Tonight is the May edition of Nola’s Thursday Night Throwdown, and our hosts at Merchant have organized quite an amazing party. In addition to showcasing local baristas’ latte art skills (and competitive natures!), tonight’s event will also offer the following:

A judging panel that includes chef Alon Shaya, writer Mimi Read, and Merchant’s own Christopher Brancato.

A Cane & Table popup featuring  a coffee cocktail crafted by Nick Deitrich. Come thirsty!

A KREWE du optic launch party‬. Here are the details:

They’re here! Join us at the SUNROOM on Thursday, May 21st from 5:30-8:30pm as we celebrate the launch of our new Summer ’15 collection. Come sip, snack and shop the brand new collection with us.

Can’t make it? There’s still something for you to look forward to – we’ll be offering 30% off all optical the day of the party both in-store and online purchases with code: OPTICAL30

A selection of curated ‘zines and books for sale by Émilie from The Stacks.

Remember, sign up begins at 7:30 p.m. and pouring starts at 8:30 p.m. There’s a $5 buy-in to compete, and the winner takes home the pot, in addition to prizes from our generous sponsors. As always, it’s free to attend and open to everyone. See you tonight!