Our friends at @symphonyspace have invited customers of Root and Press to the launch of their live shows online - hosted by Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan ( @kevinkwanbooks ).
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Link: (copy and paste!)
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The show will be available for two weeks following today! Check it out!
🐐Billy the goat, Billy the goat! 🐐 We have new specials this week (check out this toast with goat cheese and @cabingoddess50 cherry jam!) and a few soups for this rainy day - broccoli cheddar 🥦 and butternut soup! Come join us or get takeout - we are here until 8:00! ❤️
Check out our latest book review posted by Andrew Ahern - "1493" by Charles Mann.
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Book Review: 1493 by Charles C. Mann - Root and Press Online
We are accepting pre-orders for the 11/17 release of Barack Obama's "A Promised Land." For all those who pre-order, you will be automatically entered to win a copy of Pete Souza's "An Intimate Portrait" - a photographic memorial to Obama's presidency (Retail $50.00).
Shop local this fall/winter!📚📚📚
Hmmmm....the fall - ciders and leaves, cranberries and festivals, and our Autumn Flatbread and Salad combo. Make sure you visit us this week!
Our new butternut squash soup special, featuring our fiction book club book of the month! Nothing beats reading with a warm fall meal!! 🍁🍂
❤️ Good news - the staff saved all our love we usually put in food and shakes during the day so there will be a double dose of love in all Cafe items tonight! No charge! ❤️
Visual confirmation on the turkey chili. Target: acquired. 🎯
🙆 Throw your hands in the air if you're excited about our specials this week!!! That short rib panini....👐🆙 🤤
A moment to laugh - someone tell the robber he forgot his book!
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A moment of gratitude - thank you for all the well wishes today. We are going to finish cleanup today and stay closed, go have a dinner, and reflect how lucky we are to have such awesome staff, customers, family, and friends.
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We are thankful no one was hurt, the store is ok, and we will be able to operate again tomorrow morning, 9:00-8:00.
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We are going to reach out to you all tonight to show our appreciation! Thank you again!
Unfortunately, we are going to have to amend these business hours today. We had a break-in overnight and are doing some cleanup now. We are waiting on a new door. We will be up and running again as soon as we can. Thanks!
So, do we have a date this week or what?These specials and more at Root and Press until Sunday! 👨🍳😋
More books please! We are having a big sale this week - 20% off all in-store items books! No limit on quantity, no limit on your savings!
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#booksale #worcester #worcesterma
Mac Burger! Have a great Thursday! 🎤💧
Blood is thicker than water, but maple syrup is thicker than blood - what does that tell you about our Monte Cristo this week?!? 🍁
Nicole and I were only able to enjoy this fall afternoon because of the amazing outpouring of support from the community Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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From our first opening, to our one-year COVID online-only anniversary, to relaunching mid-pandemic, through different menus and expanded hours - our community has never let us down.
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We cannot thank you enough for helping us rebound from what could have been an awful week. Thank you to everyone who came down and grabbed a shake, a book, a coffee, or just said hello on a walk. We cherished every minute of it!
We got some wings in for this week - nom nom nom!
Steak wrap and an upside down cat. Happy Catturday! (Guess which owner posted this one! 😹😹😹)
Do your morning right today!
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Breakfast potato skins with scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese and fried onions served with toast!
Who doesn't need some comfort food today? We are here 9-8 today!
🌨️❄️ It's very hard to keep the staff motivated on a snowy day in a bookstore cafe 😂😂😂
New titles just keep coming out this fall - including some poetry from @therealmargaretatwood !!! 😁
🧐Sneak peek at specials this week. Plan a trip to visit! 🤪
Everyone look! The international sign for Friday night! Open til 8:00! 😁
Bring on the ribs! Open 9:00-8:00 tonight!
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Plus we have lots of holiday gifts coming in - we will start showing you all soon!
