Healthier food options are returning to Liberty Street thanks to Caffe Macchiato owner, Chef Jodi Cummings, and her new juice bar The Daily Beet. Many of us enjoyed and missed the previous juice bar that existed in the same location, 118 Liberty Street. Talking to her neighbors and customers at the cafe, Jodi realized the community still wanted a place to grab quick and healthy food. A juice bar would give her the opportunity to apply her chef background in a new way towards juices and smoothies. It was a concept she would spend nine months working on before the doors finally opened in mid-June.
Chef Jodi has big plans for her juice bar. With her grab and go menu, she sees it as an option for people who don’t have the luxury to sit down at her cafe. There will be seasonal soups, salads, and sandwiches ready for pick up. She also plans to start prepaid juicing programs where fresh juices can be picked up every day for customers looking to detox or jump start a healthy regimen.
As someone who lives local to the area, she relates to those who don’t want to get into their car every time they want to buy something. That is why she will be expanding the juice bar to also become a small marketplace where customers can purchase locally sourced granola, jam, honey, syrup and more. Grass and Grit Farm will make monthly drops offs for members of their meat and egg share programs. Jodi says Newburgh has the highest amount of shares for Grass and Grit, than any of their other locations.
Jodi is also committed to making the Daily Beet be certified in zero impact waste. All of the materials are biodegradable, yes even the cups and utensils are made out of 73% less plastic. And all of that leftover juice pulp? It will be given away to be used in gardens or farms.
The Daily Beet will be open 7 days a week, hours 9-4, subject to change. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, or their website.
The Daily Beet name is a nod to cops walking the “beat” and the unfair reputation placed on Newburgh. Jodi wanted to place a positive spin on the name.
Check out the entire menu of juices and smoothies. The names for the drinks were named after crayons. Rewards cards and protein booster options will be coming soon.
This mural is an 1800’s botanical print recreated for the juice bar by Ricardo Ramirez.
The countertops came from an old high school science lab. Pennies were used to fill in the gaps were poles used to run through it.
The Grass and Grit egg share. You can sign up for at www.grassgritfarm.com/csa. The will be at the Daily Beet once a month for their drop off where you can also purchase eggs for the day.
