Local love

As curators, we discover under-the-radar and established local culinary talent whose goods we love and whose mission we admire.

Sharing all that goodness with you is what partnership is all about.

JUNE’S DAYTIME

Couples who own businesses together don’t agree on everything. But when we do, it’s magic.

June’s Daytime, a new eatery in the Great Neck area, is the co-creation of Clint Compton and Lily Sutch Clayman. Their focus on freshly baked pastries, breakfast and lunch classics with a quirky twist, and pure ingredients, sourced from farms whose practices they know and respect, gave off partnership vibes Wayne and I couldn’t ignore. No arm-twisting necessary on my part. One bite of Holly’s carrot cake muffin hooked Wayne. (It didn’t hurt when he spotted our baristas huddled at June’s, eating lunch, just one week after their grand opening.)

Let’s just say it. You can’t go wrong with Lily and Clint, equally adored and respected for their talent at Hearth and Coop Food Truck. 

And what do our customers think of our new parade of pastries? Junes’ muffins, scones, brownies, blondies, and cookies don’t last past lunch most days. We’re even tempted to add June’s cruller, a risky move for us since it must be eaten within a few hours to avoid getting soggy!

But the partnership doesn't stop there. Lily's first offspring business, Drishti Compost, brought our vision for the DrishTea Garden at Roast to life. Check it out at our new location on General Booth and on our Bubblrapt blog post, coming soon.

PURE magic. Every bite. Every sip.

yorkie’s modern deli

Yorkie’s had us before first bite.

Chef Kip Poole is a food-foraging and educating force of nature. You might recognize him from his appearance on Guys Grocery Games and The Big Brunch with Dan Levy. He is also the heart and soul behind THE CROP Foundation, a mini-movement he started to mentor aspiring chefs and improve food education.

Kip’s not-so-secret ingredient is community and the power of partnership with fellow proprietors whose mission and product he loves and respects. His adventurous spirit inspires us to offer you something new and unexpected and collaborate on a sandwich nobody else thought of but wished they did!

PROSPERITY KITCHEN & PANTRY

If you have ever tried our pizza and various pastries (muffins, cookies, croissants) and THAT QUICHE, then you know.

If you don’t know, well then you just haven’t had the full Roast Rider experience. Partnering with Prosperity has been good for both of our small businesses and for our tight local community. People like you who value quality ingredients — such as European butter and fresh farm eggs — enjoys small-batch baking, and believe in supporting local producers.

MY VEGAN SWEET TOOTH

We are honored and blessed to call My Vegan Sweet Tooth our long-time partner. We are equally delighted to offer their pure vegan treats to our customers.

Faces big and small light up when they see the blue sticker on their vegan muffins or oatmeal cream pie cookies. Tanya Deveau is not just a talented baker, she’s a true championista who is as authentic as it gets. For more vegan love, baked goods and prepared foods, please visit their shop.

GREEN CAT JUICE BAR & MARKET

Need a quick healthy snack with an extra protein kick? We have four protein ball flavors made from scratch at the charming family-owned and operated Green Cat Juice Bar & Market. Chocolate, Blueberry Muffin, Peanut Butter Honey Hemp, and Oatmeal Raisin make perfect pop-in-your-mouth snacks that taste heavenly with our specialty hot coffee and iced lattes.