![]() ![]() “That day, I baked 18 big rolls,” he says. When it came out on Valentine’s Day in 2018, Chris had customers knocking on the door before he opened at 7 a.m. The giant cinnamon rolls didn’t truly become a hit until the Dothan Eagle newspaper did a story on them. When he brought it out, a customer exclaimed, “Oh my goodness, what is that? I’ll take it!” He didn’t even know how much to ask for it yet. His first effort, though, “looked like a spare tire for a diesel truck,” he says.īut one day, when he used just the right amount of dough – enough for five regular rolls – and added the cream cheese icing, bringing the whole confection to two pounds, he knew he was onto something. One day, Chris happened to see a photo of a three-pound cinnamon roll produced at a bakery in Texas, and he had a lightbulb moment. His sister suggested cinnamon rolls (regular-sized at first), and they took off. Eventually, he made a deal with them and, on July 1, 2017, just a couple of days after the birth of his first grandchild, he took it over.Ĭhris started baking a few items – muffins, scones and cupcakes – but he really wanted something that would set Mr. An idea started brewing in Chris’s mind that maybe he could buy the coffee shop. ![]() Lisa’s business was located behind The Coffee Bean, which was then owned by another couple. “I kind of fell in love with it,” he says. Meanwhile, his sister was looking for someone to help with her designer cake-decorating and catering company, Celebrations by Lisa. He went to his mother’s house in Dothan to regroup and decide what to do next. Then, in April of that year, he was laid off. ![]() The oldest and youngest had gotten married and both became pregnant four weeks apart. In 2017, he was managing a station in Panama City, Fla., where he was working 50- to 70-hour weeks and missing his three daughters back in Dothan. He had spent 17 years working in the radio industry, where he did just about everything you can do in radio, from on-air personality to sales and ultimately general manager. Just a few years ago, he thought he would work in media for the rest of his life. I feel that.” Chris Green is known for his uncanny ability to remember his customers’ coffee orders. “On the spiritual side, I’m right where God wants me to be. “On the personal side of things, you go through life wondering where you’re supposed to be,” he says. He’s known for his uncanny ability to remember his customers’ coffee orders. every day to bake muffins, scones and cinnamon rolls to go with the coffee. Coffee Bean, never intended to own a coffee shop, much less be the guy who wakes up at 2:45 a.m. This shareable size serves up to eight people and is a hit at holidays and for office parties.Ĭhris, whose bearded face is in the logo of Mr. The massive cinnamon roll, packaged in a pie box, costs $13.50 for the plain version (topped with cream cheese) and $16.50 when topped with roasted pecans and drizzled with caramel sauce. In fact, owner Chris Green says that he’s become known for his “cinnamon roll shop with coffee,” instead of the other way around. Coffee Bean in Dothan is above average in every way. Measuring 10 inches across and covered in a quarter-pound of cream cheese icing, the behemoth cinnamon roll at Mr. ![]()
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