When John Daniel Miranda rolls up, he’s bringing his espresso machine, his batched matcha and enough cups to serve roughly 60 drinks per hour.

He might park Chico, his coffee cart company, inside a clothing store. Another day may bring set-up at a wedding, a farmers market, an event like Nuit Blanche.

“I actually thought I wouldn’t get this much inquiries,” Miranda said. “I thought I would have to do all the legwork to get people to work with us.”

That hasn’t been the case. Since launching in June, Miranda has booked around 25 pop-up showings; he has a wintertime residence at a local shop in the works.

Chico joins a seemingly growing number of pop-up drink stands in Winnipeg. Mobile stations like Sonder, Kopi and Caiko have launched since July. They share their specials on social media

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