Not your normal coffee house: Be curious. Talk to a stranger and learn something new.

As interests trend, Luke and his team find a teacher (or brewer, in Luke’s lingo) to host an event around that topic. The guest brewer and their team have the option to set the size of the group for the event, invite specific interested members and facilitate the event. Event logistics and supplies will determine the cost per person.

Luke talks in big ideas, but sitting in the coffee shop he’s built, even cynics start to see the possibilities.

“With all this noise going on, I just wanted to do my part to create this culture where people want to come and talk and share old traditions and skills,” Luke said.

Other possible event topics include Italian wine, the connection between medieval history and today, Socrates, syrup making, tamale making, storytelling and music.

Lincoln Duhon will be hosting pasta night with her Italian-American wife, Ainsley Messina. The two started making pasta from scratch on a regular basis in their house, so they’ll be teaching guests how to make the dish and a few homemade sauces. The class will culminate with a full meal together.

Duhon said that the classes will allow people to leave with a new skill, but also with a sense of community and maybe even a new friend.

“The coffee house is going to be a landing space for people from all over Louisiana to hopefully come and visit and attend a class, grab a cup of coffee, but leave learning something they didn’t know before — about someone who could be right next door to you or a talent that is very close to you and easily accessible,” Duhon said.

Luke aims to host a podcast, the “True Brew Bobcast,” where brewers will come in to chat.

Another of Luke’s goal for the coffee shop is to highlight the different “cultural clusters” in Acadiana and give them a voice to share their traditions.

Ray Flores describes the Café as a “communication channel” for the community.

“Opening eyes, opening communication and cultural blending, I think, is what (Luke) wants to achieve more than anything else,” Flores said.