Lisa Storch and Glen Colello are starting on a “Clean Slate” with their new business on Sherman Street in Fairfield.
Many Fairfield residents will recognize Storch and Colello as the co-owners of Catch A Healthy Habit Café, which served up organic smoothies, juices and gluten-free avocado toast out of its home at 39 Unquowa Road for 17 years.
In May, the two had to vacate their old cafe as various shop owners on Unquowa Road had to leave their storefronts to make way for a new apartment complex that is being erected in downtown Fairfield. Among other businesses affected included Las Vetas Lounge, the Fairfield Barber Shop, Tenth of June and Nancy Galasso Interiors.
Now, the two have rebranded their cafe into Clean Slate, which opened to the public at the end of last month at 116 Sherman St. The cafe is located next to Bonchon Fairfield, Nordic Fish and the Fairfield University bookstore. It’s also only a breezy seven-minute walk from the former Catch A Healthy Habit Café.
“There are 17 years of memories there. I’ll definitely miss it,” Storch told CT Insider in May. When the couple opened the cafe, “we sort of thought that that was going to be our home until maybe we sold or retired,” she added.
Storch told CT Insider that while the new location is is smaller with only a “handful” of tables, the patio area is ample.
The “clean” aspect of the name is truly emphasized in the Clean Slate’s menu, which advertises “clean, gluten-free, seed oil-free food and drinks,” most of which is plant-based. The Clean Slate’s website does note that there are “select dairy and protein” options available to order as well.
