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Clove Cafe brings GF biscuits, scones, and better mindset to Hurst
Clove Cafe muffins galore.
There's a new cafe in Hurst with a dual mission: Called Clove Cafe, it serves delicious baked goods while also offering mental health awareness and community support.
The cafe is located at 973 Melbourne Rd., a space that was previously Rapalo Coffee & Croissants, and it's currently in soft opening with a grand opening set for February 22, according to owner Kerri Rehak-Brooks.
The menu includes biscuits, scones, and muffins all of which Rehak-Brooks makes herself, in both regular and gluten-free options, since she follows a gluten-free diet.
Signature items include the best-selling cheddar and chive biscuit, Earl Grey scone, and the chocolate surprise muffin, which is a surprise because, in addition to being packed with chocolate chips, it also has pureed pumpkin, spinach, banana, and apple. Biscuits, scones, and muffins are all about $3 each.
There are egg omelet cups, soups, and daily specials as well as charcuterie-style "bakery boards" where you can pair a baked item with cheese, meat, fruit, veggies, and nuts.
Rehak-Brooks also makes her own loose leaf teas with blends such as stomach smoother, mulling spice, and spiced chai. Coffee will come from a locally-roasted brand.
With 10 years of experience in food management, Rehak-Brooks started out baking breads from her home, which she would sell at farmers markets in Keller and Fort Worth. Though she lives in Keller, she says she wanted to open the cafe in a more diverse city that would be more receptive to her events on mental health.
“I did go to school for mental health— it’s a huge part of what I’m trying to do," she says. "Baking was a huge outlet for me, so I really wanted to create a space that could draw those two things together."
She envisions an inclusive place that will welcome all kinds of folks.
"It's a space where we could have couples' nights but we talk about communication, or a mommy meetup but we talk about postpartum depression, or a mommy-and-we where we talk about teens," she says. "It’s more than coffee, more than a biscuit."