Hey sleepyhead - 🥘 we meal prepped for you this week! Breakfast: french toast bagel. Come back for lunch for a maple turkey panini. And finally come for dinner - we have ribs and fish and chips this week!
We have new winter/holiday drink specials available starting today! 🌰❄️☃️
We wanted to have a little fun this holiday season (who doesn't need a little fun?!?!) On Friday we are starting an ongoing event that will last throughout December. We call it the "12 Days of Root and Pressmas" (I know, I know) We will be open Mondays in December for shopping and drinks (kitchen will still remain closed, Rich is an elf on Monday AM in Santa's Workshop!) and hopefully you can find a deal or two that suits your fancy! As any small business owner will tell you, support this holiday season is critical to outlasting this pandemic. And check out Saturday's promotion and help us support a great local Worcester institution. Cheers to all, and have a safe and happy holiday!
You may be saving your appetite but we know you will still need that morning cup of heaven. We will be OPEN for Thanksgiving from 8:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
We will also be serving breakfast sandwiches and pastries all morning. If you are going out Thanksgiving morning, please consider stopping by and saying hi!
In addition - we will be closed all day Wednesday, November 25th.
Black Friday and Small Business Saturday is this week - regular hours for both!
Thank you for all your support this year!
Don't leave the bookstore this holiday season like a dunce. You too can be a well-groomed shopper - complimentary bags available for free when you shop with us!
You know that perfect bite of spinach dip? Yeah, basically a whole sandwich of that. 🤙
Go 'head, dunk that biscuit! New specials this week!
Here is an update on the fundraiser for Why Me and Sherry's House:
Small Business Saturday Sales (5% Donated) + Straight Donations (Thursday-Sunday): you raised $387.00.
The 50/50 Raffle had 33 contestants. (27 in-store and 6 online). The total entries were 730. For statistical reference, if you contributed $20 (40 entries), you would have roughly a 5% chance of winning. The total pool for this raffle is $404. $202 is earmarked for Why Me. $202 will go to our lucky winner (drumroll please)..........Dan Perron (in-house donation!) It is a little late - we will call you soon Dan!
Thank you to everyone for making this a really special weekend at Root and Press. We felt a genuine sense of communal outreach from the customers and couldn't be happier to kick off the holiday season in such good spirits. We hope to see you all again soon!
For those that missed us so far this weekend, we will be in store from 9:00-4:00 today. And for online shoppers, did you know Bookshop is offering free shipping until Monday? https://bookshop.org/shop/rootandpress
Aww you guys, you did it again! The staff would like to thank all the generous customers who came and visited us these past few days - the outpouring of support in-store, online, and across social media has left us so grateful to do this for a living. Thank you for allowing us to continue to operate in your neighborhood during this challenging time. Worcester is second to NONE when it comes to operating a small business!
Ho-Ho-Holy crap - Root and Press is open on a Monday?! Nora will be at the shop from 11:00-4:00 serving hot/cold drinks and wrapping up that brand new gift.
AND it is the 4th Day of Root and Pressmas - and for Pearl harbor Day we are offering 25% off History/Historical Biography titles.
Just a reminder - the kitchen is closed!
Stay safe out there today folks and we will be back tomorrow! Today is a perfect day to place online orders - with shipping bottlenecks, you want them in early! Thanks for all your support this morning!
Look what's under the tree today at R&P! Free drink with a $20 purchase! And complimentary cinnamon buns even if you don't by anything! Say what?!!?!!!
2 Days! If you need to order that special present for Christmas and haven't done so yet, you have only 2 days left where we can safely guarantee arrival before 12/24. Take a minute and order NOW!
Been a crazy years friends - we are grateful for lots and lots whis holiday season. We wanted to share upcoming hours so you can plan accordingly - you are running out of time to shop (and 2020 is running out of days, period!)
Small note - we are giving ourselves and the staff an extended break after Christmas but we will be back in time to ring in 2021!
