07/16/2026
We’re opening a new coffee and bakery shop
Two years ago, we began quietly building a new experience for our city - one that united our tried-and-true pastimes: world-class coffee and pastries in beautiful environments. We found ourselves fighting for a storied space that was perfect for what we wanted to build, but it fell through. Yet we knew we weren’t done with that space, and the dream instead insisted on life. Now, we have been blessed with alignment, friends, and your companionship in building for our city.
Rewinding further, I met Reghan, whom you’ve likely had the opportunity to meet if you’ve been to Iris since its conception, when we were just children. She was the first girl I ever had feelings for, and while, for most of our adult lives, our attempts at connecting would fall through, quietly, we each insisted on life together. When I was just a boy, I called her Madeleine, and it’s stuck ever since, almost two decades later. Our storybook romance and history are things for which I am eternally humbled and blessed because of who she is. You, as patrons, friends, and guests, have likely experienced that same warmth and love that she has grounded Iris in since it opened.
Resuming to current times, there has been a continued yearning for beautiful creations in beautiful spaces - full of life and warmth - and as our city has gotten bigger, so has the need. From the beginning two years ago, it was only fitting for me to build this new experience in honor of my wife, who is the real magic and life of Iris - Madeleine is the ultimate expression and celebration of her love and hospitality to you.
Please consider welcoming Madeleine Coffee + Bread to the city as this destined dream takes shape and form. It is for you.
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