The Medici Manifesto
We’re Michael and Alison, and our passion is Austin coffee. Twenty-five years ago we met at Metro Espresso Bar on the Drag. We got married in 2002, and in 2006, we started Medici with our first cafe in West Lynn.
We believe that coffee connects us with others and with ourselves.
We are committed to the craft of this magical, life-giving, culture-creating bean. We are dedicated to roasting, serving, and shipping excellent coffee. We want every cup to be cared for and labored over with a passion that you are invited to experience as you enjoy your cappuccino.
Coffee is the fuel of creation, introspection and conversation.
Our name honors the Medici family of Florentine history – perhaps the most famous patrons of arts, humanities, and conversation. They are not our idols or ancestors, but an icon and lesson. An undeniable force of human progress of the mind.
To interrogate life’s unknowable, you’re going to need a pick-me-up.
Like the Medici’s pushing forward our understanding and appreciation of the world, we find that our life’s work is to endeavor to know ourselves, understand and support our community, and to reckon with the paradoxes of our life – Reality is objective but our experience of it is subjective. Life can feel long and short. Loved ones are born and die, reminding us to savor each opportunity - every moment....
Make Haste Slowly
Conversations are brewing.
Elevate your adventure, here in sunny Austin, Texas.