Deal today for in-store shoppers! Spend $20 and get a free medium drink AND take home a complimentary cinnamon bun!
Are you stuck? Still looking for a last minute gift for a reader but have NO IDEA what book to buy? Our gift cards on Bookshop give your giftee the benefits of:
1) Supporting a local bookstore in Worcester. 😍
2) The ease shopping online. 💻
3) Access to a huge inventory of titles. 📚
4) The convenience of direct shipping! 📦
bookshop.org/a/828/gift_cards
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Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
We are making snow angels all day today!
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Back to egg sandwiches, burgers, kattes and shelving books on Friday!!! (9:00-8:00!)
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Stay safe and warm!
⚠️ Warning: your last chance for Root and Press food until NEXT WEEK is tomorrow morning! We have a limited menu before we head home for the holidays and take a much needed rest until Wednesday. (Thank you so, so, much for all the support! 🙏) We are doing breakfast and pastries tomorrow 9:00-we are out but we will stick around until 2:00 for gift cards, books, and gifts!
🚨 Great Gift Alert: We have a very limited supply of Worcester bottles and cups - will be gone tomorrow! Open til 3:00.
We are open for for shopping and drinks again Tuesday 11:00-3 (kitchen closed!) A free medium latte/coffee/tea with $20 purchase. Gift cards included! 🎁🎁🎁
Quick business update! First the bad: We are dialing back a few hours as we enter the heart of winter but we will still be here Weds-Sun at 9:00 A.M. weeknights until 7:00, weekends until 2:30. ⏭️⏭️⏭️
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BUT we are working on exciting developments for outdoor seating coming this spring! So as you shudder at the thought of less Root and Press, think of a nice burger, milkshake in hand, as you work on an outdoor table with WiFi? Pretty cool right? 😎
Veggie frittata, perchance, this fine morning?
We are transitioning to post-holiday-still-winter-getreadyfor2monthsofchill- portion of our drink menu! ☕☕☕
S'il vous plait! Try our Crevette Salad this weekend! 🥗 Coconut shrimp, fried jalapenos, fresh veggies, Old Bay Ranch! Open til 7:00 tonight! Merci!
Gilicious (adj.) (Ji 'liSHes) - extremely large and highly pleasant to taste.
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Use: "The Thanksgiving sandwich from Root and Press is gilicious."
Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist (Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2017) The economy. That giant mess of a topic. What is it? How does it function? What are its goals? If you asked most political leaders, they’d tell you the point of the economy is to grow. Lots of voters in America and world-wide vote on who they believe will deliver the best economic results: the number of jobs created, investments in the stock-market, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), just to name a few economic measurements....
https://rootandpress.com/2021/01/04/reviewdoughnut-economics-by-kate-raworth/
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Review:Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth - Root and Press, LLC
Veggie frittata, perchance, this fine morning?
We are so grateful to this worker for all she has done in helping us forge Root and Press into the business it has become. We hired her while she was entering her senior year - now she is leaving us for the University of Miami! She thinks saving oceans is more important than being my sidekick forever 🤷♂️. Jayda, you were my right hand for a long time - you will be missed! 😭 Best of luck and see you again in May! Dobby free.....
You spoke, we listened! Let's do some breakfast/lunch/dinner today 😋😋😋
Andrew Ahern has posted a new review on the primary challenge facing world governments throughout the 21st-century - the cross-section between climate change and resource inequality and the fallout from not mitigating the looming disaster.
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Review: Unsustainable Inequalities By Lucas Chancel - Root and Press, LLC
Parents: Need an activity to do with your little ones? This is IT!
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We are asking our favorite little customers to make a valentine for their favorite book or author! Drop it off at the store and we will present them with a coupon for a free hot chocolate, milk shake, smoothie, etc. For all their hard work. That's all - no other purchase necessary!
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We will be changing our holiday tree to a Valentine's tree and post all the Valentine's in-store!
