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November 13, 2013 - Page 9
GVA Cafe becoming a downtown dining destination
Open more than a year, local coffee
house continues to add new features
GRINDS VINES & AUTOMOBILIA CAFE
Location: 17400 Monterey Road
Hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Wednesday,
6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, 6 a.m. to 10:30
p.m. Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday
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By Staff Report
tep into the Grinds Vines & Automobilia
(GVA) Cafe in the historic Votow Building
in downtown Morgan Hill and you’ll step
into an eatery/coffee house where you can fast make
friends. Owner Renee Carrillo and manager Mary
Connolly have created a welcoming dining destination where local residents often order a quick morning pre-work cup of joe or come in to leisurely enjoy
deli-style fare for breakfast, lunch or dinner amid the
ambiance of race car memorabilia.
“We make sandwiches to order for our customers
so they get exactly what they want,” Carrillo said.
“And most of our pastries are baked here on site…
cinnamon rolls, scones, cookies, croissants. The rest
is ordered in from Gourmet Express, which provides
the highest quality of desserts that we can get.”
The cafe’s fresh brew comes from the Santa Cruz
Coffee Roasting Company and is 100 percent organic and fair trade, Carrillo said. To go with their cup
of java, patrons often order a generous bowl of gluten-free Classico gelato (made in the Bay Area with
only fresh ingredients) or a slice of Gizdich Ranch
fruit pie baked in a kitchen at the