Meet Me at Miss Patty's: From San Diego to Stars Hollow

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Meet me at Miss Patty's. That's what we're doing. That is why we're here. My name is Easton Allen. Thanks for joining us on the I Am All In podcast feed. I'm having a blast doing this. We're exploring some of the events, some of the people, some of the ways that you can step into the world of Stars Hollow.

It is so much fun. And we've got some boots on the ground journalism this week. We have a reporter. We've got an intrepid cub reporter here that has gone to one of these events that we've talked so much about. We've got a real no filtered review. She is going to tell us exactly what happened. Our beloved producer, Jackie Rodriguez.

She is here. Hi, Jackie.

Hello. How are you? Oh, I'm honored to be on Miss Patty's.

It's an honor to have you. We're such big fans and we've been trying to get this booking for a very long time.

So this is a thrill.

Oh my gosh.

A major thrill for me. Jackie, you stay on top of all these Gilmore themed events and stuff like that. And you got to experience one in person for the first time on this show. Tell us what you got to do in beautiful San Diego, California.

Yes. So like I said, I am steeped in it because I run the Instagram and you know, your algorithm feeds you like when you like one event, here's the rest.

And it is, Everywhere, all over the nation, all these small towns.

You know, there's the big official ones that we've talked about, that Destination Stars Hollow, Flannel and Foliage coming up, and the new Milford one.

Those are the big, big ones.

But there's these like small unofficial ones that are so, they look so good. Like they get all the merch. And then I stumbled upon one in San Diego, and that's where I live. And I was like, oh my gosh, bought a ticket right away. So every weekend for the past month, I think this weekend's the last weekend. For a couple hours, this place turns into many stars hollow.

And it's from Ryan Brothers Coffee in City Heights. Now, if you know San Diego, you know Ryan Brothers Coffee. There's several locations throughout San Diego. But this one, City Heights, a couple miles for me. So I was like, great, I'm going to go over and head out. So it was so cute. And they've turned the whole inside into stars hollow.

That.

Okay.

So when you say that, what does that entail? Like, like when you, when you walk in, what do you see? What is there decorations or people dressed up? Like what's going on?

Yes.

So the whole coffee shop is decorated. They have Gilmore girls playing on their two screens that normally have the menus, but they put Gilmore girls up. They have all the, they have a little stars hollow sign. Welcome to our mini stars hollow. They have foliage everywhere. Play it on foliage. Cause I just said the, you know, the event coming up, but, um, And they also have a flight, a fall flight of espresso drinks.

All right.

Is it espresso? Espresso.

Espresso. It happens to the best of us, Jackie. It's okay.

Sorry. I just called myself espresso drinks.

And it's all like, and then they have, you know, Luke's signage everywhere.

And they have Luke's cups everywhere.

They have these little, even mini Chinese takeouts.

Cartons from Al's Pancake World.

That's awesome.

And then the details of everything that they've thought of. And they have Rory's ice cream photo, you know, when she was ice cream queen. Yes. And they have her photo on the bulletin board. And they have like Miss Patty's ads on the bulletin board. So they went all out and they knew exactly what to do. But their fall espresso drinks were like the pumpkin spice latte, salted maple latte, Biscoff latte. And then a s'mores latte. And so I had four little mini drinks. And then I got served Pop-Tarts.

Pop-Tarts. Oh, my God. That's incredible.

I'm looking at a video of it right now. It looks awesome. It looks so delicious. And all these drinks are just made with such care and artisanal skill.

Yes.

Yeah. That is so fun. I love when coffee shops do this. It is such a, it lends itself so well to Gilmore Girls. And I love the idea of like being able to like go into Luke's for a.

Few moments, you know, even if it's not.

Like bringing Luke's Diner to a place like San Diego, especially a place in California where you don't really get that fall experience.

No, because it's so hot this week.

There were ice drinks, by the way. I was sweating when I walked in. And of course it was air conditioned. But then when she served me the drinks, they're all iced.

I'm like, thank God. Cause it was hot this week.