Lots to read right now! And, buy a book, get 50% a book on Joe through the end of January! Last chance for Thanksgiving Sandwich & Steak Rolls - specials changing next week. Any requests!?!?
From dinosaurs, to dragons, and everything in between, fuel your imagination with new kids books at Root and Press!
Brave the rain for Elle and Kalea's fresh, homemade blueberry muffins! Paired with our salted caramel chai latte and a good book? That's a perfect Saturday in our eyes 🌦️
We are so grateful to this worker for all she has done in helping us forge Root and Press into the business it has become. We hired her while she was entering her senior year - now she is leaving us for the University of Miami! She thinks saving oceans is more important than being my sidekick forever 🤷♂️. Jayda, you were my right hand for a long time - you will be missed! 😭 Best of luck and see you again in May! Dobby free.....
You spoke, we listened! Let's do some breakfast/lunch/dinner today 😋😋😋
Andrew Ahern has posted a new review on the primary challenge facing world governments throughout the 21st-century - the cross-section between climate change and resource inequality and the fallout from not mitigating the looming disaster.
ROOTANDPRESS.COM
Review: Unsustainable Inequalities By Lucas Chancel - Root and Press, LLC
A big thanks to all the kids who have brought in their Valentine's! They've brought a lot of cheer to the store! Kids who bring in their own Valentine before February 13th receive a free hot chocolate or shake! 💕💝
What a perfect day to CAMP out with a good book and a campfire latte! We are here today and tomorrow until 2:30!
Some of the BEST breakfast sandwiches around! Come down today - here until 2:30 today!
Leggo my shake, yo! And my wings too! We got these wings on special with 4 flavors (sweet chili featured) and we have a new shake - cinnamon maple with a mini waffle garnish.
New releases this week at Root and Press!
We hope you are always reading to the little ones but check out this site for National Read Aloud Day 2021 on February 3rd. There are lots of lists, activities, and virtual events.
https://www.litworld.org/worldreadaloudday/?utm_campaign=wp_book_club&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_books
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World Read Aloud Day — LitWorld®
Brr-Brr-Brroccoli Ch-ch-cheddar soup anyone?
Worcester Central Kid's Calendar is a great place to find out about events for the little ones! And don't forget about those Valentines! We are open until 7:00 tonight for books, food and drinks!
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Valentine's Tree Project with Root & Press! - Worcester Central Kids Calendar
How about a goat cheese lox flatbread this fine morning? Stay safe driving and have a good Wednesday everyone!
With titles such as Stag, Battle Cry, Man’s Adventure, and Valor, the male adventure magazines popular in the 1950s blended themes of combat heroism and sexual experience that enticed boys into the military and on to the war in Vietnam. Power was central to both the martial and sexual narratives: the power to dominate enemies in war and women in sex. Twined in that way, conquests in battle became sexy and performance in sex marshaled youthful virility for battle....
Read more of Jerry Lembke's review of Pulp Vietnam here:
https://rootandpress.com/review-pulp-vietnam-by-gregory-a-daddis/
Power back and so are we. We are sorry for the delayed opening!
New books, warm drinks, homemade sweets....see? Dreams can come true!! 🍮🍮☕☕📚📚
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And...kitchen open until 7:00!
We have some lovely new drink specials for Valentine's Day....you're never alone when you have a milkshake!!! 🧋🧋🧋
Lots of new books down the store this week - here's a sampling of some new releases!
Great new books out in paperback this week! Shopping/Coffee/Kitchen open 9:00-7:00!
TB12 is not the only GOAT around - 🐐🐐 introducing the Apple-Berry Goat Salad 🥗 🥗🥗
🚨 Plagiarists - you are running out of time to find a poem to copy into your Valentine's Day card!!! We have dozens of new poetry titles in this week so if you haven't browsed in awhile - come on down!
