Katy South - Fulshear Edition | October 2023

Dining

BY ASIA ARMOUR

Dulcédo has a menu of pastries, sandwiches and more.

Dulcédo Coee pays attention to ratios, extraction times and temperatures for coee brewing.

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Dulcédo Coee delivers sweetness, sanctuary The name comes from the way he prays, said Oscar Gushiken, the owner of Dulcédo Coee. “It means sweetness [in] medieval Latin. I’m one of those people that sometimes prays in Latin,” Gushiken said. “If you look around [the shop], there’s certain Christian elements here and there. ... That’s just part of who I am.” want people to be happy to come in.” The inspiration

Owner Oscar Gushiken said serving people is a passion.

Gushiken’s heritage is a mixture of Mexican and Japanese. He grew up in Veracruz—a coastal state in the southeast area of the Gulf of Mexico and the second-largest coee-producing state in Mexico. “We have people that telecommute or study here,” he said. “People [are] having all kinds of meetings here: book clubs, Bible studies; we’ve [even] seen people bring in racks of clothing to display. Sometimes they’re just having private business meetings—but they choose to have it here.”

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The coee shop opened in November 2019 near the intersection of FM 1463 and FM 1093 in the still-developing Richmond community. In the few months before COVID-19 shut down businesses in the area, Gushiken said the warmth and kindness of his sta helped to build their customer base. “Small things make a huge dierence,” he said. “We try to give o a great vibe because we really

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26750 FM 1093, Ste. 120, Richmond www.dulcedo.coee

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