But, um, also another thing that it was a paint and sip, like you get your four drinks and then you get a little tote bag with a Luke's stencil.

And then they give you.

Orange and like that dark Brown that Luke says to paint the logo on.

A tote bag.

That is so fun.

Yeah. I, I spent my time talking to people, so I didn't paint and I was talking to people. So I brought it home with me and then I let my kid have the paint. So, but yeah, it was, everybody was painting and sipping and it was like just all women and all different walks of life.

So it was cool. It was nice.

Yeah.

That was my next question is like, who, who did you see at this kind of thing? Like, like I'm assuming a hardcore Gilmore girls fans. Uh, was there, was there anyone who was like, Hey, I just wanted a cup of coffee. What the hell is this? What's going on here?

Well, the coffee shop was actually closed for that.

Okay.

Like it's, it's open from like five to three.

And then during the weekdays, and then it's open like seven to three on the weekends. So I went in at four o'clock. So it's like specifically something to do in the afternoons. And I spoke with the managers, Celeste and Maxine. And I was like, well, why did you guys do this? You know, well, who came up with the idea? Because I wanted to figure out who's the hardcore Gilmore fans in this coffee shop.

Because they had so many, they even had cookies.

Like shaped like daisies, because that's how Lorelai got proposed to for Max. And so there's these just details that I noticed. And I know that every other Gilmore fan would notice. So I asked them what made them want to do these events.

We're always thinking about stuff that we can do in the afternoon so people can come over to the coffee shop. And we are fans of Gilmore Girls. And I told my sister, you know what, I would love to do something like Stars Hollow in fall.

I would love to do that.

Let's try to do this event because we try events in the summer too and we have like really good response. Let's do something simple, the flights that we already have and then we can do like maybe paint home backs and activities so people can enjoy, come with their friends and everything. And like, okay, let's do one event. It was going to be one Saturday, three hours. They can enjoy it.

They can have fun. And then it sold out.

And I was like, oh, that's great. It was only 15 spots, I believe. It was only 15 spots. I was like, oh, that's great. We were really happy. Like, oh, that's good. We're going to have fun. We love Kimo Girls. And then people started, like, commented like oh you should do another day they're like you know what like yeah the coffee shop is already um all decorated we have all this spread let's do it right i did a second date and it got sold out and then they're like okay that's crazy and then like people just start like Do another one, do another one. And then at the end, we end with 10 events. They're all sold out, and it's been really fun.

That's cool.

It's funny enough, because at the beginning, so we're trying to advertise it with our customers, right? It's something that we like, that we love, that we want to share. But we didn't know how it was going to be, you know? So I was trying to advertise it, and nobody knows about Gamer Girls.

And I was like.

None of our customers, yeah. So I was like, oh, we're like a little like, oh, Maxine, I think it's going to be harder, but we can try it. And then, that same day, she sent me a text, it's sold out. And I was like, no way.

So we reached.

They're going to come around.

They're going to find us.

So we reached another kind of like customers and other kind of people. And to be honest, it's been super cute seeing the moms, the daughters, like bonding.

Yeah, we have really cute groups coming over. And daughters, like, they're younger. So for me, it's like, oh, wow, because I was... I watched this series, this show, when I was in middle school. And now seeing younger girls look at the show, it's like, oh, wow, this is so cute.

Maxine and Christian there, sharing their inspiration for this incredible event. Okay, hearing that level of detail that goes into this is so exciting because any Gilmore event is going to be fun, just by nature of Gilmore Girls is very fun.

We all love it.

But like there are some times where you see like a place is like, oh, we're doing a Gilmore Girls night. And it's like there's a guy behind the counter wearing a flannel and, you know, they have Gilmore Girls play on TV and that's it. You know, something like that. But like hearing about like the Daisy cookies and the Alice Pancake World takeout box, that is just so incredible.

And that's so fun.

And let me tell you more. Let me tell you more.

So they had, you know, the whole debate, Logan, Jess and Dean. So they had little like popsicle sticks with their heads on it, you know, like to like hold up, you know.

