikin is on a campaign to find a new candidate to take on Howard BEAN.
Mullikin,
who owns Montpelier’s Riverwalk Records and the Howard BEAN Café, a
State Street store/café that sells rare and collectible records and
serves up coffee and live music, is selling the café. He’s looking for a buyer who isn’t interested in changing the store a whole lot.
”As ourcafé continues to gain a national following, we want to be certain that
the person who takes over is truly the ideal candidate and will
continue to serve a no-frills, affordable cup of coffee. None of that
$4-a-cup, whoop-de-do, latte-boca-cucaracha-grande nonsense,” Mullikin
says, “The Howard BEAN is, after all, a café for America.
The ideal owner would be someone within the Dean network.”
On
Election Day 2004, Mullikin opened the Howard BEAN Café, a place to get
coffee and hear live music. The Central Vermont Democracy for America
(formerly Dean for America) holds its monthly Meetup meetings there.
Howard Dean sent Mullikin a signed photograph wishing him luck in his
venture.
Contact Mullikin at 802-223-3334 or 229-9905, e-mail him at info@riverwalkrecords.com, or view the store listing at bizbuysell.com where it is listed as ad #163876: Vermont’s Howard BEAN Cafe Awaits You!