{"id":1419,"date":"2018-11-01T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2018\/11\/01\/in-brasilia-casa-quilha-is-a-space-for-makers\/"},"modified":"2018-11-01T02:00:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T12:00:41","slug":"in-brasilia-casa-quilha-is-a-space-for-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2018\/11\/01\/in-brasilia-casa-quilha-is-a-space-for-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"In Bras\u00edlia, Casa Quilha Is A Space For Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Casa Quilha<\/a> is a place to come and linger with a coffee\u2014or beer. Whether you want to read a book, meet a friend, or have a gathering, the great atmosphere and the cheery founders welcome you. Partners Luciana Ara\u00fajo (former partner at <\/span>Objeto Encontrado<\/span><\/a>), Ricardo Theodoro, Kau\u00ea Blass, and Bruno Terra undeniably gave life to the somewhat uncharted part of Brasilia their cafe calls home. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted it to be a home, for us, our customers, and our projects,\u201d Ara\u00fajo says. She is in charge of the kitchen and the coffee bar. She has a passion for coffee, but now is also giving room to other passions, such as cooking\u2014many of the cafe’s recipes are hers\u2014and soon, possibly, sewing. Yes, sewing\u2014Casa Quilha is meant to host its partners\u2019 \u201cmakers\u201d projects. The below-ground floor houses Theodoro\u2019s woodwork atelier, showcasing beautiful <\/span>Imbuia <\/span><\/i>pieces, and the second floor will soon be used as Ara\u00fajo\u2019s atelier. The idea is to focus on sewing, but that might change too, following Casa Quilha\u2019s natural pace. Ara\u00fajo prefers to keep the mystery. <\/span><\/p>\n

Casa Quilha is located in an area where there are many mechanic workshops, but no cozy cafes. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was just perfect,\u201d says Ara\u00fajo. \u201cIn the end of the street you suddenly bump into a cafe heaven, you see dogs, bikes, children running outside. It doesn\u2019t resemble other cafes in the capital.\u201d In fact,\u00a0Casa Quilha doesn\u2019t look like Bras\u00edlia at all. Being a modernist planned city, all of Bras\u00edlia\u2019s commercial locations sort of look the same. It\u2019s very difficult to make a place feel unique. But Casa Quilha figured it out naturally, with\u00a0a public square acting as its backyard. “Everything felt just right, plus the rent prices here were way more affordable,\u201d Ara\u00fajo says. Casa Quilha’s is a mixed block, where there are houses and local commerces antithetical to the capital’s original planning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything served at the cafe is made in-house. Don\u2019t dare leave without trying their dark and white chocolate cookie, perhaps the best in Brazil, and the lime and almond cake, a recipe by Blass. Casa Quilha serves a salt smoked with\u00a0Imbuia<\/i> wood offcuts\u2014courtesy of Theodoro\u2014which is\u00a0<\/span>used to smoke salmon that tops bruschetta. Theodoro\u2019s woodwork is everywhere, from the benches to the balcony to the storefront, and many of his pieces are for sale. In fact, demand has been so high he can\u2019t keep up. \u201cIt\u2019s been really amazing, people come for coffee and end up taking a piece of art home,\u201d Ara\u00fajo says.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Although the cookies and the cake are already the house\u2019s signatures,\u00a0Casa Quilha’s menu will change seasonally. They are listening to their customers\u2019 needs and will adapt however feels natural for them and for their community. The menu will grow and change as Casa Quilha’s partners grow and change as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a backbone menu that is fixed, which are the hot drinks, cakes, sandwiches, and cookies, and the rest will evolve and change with time,\u201d Ara\u00fajo says. This is in part because Casa Quilha is a place made of connections\u2014with suppliers and customers. The coffee used is sourced by\u00a0<\/span>Aha! Caf\u00e9s<\/span><\/a>, the first quality-focused micro-roastery in Brasilia. Jo\u00e3o Pedro Freitas, one of Aha! Caf\u00e9s’ partners, even authored a drink recipe to be served at Casa Quilha: the Zest Brew. It’s a double shot of espresso, lemon juice, ginger syrup, gin, and lime zest, and has already become part of the fixed drinks menu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe do our best to follow our suppliers and respect their timing. Some things that we serve are cyclical, such as our kombucha, ceramics, and coffee. Everything must follow its seasonality, and will change accordingly. That\u2019s the beauty of it,\u201d Ara\u00fajo says. The goods sold at Casa Quilha rotate too. At any given time, you’ll find them selling anything from preserves to natural cosmetics to ceramics to tiles, all made by local \u201cmakers\u201d who are close to Quilha\u2019s founders.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that we specifically chose to sell this jewelry here, for example,”\u00a0Ara\u00fajo says. “It\u2019s the supplier’s philosophy that matched ours, therefore making it a fit to be sold here.\u201d As for Casa Quilha’s in-house ceramics, they’re made by Ara\u00fajo\u2019s mom, and each piece is slightly different from the last.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ara\u00fajo doesn’t own a car, and only rides her bike in the capital. Casa Quilha encourages customers to do the same: they offer a free espresso\u2014or cookies, depending on the day\u2014for customers who come riding their bikes. Fellow partner Terra is also \u201cpro-bike,\u201d and works with issues of urban mobility.\u00a0Casa Quilha’s bike rewards are intended to be a small solution for Brazil\u2019s dependence on fossil fuels, as well as its frequent economic and political-based fuel shortages. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to rethink our transportation options, and by offering an espresso we are trying, little by little, to incentivize that,\u201d\u00a0Ara\u00fajo says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once a week, Casa Quilha promotes a Happy Hour celebration and stays open until 10pm. You come for the coffee and stay for the beer, and the vibe. And the incredible cookies. Don\u2019t forget the cookies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Casa Quilha is located at SCLRN 716, Bloco F, loja 4<\/a>. Follow them on Facebook<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>.<\/div>\n

Juliana Ganan is a Brazilian coffee professional and journalist. Read more\u00a0Juliana Ganan on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos by Ricardo Theodoro.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The post In Bras\u00edlia, Casa Quilha Is A Space For Makers<\/a> appeared first on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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