Oh, are you a Logan? Are you a Jess? Are you a Dean? And so I took pictures of Jess because I like Jess.

But like, of course I took pictures of all of it, but you'll see it on social media if you want to see what this.

All looked like. But like, it was just every single detail. What else did they have?

Oh, they had the menu that was, you know, a Luke Steiner menu, you know, with your little, like she gave you a plastic like, eight by 11 card that explained the drinks.

And then it had Luke Steiner menu on there.

And then they had like, um, Oh, a dozes little bags of, um, just, you know, like for decor. So they printed the dozes and, um, logo and then put on like paper bags and then had that as decor as well. So yeah, many details and you know, these are fans. And I actually asked Maxine and Christian, what does Gilmore girls mean to you?

It's pretty cool because I was talking to my husband about this. I watch Game of Girls all the time, right? And when I watch it in middle school, I really connect with Rory because we were almost the same age. When I watch it again, I connect with Lorelai. And then now I get Emily... I get her so much.

And it's so funny because it's something that we do and then we do it with my mom too. So it's almost like a tradition that we do one time a year that we all watch it. We put it on the background and it gets this feeling of nostalgic. It's really nostalgic, brings memories like when I was younger. It's something really cool.

Wow.

I love hearing from people that channel their passions into something like this. It's just so fun. And it's so great to be able to be part of this. Jackie, I have so many more questions about this incredible event you went to at Ryan Brothers Coffee. But first, we've got to play some commercials. One second, everybody.

It's me. I miss Patty's.

My name is Easton Allen in here with producer Jackie, our boots on the ground reporter. She went to a Gilmore girls paint and sip at a, at Ryan brothers coffee in San Diego. And we are just getting into it here. So this kind of event, uh, you have to be like, it's a ticketed event, right? You have to like pay admission.

Yeah. So it was $ 30, $ 30.

Like, yeah. Worth it.

And it's not like the big event where, you know, Those big events sometimes are a little pricey, but it's worth it, obviously, because you're going to go see the actual cast members. But if you can't go to those big events, don't live around Danville. Don't live around New Milford. If you don't live around Michigan, you can go to these little small pop-ups that these coffee shops have.

And it's so... cute.

It's just, I felt so at home, like, you know, and Maxine Christian said, you know, it's comfort and they put the show on for the background and it's become a tradition for like their moms and they relate to, you know, other characters as they grow up, you know, it's like just that comfort of like warm hug walking into that coffee shop.

And everybody was so nice. Everybody was so nice. All is all women. And everybody was just like, you know, like there's, they had a lot of tables of two.

There was about room for like 30 people, but they have, you know, they had 10 of these events and they all sold out. So, you know, it was just, like moderate while you're in there and just like having fun.

So it was, it was nice.

That's so, that's so fun. I love that so much. They're doing another one this weekend on Saturday, the 10th. And I think that might be the last one. Is that right?

Yes.

Yeah.

Friday tonight from six to eight and then Saturday four to six. And so yeah, ninth and 10th will be their last ones. But they did tell me, I was like, you're not taking down all this decor, are you? And they're like, no, it'll be up for the rest of October. So I'm like, okay, good. So even if you can't go to those specific events, like you can still walk in and still feel like you're part of Stars Hollow.

So yeah, you can go visit City Heights. It's on University Avenue in San Diego. And it's fun. I just love all this Gilmore lore that's around, you know?

Like it's crazy. The fandom. And I knew of this fandom.

I didn't know until I started producing this show, you know, because like I'm a massive, massive Friends fan. And I have been for the past 20 years, however long. And I always think of myself when I'm producing the show. I'm like, what would I want to know from Friends? OK, put myself how passionate I am about Friends, put myself in the Gilmore Girls universe.

And now I've become one of those.

This is great.

There's a lot of Friends correlations with Friends. Gilmore Girls, by the way.

Oh, yes, yes. They complement each other very nicely.

Wear the same clothes, too.

Yeah, yeah. That's Phoebe.

You pointed that out on Starz Hollow Style.