Don't take our word for it! (Scroll) #shortribpanini
A post-apocalyptic world, devastated by a flu, set in New England? Check out 'Electric Kingdom' by David Arnold and other new fantasy titles this week at Root and Press!
New specials this week - check out that Monte Cristo on cinnamon swirl bread....a must try!
Broccoli cheddar soup - a great way to get your daily serving of vegetables!****
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***Obviously false, but it is delicious!
Good morning everyone! We have new specials this week - check out this cinnamon swirl toast 🤤🤤🤤. We will be here until 7:00 tonight - have a great day! 🌞🌞
ISO a married/committed Valentines to make breakfast in bed. We make the meal, you take the credit. Only serious and rl. Replies plz. TTYS ❤️😘
TB12 is not the only GOAT around - 🐐🐐 introducing the Apple-Berry Goat Salad 🥗 🥗🥗
🚨 Plagiarists - you are running out of time to find a poem to copy into your Valentine's Day card!!! We have dozens of new poetry titles in this week so if you haven't browsed in awhile - come on down!
Mrs. Press is having face surgery on Wednesday (well, on her sinuses) and Mr. Root will be taking care of her all day. Root and Press will be closed all day 2/24 but we will be back Thursday!
Whaddya think, to early to dream of spring?? 🌷💐🏵️
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Open until 2:30 for books, shakes, grub, and coffee!!!
Have you checked out the Rebel Girls books we have in? 😎😎😎
Broccoli cheddar soup - a great way to get your daily serving of vegetables!****
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***Obviously false, but it is delicious!
Good morning everyone! We have new specials this week - check out this cinnamon swirl toast 🤤🤤🤤. We will be here until 7:00 tonight - have a great day! 🌞🌞
Robert Harms, The Diligent (Basic Books, 2002) A review of Robert Harm's newest work, Land of Tears, was posted here last January. Many of you have bought the book, and since I think his work is phenomenal, I wanted to showcase his prior work that introduced me to his writing. Since the beginning for the 21st-century, many historians of colonization have focused intensely on the movement of peoples and the acclimation of cultures along the entirety of the Atlantic Basin....
https://rootandpress.com/review-the-diligent-by-robert-harms/
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Review: The Diligent by Robert Harms - Root and Press, LLC
This is our new bbq chicken flatbread with a side salad 🥗🥗🥗 - we are thinking about adding some flatbread options (vegan ones too) to the menu - what say you?!
We are back today! Come down, grab a book smoothie, and some wings. And some napkins- books don't mesh with sweet chili sauce!
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Mrs. press say thank you for all the love and support! She is doing well ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Mrs. Press is having face surgery on Wednesday (well, on her sinuses) and Mr. Root will be taking care of her all day. Root and Press will be closed all day 2/24 but we will be back Thursday!
Whaddya think, to early to dream of spring?? 🌷💐🏵️
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Open until 2:30 for books, shakes, grub, and coffee!!!
Nothing in the 01602 like the words 'Made in Tatnuck!' We are so excited to partner with @lucky13botanicals - loose-leaf tea, handmade soap, soy candles, heirloom seeds - joys of life. Wait til you smell some of these scents!
Why use a fork for your eggs when you can use bread? I know, I know...it's genius! We have breakfast and vegan breakfast flatbread this weekend - come check em out!
Spring fever! We are brewing some teas over here. In addition to strawberry kiwi apple, we have a house infused with lemon and an iced green tea with papaya and honey. And Natalie's natural lemonade!!! 🍋 🍋 Oh, and the sandwich? We have that pastrami all week!
We have new March drink specials! And Kalea and Elle poured their heart into some new Black Cherry Almond Scones! Had one myself for breakfast! 😋😋😋
Cape cod - summer days - your babysitter as a serial killer...what, what? That's right crime junkies - lots of new true crime in our stack over the past month or so! 🔪🔪🔪
We have an updated menu BUT we also have specials! Check out this Harvest Flatbread - #nomnomnom
This is Volk's Yolk, named after the man credited with bring pastrami to NYC Susan Bill - pastrami lovers pay homage by getting one today!
