Ashley Sullivan

What do coffee shops not want customers to know about their beans?

Did your coffee shop almost get shut down for making raw milk lattes?

It was nerve-wracking.

Who do you think is the most toxic coffee brand?

This coffee shop nearly got shut down for serving raw milk lattes, and Big Food does not want this conversation happening.

Today, I'm sitting down with Patrick Sullivan Jr.

and Ashley LaRoe Sullivan, owners of Firefly Organic Coffee Shop and Market in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the executive producers of the new feature documentary that I am in, Breaking Big Food, How the American Food System Went Rotten and How It's Being Revived, now streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

Did you know I'm in a documentary?

Okay, I feel like that's kind of cool.

In this episode, we also list out all our favorite clean food options in the Phoenix area.

I get asked this question every day, where should I eat when I'm in Phoenix?

So get out a pen and paper or your notes app and write it down.

Please welcome the makers of Breaking Big Food, Patrick and Ashley Sullivan to Culture Apothecary.

Did your coffee shop almost get shut down for making raw milk lattes?

Well, um... This close.

It was nerve wracking when we found out that someone had written a letter to the state saying that we were serving raw milk and it was illegal in the state of Arizona to serve raw milk.

We didn't know that.

We thought as long as we weren't preparing anything with the milk, we were only doing ice drinks.

So literally pouring the milk into the cup and that is it.

We weren't doing hot drinks where we were steaming it using a steam wand or anything.