Desert Island Dish with Sightseer Coffee
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That's Sara Gibson, left, and Kimberly Helms. Photo illustration: Axios Visuals; Photo: Courtesy of Sightseer Coffee
As part of our Desert Island Dish series, we caught up with Kimberly Helms and Sara Gibson, co-owners of Sightseer Coffee, which has a retail bar inside Sugar Mama's Bakeshop on South First Street and a roasting facility near West Stassney Lane and Menchaca Road.
Why it matters: All their coffee is farmed, sourced and roasted by women.
What they're saying: "Building up women in the supply chain is an amazing way to work up sustainability across the board," Gibson tells Axios.
You're headed to a desert island. What's the one dish you can't do without?
KH: "I would bring the masa pancake from Mercado Sin Nombre. I'm a huge breakfast fan. I love them and everything they're doing. It comes with a very light cream and syrup."
SG: "I'd get Lenoir's Barton Springs Mill red corn and pecan hush puppies. It's not a meal. But believe me, you could eat so many it gets you a meal. They're fried, crispy — inside a little smushy — and on the outside a crust perfectly done."
KH: "Crispy but not greasy."
SG: "I could eat 500 of them."
You can bring along a dessert.
SG: "I would bring the beignets from Épicerie. They're the best I've ever had and I've been to New Orleans a number of times. It's thematic with the hush puppies. You bite in and it's a nice little crunch. They're so soft and fluffy and they're not stingy with the sugar on top. I could sleep in a bed of them. Just turn my head to the side and take another bite."
KH: "Sugar Mama's has this cupcake in their October menu called Phone Home — chocolate cake with peanut butter cream. That is right up my alley, with sprinkles of chocolate on top and Reese's pieces."
And how about to drink?
SG: "I would just bring brewed coffee, black. I don't need anything else, and I'd probably pick one of ours. We have a coffee called Space Cowboy that's a natural processed Ethiopian coffee that has fruity, zingy notes and chocolatey goodness. But also light and effervescent enough for a hot island. It comes from an amazing women-owned farm in Ethiopia. I feel great about where it comes from, and that makes drinking it all the more pleasant."
KH: "At Radio, they have this drink from Dee Dee's, the Thai iced tea. I'll go there, and I'll be sad and disappointed if they're out and really excited when they have it. I'll drink it in thirty seconds. It's super authentic — the best Thai iced tea I've ever had."