super excited to share that i’m building out a matcha cafe brand here in new york city with my co-founder (in addition to working my regular job lol). we started working on this project 2 months ago and just wrapped up our very first soft launch, so i’ll be sharing bits and pieces from behind-the-scenes and taking you along the journey through youtube as we continue to grow ren :)

thank you for watching ~ set video resolution to 1080p or above

chapter

0:00 intro
0:52 chapter one: testing drink recipes
2:45 chapter two: designing the brand
3:40 chapter three: prepping for soft launch
4:40 chapter four: day of soft launch

info

1:06 Amazon: Japanese Tea Set (7 pcs): https://amzn.to/3AbLmQW
1:06 Amazon: Ultrean Food Scale: https://amzn.to/4dxdzQG
1:08 Amazon: Paris Rhône Gooseneck Electric Kettle, Black Matte: https://amzn.to/3AdbNpv
1:52 HAY: Glass, Medium
3:30 Ren Instagram:   / rencafenyc  
3:49 IKEA: CHILIFRUKT Vase/Watering Can
4:03 IKEA: FADO Table Lamp, 10 inches
4:03 Audo Copenhagen: Hydrous Plant Mister

music

Folds by Anders Schill Paulsen
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/P...

Great Blue Heron by Kylie Dailey
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Q...

Simple Minds by I'MIN
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/J...

camera | iPhone 13 Pro Max (4K • 30)
program | Final Cut Pro 2024
email | [email protected]

instagram |   / bychristinali  
spotify | https://open.spotify.com/user/christi...
pinterest |   / bychristinali  
website | https://www.bychristinali.com/

key words and tags

small business diaries, starting a business, opening a cafe, how to make matcha lattes, matcha drink recipes, new york city vlog, nyc vlog, life in nyc, living in nyc, 20 something diaries, adulting diaries