Espresso enthusiast Richie Bloomfield (HBA'14, MBA'20) and tea purist Mano Majumdar (MBA'16) met as lecturers in Business Foundations and found common ground over their interest in business and beverages. Sidetrack: A Wortley Cafe began as a reboot of an existing cafe with a fine legacy but a dwindling business, and Mano and Richie set to work recreating this community cafe by going back to fundamentals. Other than its direct-trade, third-wave coffee and loose-leaf tea, Sidetrack is also known for its baked goods (particularly bagel bombs), ice cream, and cocoa, all sourced from local partners. Having started the business only weeks before the pandemic did, they have yet to see what normal looks like, but with a hand-picked team that's one of the best in the business and a uniquely supportive and close community, they can't wait to find out!