Yes, yes. The connections run very deep between those two worlds. That makes me so happy to hear that is so fun. And you know, this is in San Diego, but I, but just from doing the, uh, like doing this meet me as Patty's show, if you're in like, look in your town, if you're listening to this, just go like go on Instagram or, or just hit the pavement, start knocking on doors. There was probably a Gilmore style thing going on this fall in whatever town you're in. It's such a fun thing to do. It brings the community together.

It's just such an inspiring thing.

Yeah.

I love it. I love it.

Do you remember what episodes were playing when you were in Ryan Brothers Coffee?

Oh, yes, I do.

All right.

I sure do.

I know they probably just hit play, but I'm very interested just what was playing.

Okay.

It was play when I walked in.

It was, I think it was season seven premiere or it was the scene where Lorelai, because I looked up and Luke, he was like going on one of his rants.

When Lorelai told Luke that she cheated on him with Christopher. I know. That's why I remembered it. That's why I remembered it. Well, it was four o'clock.

I wonder, I don't know why they chose season six or was it season seven? I should look up the episode number, but it was that scene where Lorelai's standing on her doorstep and then Luke is going off and he has his truck packed because he's going to go with Lorelai and then he's going off and saying, we can do this.

I can do it. I can marry you.

And it's like right after she gave him the ultimatum and then she's just like, her head is just down. She's like, Luke, I slept with Christopher last night. And they're just like, oh, because I watched that scene because Scott's so good in those scenes when he goes on his rants. And it caught my eye. And I was like, oh, and I know.

Exactly what that is. You know?

And so, oh, man, I was like, yep, that's the one. But I don't know why they chose those ones. I think it was just probably playing in the background. You know, maybe they have a play in the background the whole time, not just for these events. Because, again, you can't just walk in and see all the decor and stuff.

So.

It was cool.

And I just love that, like, you know, we all want to find a sense of community. Like, in times like this, we all want to feel like we're less alone. And if you find something in common with somebody and it just opens up the conversation to, like, a friendship. Like, I love talking to other Friends fans. And I will say a line and they will know exactly what.

I'm talking about.

You know, me and my friend Cassie, my best friend. She's my, she's, I'm Monica, she's Rachel. You know, I gave her a mug that said, like, Monica to Rachel. And the connection we have with that show is like the same kind of thing that Gilmore Girls fans have with those shows.

You know what I mean?

So it's like we feel less alone. We feel like we can connect and we feel like we can just like, oh, let's think of a time that was just so much better than now. You know, we can escape to. And that's what this coffee shop does. It brings people together. So Ryan Brothers, City Heights. And they have themed events like throughout. They did Valentine's Day. They did one for summer.

So I can't wait to see what they do for like Christmas and stuff. You know, they have these themed events, Maxine and Christian, they're very creative and very like, oh, we got to bring more business in. And it's really cool. I love what they're doing. And you know, it's not just like a, like a stucco Starbucks, you know, this is one that's in the community, one that's like bringing people together.

So that is so important.

And that is such a major theme and a tenant of what makes Gilmore Girls special is the importance of community.

And, uh, yeah.

And, and, you know, being there for one another and connecting with one another. And that just makes me so happy. You got to do this. And that coffee is hosting something like this. That's so cool. Yeah.

Yeah, it is.

I don't, I'm not sure what about their other locations, but this location in city heights on university Avenue. And if you live in San Diego, you know, university Avenue, it's like your guys is like Sepulveda. It's so long. It goes through all the way through so many cities. So City Heights is the area that this one is in.

City Heights in San Diego. Well, thank you so much, Jackie. That is a great reporting. Thank you.

You painted a vivid picture.

I think you got a real future in this business. Thank you so much for doing that.

Hey, I did get a degree in broadcast journalism at college 10 years ago.

I can tell.

I don't know.

I just talk too much.

So good.

This has been Meet Me at Miss Patty's and we'll do this again next week and we'll have some more fun to talk about.

Thanks for hanging out with us, everybody.

Bye.

Hey, everybody, don't forget, follow us on Instagram at I Am All In Podcast and email us at gilmore at iheartradio.com.

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