Coffee’s on!
Well, very soon.
Bluffton’s coffee shop at the corner of Main and Cherry has new owners. It is closed during a renovation period, but promises a soft re-opening by Saturday, May 13, or sooner.
The new owners are Samantha “Sam” Erter and Jessi and Luke Davis. The three have known each other since their school days in Kenton.
The three are purchasing the coffee shop and building at 101 S. Main St., from previous owners, Phil and Sharon Zimmerly. The Zimmerly’s owned the coffee shop for the past nine years, purchasing it from Whole Bean S Corp.
When the business reopens it will be called Twisted Whisk Café.
“The name stresses that while coffee is served, a breakfast and lunch menu is also available. The new café’s logo will include a coffee cup,” said Erter.
“We are working on a menu now and intend to serve home made pastries, soups, salads, wraps, sandwiches and of course, coffee and other drinks,” she added.
“We will also be adding eight flavors of hand-dipped ice cream to our menu,” she said.
Backroom Coffee Roaster of Galena, Ohio, will provide the shop its coffee. Rodabaugh Brothers Meats of Pandora will provide lunchmeats.
Currently the new owners are using Common Ground’s Facebook, and will soon have a unique website, Facebook and Instagram to assist in promoting their services.
Sam Erter, who has worked with Common Grounds for the past four years, will operate the shop’s bakery and kitchen.
Luke Davis will be the shop’s “front man.” He previously supervised the investigation unit for Hardin County Children Services and was a forensic investigator with the Hardin County coroner’s office.
Jessi Davis is a pharmacist at Mary Rotan Hospital, Bellefontaine, and will continue working there.
Erter has two children, Sophia, 6, and Lenora, 10 months. The Davises have two children, Hudson, 5, and Annabel, 3.
An official grand opening will come later.
