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For almost three decades, Jenn Cabral has been brightening the days of Monmouth students, faculty, and staff with her positive energy and seemingly supernatural ability to remember everyone\u2019s regular order. Having previously worked in Bey Hall, Java City, and the Plangere Coffee Caf\u00e9, she now runs Parson Caf\u00e9 in the Great Hall. \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely gorgeous here, just breathtaking,\u201d says Cabral about her new digs. She gave us a quick tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brewing Inspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n

When caffeine alone won\u2019t do the trick, Cabral\u2019s Quote of the Day board provides an additional spark to help her \u201csweetpeas\u201d\u2014her pet name for students\u2014to power through. \u201cSome days, people will stop in and not buy anything at all; they just need those words of encouragement,\u201d says Cabral.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Flavor Faves <\/h2>\n\n\n

Cabral uses Torani syrups to craft a rotating menu of specialty drinks. Her most popular? Caramel Dreams, which infuses caramel with a hint of vanilla. Regardless of what you order, you won\u2019t be disappointed. \u201cNo one leaves here without me asking them to make sure the drink is perfect,\u201d says Cabral.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Daily Grind <\/h2>\n\n\n

All of the coffee beans and tea leaves come from Booskerdoo Coffee Co., a popular Jersey shore microroaster. \u201cI grind my own coffee and French press my tea. Everything here is made fresh daily,\u201d says Cabral. \u201cYou can\u2019t beat that.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Perfect Blend <\/h2>\n\n\n

Parson Caf\u00e9 was designed to look like it was always part of the Great Hall. These panels, which came from a now-demolished Pennsylvania church built in the 1800s, were repurposed to create the front of the bar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caf\u00e9 Cuisine <\/h2>\n\n\n

Parson Caf\u00e9 offers a variety of grab-and-go food options, including wraps, sandwiches, salads, fruit cups, yogurt parfaits, a daily soup special, and fresh-baked pastries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Head Barista Jenn Cabral gives us a tour of Parson Caf\u00e9. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":18445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"image_focus":"{\"x\":78,\"y\":51}","hide_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-currents"],"thumbnail":"\"\"","catString":"Currents","issue":"Fall\/Winter 2023","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18443"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18634,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18443\/revisions\/18634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}