Caribou, Inman Perk, Method…Can anyone other than Starbucks make a living brewing coffee in Emory Village?

Carl tweets that the latest contender in Emory Village’s rotating coffee space, Method, is out, and westside coffee joint, Octane Coffee, is in.

There have always been a lot of stories swirling around about this space.  When Inman Perk left, the owners claimed the issue was a grease-trap, but then the Emory Wheel told a different story.  One thing’s for sure, coffee ain’t easy in that spot.  I hope Octane has the magic formula to make it work.

In a recent story, highlighting a trip to the new Method Coffee and Tea Lounge in Emory Village, Emory Wheel reporter, Ranjani Prabhakar, tells this story about its predecessors…

“It is interesting to see such a progressive shop emerge as a consequence of its predecessors. Caribou Coffee closed its doors only two years ago because the cozy space didn’t fit into an expansive corporate plan. The company’s new requirements called for drive-thru windows and massive square footage, neither of which came with the Emory Village setting.

Caribou’s successor, Inman Perk, only occupied the Village space for about a year. The small café was only filling the space as a temporary location before it too moved on to a bigger space in the nearby Toco Hills shopping center.

With luck, Method will not also become a victim of circumstance or move on to a bigger and so-called “better” location. The intimate space suits it.”

Wow…that sure is a different story than the one told to us by the owner of Inman Perk back in May, which involved $20,000 in needed renovation and a predatory landlord.

So 1) Where did the above story come from? and 2) who’s blowing smoke?