May and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month start tomorrow! 🩵 With strawberries in season, Strawberry Dream is back along with several other well-anticipated specials 🍓
As usual, we have a great line-up of events this month! Keep an eye out for our upcoming events post with more details on our guest hosts and what they have planned for y’all 🌱
here’s our updated guide to catering with us! from small get-togethers to larger events, we’d love to cater your special occasion. if you’d like to submit an inquiry, you can find the form at bit.ly/bfcatering (and at the link in our bio)! 🍽️🩵
Join us for a fun and hands-on Papermaking Workshop just outside The Bean Flower Cafe, Durham! Whether you’re a beginner or just looking to try something new, this is the perfect chance to learn how to identify plants, process fibers into pulp, and make your own unique paper. Teaching artist, Angaea Cuna, will provide a buffet of pulps fibers, moulds and deckles, and decorative materials for participants. At the end of the session, participants get to take their paper home with them!
Fri, May 22, 2026
5-7pm
Ticket link in @gaeabound bio
We’re so excited to officially share that we now carry @eatbadoven baked goods here at the Bean Flower! 💜
Bad Oven is a one-woman Filipina-American microbakery based in Cary, NC.
If you’ve ever wanted to try real ube jam, Bad Oven has been making it from scratch for the past five years. It’s called Oob® and was trademarked way before ube went viral in the US. 😌 Each batch uses real ube from the Philippines and takes hours to make before going into the Purple Bun® and Ube White Chocolate Chip Cookie.
As for the calamansi cookies, if you’re looking for legit calamansi flavor, you’re in luck because Bad Oven also uses calamansi extract sourced directly from the Philippines!
Come in and enjoy a Purple Bun or a cookie with your Bean Flower order! :)
WE’RE BACK WITH ANOTHER SHOW: Bean Flower Sprouts, a Gaysian May Show 🌱
Tickets are available on a sliding scale (with tiers including raffle entries to win prizes) at bit.ly/bfsprouts and the link in our bio!
Come join us after hours on Thursday, May 14, from 8-10 pm for sweet treats and an even sweeter show 🌟
Presented by
@tori2grace@nik.narain@yor.mai.valentine@sarahalatour@thekarabao@asianrona
Bloom Bouquets: Mother’s Day & Graduation Edition 💐✨
We’re bringing something special to The Bean Flower from May 8–10. Thoughtfully handpicked blooms by Dormant paired with designed greeting cards by Tanyag Studio. 🤍
Whether you’re celebrating mom, a graduate, or both… we’ve created two ways to gift beautifully:
In-Store Only: The Classic Wrap
$38 hand-tied arrangements available May 8–10
Choose from three palettes: Yellow Butter, Blue & White, or Lavender & Pink
Pre-Order Only: The Luxe Wrap
$75 elevated arrangements, available exclusively on Dormant’s website. Includes a handwritten card by Tanyag Studio, ribbon, and signature wrapping. Order by May 6 for pickup at The Bean Flower (May 8–9)
Sweet, simple, or a little extra. ✨ We’ll have something waiting for you. See you there, friend!
Earth Day is tomorrow 🌎! To celebrate, @dormantplantparlor is hosting a flower bar pop-up here at the Bean Flower. We’ll also have our surprise special, the Earth Day Chrysanthemum Tea, available this week until Sunday (4/22–4/26)! 🩵
Come build a bouquet of locally grown flowers for yourself or a loved one, and sip on something yummy while you craft it! 🪻
Earth Day Chrysanthemum Tea 🌼
• freshly brewed chrysanthemum tea
• oat milk
• blue spirulina
The Bean Flower is a Durham-based, AAPI-owned small business celebrating culture and community through delicious and authentic flavor. We are so excited to partner with The Bean Flower for our upcoming Cause-Play Event! Learn more and show them some love at /
There's still time to grab your Cause-Play ticket! Check out the details below:
📸 Featuring a curated gallery by PeterLikesPhotography
🎭 Cosplay highly encouraged!
💫 On-site photography opportunities
💵 Sliding scale entry
📍 128 E Cabarrus St
🗓 Saturday, May 2
⏰ 6–9 PM
Every ticket supports local artists and the ongoing work of the LGBT Center of Raleigh. Get yours using the link in our bio!
In early celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Threads of Us opens today 🩵
Our stories are shaped by centuries of history woven into every fiber of our cultures. Our identities cannot be singularly defined.
A common thread that runs across the breadth of AAPI experiences is the ever-evolving journey of identity and celebrating our cultures, even in the face of a long-standing American history of systemic racism towards AAPI. In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re opening this space for AAPI artists to share artwork that speaks to their lived experiences and cultures on their own terms. From lighthearted and joyful celebrations to reflections on tender and complicated struggles, we welcome you to learn about their stories and explore the fullness and diversity of AAPI identities.
Featured Artists 🌱
@amayaknacks@hala.kopibara@chasing.dorids@phammy_pack@pingyizhu@sunnyshoots.photos
Joshua Ling
community spotlight: London 🩵
This month we added our first-ever community special to our seasonal menu, London’s Matcha 🍵 London is one of our favorite neighbors and regulars. He’s always a beaming ray of sunshine and keeps us going with his hilarious antics and sweet heart! He started visiting us weekly about a year ago and has tasted his way through many matcha syrup combos to land on this favorite. He’s always eager to try out new specials and sweet treats, and we’re lucky to have him here in our community! From our founder: “If we can ever get our podcast going we’ll be unstoppable 👯”
“The Bean Flower has become my go to spot for teas and more, especially for their matcha. I get it with brown sugar ginger syrup and oat milk, and once it’s all mixed together it’s rich, creamy, and perfectly balanced. The ginger adds a warm kick that cuts the sweetness in the best way. The shop itself is such a safe and welcoming place to be yourself—the staff always greet me with a smile and encourage trying new seasonal drinks (like the ChaiNog 🤤). That kind of environment is how I discovered my favorite drink, and I even love switching it between iced and warm in the winter.”
– London
🍍2 APRIL WORKSHOPS🍍READ BELOW:
🧹THURSDAY WORKSHOP: Mini Broom
Mini, but mighty! Learn how to make mini brooms with Filipino fibers at the Bean Flower cafe in Durham. It’s also your chance to try their seasonal specials! Pineapple Cake Tea and Calamansi Yogurt Fizz drinks??? Sarap!
🧹🧹April 23 || 5-7pm || The Bean Flower, Durham NC || Mini tickets in bio!
🐚FRIDAY WORKSHOP: Baybayin
Learn how to write in Baybayin, the ancient script of Tagalog Philippines! Artist, Angaea Cuna, will teach us the mysterious origins of Baybayin through rich storytelling and calligraphy, revealing the significant relationships Filipinos had with nature, community, and neighboring countries prior to colonization.
🐚🐚 April 24 || 5-7pm || The Bean Flower, Durham NC || Ticket link in bio!
