The Book Cellar, which opened in October in Lake Worth, Fla., will host a grand opening for its new café today, the Palm Beach Post reported. Co-owner Tamara Ayraud said she had originally planned to open a cafe in the back of the store early next year, but that timetable accelerated.
"We're paying rent on the whole space so we needed the income for the entire space," she said, adding that she borrowed $35,000 and built the cafe herself with a little help from her boyfriend, an amateur plumber. "It was a lot of hard work, long nights without any sleep, but it was well worth it when I see the end result." Offering coffee, wine, beer and pastries, the café seats 30 people and is about 1,000 square feet. "There's plenty of space for people to stand," Ayraud added.
She also noted that since its launch, the Book Cellar has done well: "The whole community has been so supportive and very excited. But they keep asking, 'When is the cafe opening?' When is the cafe opening?' "