Tag Archive: Coffee

Do baristas annoy you?

You walk into your favorite coffee shop, find a good spot, mark your temporary territory with a book or an invaluable belonging, walk over to the counter, and look up the menu. You’re thinking of what to order, when a familiar voice cuts in, “Hi (name)! Let me guess. Non-fat white chocolate mocha, no whipped…

Coffee without a coffee maker

You don’t have to own a coffeemaker in order to make a great cup of coffee. Here is a simple recipe to be enjoyed whether at home, camping or on the road. 1 cup coffee 1 cup cold water 6 cups boiling water 1/4 cup very cold water Mix coffee with cold water and beat…

Coffee and Dessert at Starbucks

Through the years, Starbucks has established itself not only as a place where you can get great-tasting and caffeine-loaded coffee, but also as the perfect venue for finding comfort food. Their desserts have been raved about my many. One of my favorite desserts from this coffee shop is their Banoffee Pie. It’s served in a…

Intelligentsia coming to Venice Beach soon!

Intelligentsia are a boutique chain of coffee roasters and cafes based in Chicago, Illinois. The quality of their beans and the pride they put into making their coffees ranks them amongst the best in the USA. They use fair trade beans (beans that are bought directly from growers or small collectives). A couple of years…

Starbucks coffee helps me keep awake

Once in a week, at least, I have to purchase one or two cup of starbucks coffee on my way home. It is my habits I get used to. I have to get up really early in the morning to get to my work. Sometimes, I don’t have enough sleep at night. So, after 8…

Woyton’s (Cologne, Germany)

Woyton’s * Breite Straße 80–90, im Einkaufszentrum DuMont-Carré, 50667 Köln, Germany * +49 221 2708680 * www.woyton.de/koeln.html A cafe that is the German’s equivalent of “Starbucks”. Nice atmosphere and artsy decorated, obviously community hangout establishment. The prices are about half the cost that you would find in a Starbucks. However, the chai tea, was so…

Coffee Drinker

I am a coffee drinker. I can even have five big mugs of coffee each day especially if its very cold. When I was pregnant I passed on drinking coffee since its not good for a growing fetus. I was so dead longing for coffee but have to endure it for my baby but I…

Cuppa Joe Coffee (Kitslano, Vancouver, British Columbia)

Cuppa Joes – Jericho Beach/Kitslano Cuppa Joe’s Coffee Shop * 3744 West 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC * (604) 224-3687 * http://www.cuppajoecoffee.com/cajc/stores/kits.html A great little local (but Vancouver chain) two story coffee house right off of 4th, conveniently located in Kitslano bordering Point Grey bordering Jericho Beach. Just a short jolt of a walk from the…