As some of you who regularly read my blog will have noticed I will sometimes rag on Starbucks and their coffee. Sometimes the ragging is tongue in cheek, such is the title of my blog which is somehow related to Starbucks… and sometimes the ragging is more straightforward, like when I complain about their bad [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Starbucks Shops Bring Comfort To Ike Survivors
Posted in Beverage Banter, tagged coffeehouses, harricane ike, ike, seattle, starbucks, texas on September 18, 2008 | Comments Off
Caffe Migliore, One of Seattle’s Best
Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, tagged bizzarri, bizzarri blend, caffè migliore, Coffee, latte, migliore, seattle on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Migliore Italian Style Coffee, originally uploaded by andai. I stopped by one of my favorite coffeehouses this morning for my usual morning latte. I enjoy dropping into Caffe Migliore, usually in the mornings, for a Caffe Umbria Italian roast coffee. And you know what? In my humble opinion, I think Migliore, is one of the [...]
My Awesome Eureka Coffee Day
Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, tagged chocolate, cupping, katy's, latte, tasting, Wild Wheat on September 11, 2008 | Comments Off
Katy’s, originally uploaded by andai. After yesterday’s enchanting coffee experience I promised myself that I would have to go back to Katy’s Corner Cafe this morning for another good latte. This morning there was a different barista but that was ok by me cause this was a good opportunity to see if having a different [...]
Katy’s Coffee Brought Sunshine to My Day
Posted in Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, Reviews, tagged arosa, capital hill, dillanos, dillon's blend, essential bakery, excellent coffee, free wi-fi, Fuel Coffee, katy's corner cafe, latte, paper coffee cup, seattle, Stumptown, Victrola on September 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Katy’s Mug, originally uploaded by andai. This morning, I decided to drop by Katy’s Corner Cafe to get a latte for my commute to work. One of the reasons I decided to drop by Katy’s is because I was a little tired of going to some of the usual near home i.e. Fuel Coffee, Essential [...]
Jitters Coffee or How Not to Make a Whole Milk Latte
Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, Reviews, tagged 1/2 & 1/2, Bellevue, breve, jitters coffee, latte, Redmond on September 9, 2008 | Comments Off
Jitters Coffee, originally uploaded by andai. Ok, I think we need to get this 2% + (1/2 & 1/2) = whole milk issue resolved once and for all… and to do that, first I have to tell you a little story. This is the true story of my visit to Jitters Coffee this morning and [...]









