It goes on the counter and the kitchen becomes where the evening actually happens.
Curated for the hours after six
PLAYHOLM
Countertop slush and frozen drink machine, 2 liters. The reason everyone stays longer.
Curated for the hours after six
One more, four steps from the couch.
What used to be a drive to the store is now four steps from the couch. Pour in the mix, choose a program, hold the glass underneath.
First day
The first evening
One week
After a week
You find the program everyone asks for and stop thinking about it.
One month
After a month
The counter becomes the place everyone drifts back to, without anybody planning it.
Every day
Every evening after
It stops being an occasion and becomes just what happens after dinner.
The reason the evening runs long
It stands on the counter, ready for whenever someone gets up. Poured in seconds, however many times someone asks. The second one always tastes better than the first.
Frozen drinks on the counter, whenever the evening calls for it
Turn the hour after dinner into the reason nobody reaches for their coat.
Two liters
Enough in the hopper to keep up with everyone who came back for a second one.
Five programs
Frozen coffee, milkshake, juice, cola or a frozen cocktail, each with its own program.
Cleans itself
An automatic cleaning cycle, so the end of the night is not a job.
Stays out
Seven inches across, so it lives on the counter instead of in a cabinet.
What the evenings look like now
Nobody leaves after dinner
By the first Friday night
The night just runs longer
From the first evening
Second round before nine
Whenever people stay late
Enough for whoever shows up
Every weekend after that
Why We Chose This One
Keep the evening going without disappearing into the kitchen. Poured in seconds, however many times someone asks.
Know when something new lands
We add a few pieces a year, not a few a week. One email when one arrives.