Over at the Serial Monography site, Jeff Benson (yes, the name is no coincidence) looks for an authentic experience: he wants a Flat White coffee like he had when he discovered it in Bali. He tries one at his local Starbucks… …by the time I had finished drinking it at home, my enthusiasm had dissolved…Because although StarbucksContinue reading “The World is…”
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Well Latte duh
For most of humanity’s existence, our kind have worried about getting enough to eat. So we may see it as a good sign that now some of our species are worried about not getting organic milk in their lattes and frappes. “Where oh where shall I ever find a frappe made with organic milk?” oneContinue reading “Well Latte duh”
World War Zzzzz
Due to a pandemic sweeping through the world, we might have to go without our usual cup of joe or pay much higher prices.
Weekend Postcard: cappuccino at Peet’s
Beauty lives in simple pleasures. And, at $2.50 for a simple cappuccino made with competence and delight is an affordable luxury. Taking a moment to enjoy the bubble of calm and the wondrous taste of cappuccino with its foamed milk and dark espresso roasted coffee complemented this visual treat. I was walking towardContinue reading “Weekend Postcard: cappuccino at Peet’s”
Not quite coffee
Well, sorry to say, Teecino is not the perfect coffee substitute. I bought Maya Caffé ($9) and the Java ($8) flavors. They smell great, by the way, but they aren’t COFFEE, missing that je ne sais quoi…bitterness, n’est pas?
Coffee, East of Java, Part Deux
Well, we have another contestant in the java look-alike contest. Teeccino Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee (I know how oxymoronic “herbal coffee” sounds) seems to taste okay. I say ‘seems to’ because I bought the Vanilla Nut Herbal Coffee, which claims to have “… Teeccino’s dark, robust body…accented with golden roasted almonds and tropical nuts including coconut”Continue reading “Coffee, East of Java, Part Deux”
Nullius in Verba 