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2 eggs, fried jalapenos, pastrami, spinach on a hand crafted english muffin!
🍀🍀 Feeling lucky??? 🍀🍀
Hey everyone - starting Wednesday we will have an updated menu! We have some changes and we hope you all will be happy with what we have - just know we are as committed as ever to serving you great food in Tatnuck for years to come. ❤️
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We will also be coming of the Joe network in the coming days (up to a week's time) - we are moving to the Toast app for online and in-store ordering. We hope that, besides downloading a new app, this will be a relatively seamless transition (there are more local places on that app as well.) But a big note: Please use all your rewards and uploaded money on that network in the coming days! If anyone has a serious issue in regards to funds points (i.e. you have thousands in rewards or something) please reach out!
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Thank you all! ❤️❤️
These are the winners of our March book clubs. We have two clubs, a fiction and non-fiction. Members vote on books monthly. Wanna join?
Reminder - after much work we are going live with Root and Press on Toast tomorrow morning! We have rewards program (PressBucks!) and you get 25 points when you click this link below.
If you have a reward on Joe - we will attempt to figure out a way to get you rewards if you email us a screenshot of your balance. I know some of you saved up the rewards and we weren't completely aware that on your end you could only use them one per transaction - and we definitely do not want to cheat you! Contact us and we will try to make it right one way or another 😍😍 Thanks for being the best group of customers a business could ever ask for!
https://www.toasttab.com/root-and-press/rewardsSignup
Cape cod - summer days - your babysitter as a serial killer...what, what? That's right crime junkies - lots of new true crime in our stack over the past month or so! 🔪🔪🔪
We have an updated menu BUT we also have specials! Check out this Harvest Flatbread - #nomnomnom
This is Volk's Yolk, named after the man credited with bring pastrami to NYC Susan Bill - pastrami lovers pay homage by getting one today!
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2 eggs, fried jalapenos, pastrami, spinach on a hand crafted english muffin!
🍀🍀 Feeling lucky??? 🍀🍀
Hey everyone - starting Wednesday we will have an updated menu! We have some changes and we hope you all will be happy with what we have - just know we are as committed as ever to serving you great food in Tatnuck for years to come. ❤️
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We will also be coming of the Joe network in the coming days (up to a week's time) - we are moving to the Toast app for online and in-store ordering. We hope that, besides downloading a new app, this will be a relatively seamless transition (there are more local places on that app as well.) But a big note: Please use all your rewards and uploaded money on that network in the coming days! If anyone has a serious issue in regards to funds points (i.e. you have thousands in rewards or something) please reach out!
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Thank you all! ❤️❤️
Swipe to see them specials! Featured here: steak spring rolls and our sausage margherita flatbread. Decisions are hard - so just get both!
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Reminder - after much work we are going live with Root and Press on Toast tomorrow morning! We have rewards program (PressBucks!) and you get 25 points when you click this link below.
If you have a reward on Joe - we will attempt to figure out a way to get you rewards if you email us a screenshot of your balance. I know some of you saved up the rewards and we weren't completely aware that on your end you could only use them one per transaction - and we definitely do not want to cheat you! Contact us and we will try to make it right one way or another 😍😍 Thanks for being the best group of customers a business could ever ask for!
https://www.toasttab.com/root-and-press/rewardsSignup
Cape cod - summer days - your babysitter as a serial killer...what, what? That's right crime junkies - lots of new true crime in our stack over the past month or so! 🔪🔪🔪
We have an updated menu BUT we also have specials! Check out this Harvest Flatbread - #nomnomnom
This is Volk's Yolk, named after the man credited with bring pastrami to NYC Susan Bill - pastrami lovers pay homage by getting one today!
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2 eggs, fried jalapenos, pastrami, spinach on a hand crafted english muffin!
