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Lovers and Madmen opening in March at 40th and Ludlow
Lovers and Madmen opening in March at 40th and Ludlow
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"Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, such shaping fantasies, that apprehend more than cool reason ever comprehends. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet are imagination all compact. One sees more devils than vast hell can hold, that is the madman. The lover, always frantic, sees Helen's beauty in the brow of Egypt." — A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V, Scene 1
That's the chunk o' Shakespeare that inspired the name of Lovers and Madmen, a neighborhood café that looks to open sometime in March at 40th and Ludlow streets (28 s. 40th St.). Let manager Megan Powers, who settled on the name with the wishes-to-stay-anonymous owner, explain: "[It's] talking about how the way you feel in love is very similar to the way you feel when you're crazy, basically," she says. "It's a passage about passion and intensity, and that's sort of the idea we wanted to communicate. We're passionate about the area."
Coffee geeks will soon be passionate about it, too, as the 25-seat L&MM will be getting its beans from North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee, which also supplies Spruce Street Espresso. Michael "Challahman" Dolich of Four Worlds Bakery will provide the shop's bagels, croissants, etc. They'll have sandwich options, as well, with a focus on local/organic products. Movie nights and art shows are also in the plans.
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