By Victoria Davis, Special to the Cap Times
While many restaurants have closed their doors either temporarily or permanently due to the ongoing pandemic, specialty coffee shop Grace Coffee Company has expanded out of Madison to two new locations: Sun Prairie and Middleton.Â
 âA lot of people have lost their jobs this year, so weâre grateful to be able to employ people and give them a steady income,â said Carlos Falcon, barista and owner of Grace Coffee. âWe have close to 100 employees at this point and they are all like family.â
Falcon started Grace Coffee in May 2019 after moving to Madison from Seattle. At 417 State St., Grace drew customers with peanut butter and Nutella acai bowls ($9.95), bacon breakfast wraps ($10.95), Seattle-style coffee from Onyx Coffee Labs and, of course, his friendly Bernese mountain dog Pablo.