Now we still donate the net proceeds of couch reservations to a different charity every month. Who would have ever thought we could have a Coffeehouse THIS cool in lil’ ol’ Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. We asked them if we could do a fundraiser to see if we could raise enough to money to buy it for the coffeehouse and WE DID IT! We raised $7500 in TWO days in exchange for reserved time on the couch, we let it ride and ended up raising $11,570 for Children's Wisconsin! WE GOT THE COUCH! We made one post about it on social media and it Exploded! Radio & TV stations started talking about it all over the country! A week later, Marcus Theaters contacted us about an auction they were holding to benefit Children’s Wisconsin in which they were auctioning off one of 20 Replicas of the Orange Couch from Warner Bros. Perfecto’s Caffe has since expanded to several locations and each store emulates the original “perfetto” vision.We wanted to open up a coffeehouse, and decided to make it living room “style” like everyone's all time favorite show. Maintaining this welcoming feeling with the utmost of quality is the driving force behind the success of Perfecto’s Caffe.įranchising opportunities are available for those who share the strong commitment to excellence. The atmosphere at Perfecto’s is inviting, efficient and unpretentious. It’s a great place to meet friends or business associates for breakfast or lunch. in short, everyone is a typical customer. Pefecto’s Caffe customers are typically made up of commuters, local business workers, families and children, friends, joggers, students…. Max came in first and claimed the title of National Barista Cup Champion. This competition recognizes the craftsmanship of the nation’s most outstanding baristas. This led Max to compete at the Torani 5th Annual Barista Cup held in Philadelphia, May 1999. Some particularly proud achievements were when Andrea convinced Max to enter a contest during the Boston Best Coffee Fest and Max won first place in the Northeast Regional Barista Championship. Perfecto’s Caffe has won many awards for their coffee, bagels and overall coffee shop. The coffee menu includes a variety of espresso specialty drinks and over 30 different coffees that can be bought whole bean or ground and approximately 8 different blends are freshly brewed each day. Therefore, the Perfecto’s Caffe mission is to provide their customers with superior quality baked goods, coffees and customer service.Īll of the baked goods in Perfecto’s are hand made, including the New York style bagels, the flavored cream cheeses, the huge variety of gourmet muffins and the family’s biscotti. The idea was to serve perfect coffee and perfect food with a smile, just like a typical Italian kitchen. Perfect in Italian is “perfetto” which led to the name, Perfecto’s Caffe. Opening the first Perfecto’s took several years of prior research and planning until final construction and is still an ongoing process of making the business the best it can be. It was definitely a family operation as Andrea and Max brought their parents, sister, brother in law and other family members in to help run the business.Īndrea was an experienced business owner as he was self employed for much of his adult life and Max gained his formulation and baking skills working eight years for Charles Ice Cream and Kraft Foods in Medford, MA. Their vision was to open a bakery/coffee shop that reflected what was most important to them, a great cup of coffee and breaking bread with the family. Two brothers, Andrea and Max Gabriello, finally see their dreams of opening a business together, come to fruition. It was January 1993, when the doors to the very first Perfecto’s Caffe were opened in Andover, Massachusetts.
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