"Casi Cielo Coffee was born from necessity of my own health journey.
After twelve years as an award winning wedding photographer, I was burnt out in every sense of the word. I had built a reputation on giving my all, but when my mom passed away in 2020, something in me broke open. I realized I didn’t need to keep proving my worth by pushing my body past its limits. And when I finally stopped, my body stopped too. What followed was two years of mystery symptoms, testing, tons of money spent and ultimately, lots of frustration. I finally discovered my biggest triggers are things that are hidden in so many different food items and in many different ways: artificial dyes and flavors, excess sugar, and gluten.
Once I figured out my triggers, healing became personal. I took a part-time job in coffee thinking it would be lowkey, but I quickly found that even the expensive syrups were full of artificial dyes and chemicals, and the transparency in ingredients was nonexistent. I knew I could do better. For myself and others. One day, my husband, Javier (now co-owner of Casi Cielo) said to me, “Imagine what you could create if you gave even half the effort you give to everyone else’s business to one you built yourself.” It hit me hard because he was right. He saw straight through me. I care too much to do anything halfway. So, I poured that care into something new: handcrafted, gut-friendly syrups made with marshmallow root and about a third less sugar than what’s available in current retail syrup options.