Last fall while I was visiting San Fransisco, I stayed at a hotel that was within walking distance to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. It was there that I discovered Boriana’s Corner, a delightful little stand owned by Boriana S Dimonte. Her products are imported from Montepulciano in Tuscany where she spend quite a bit [...]
Archive for October, 2008
I Preferiti di Boriana or Simply Boriana’s Corner
Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, Reviews, tagged san fransisco, boriana's corner, montepulciano, bomboloni, ferry building farmers market, ferry plaza marmers market, tuscany, i preferiti di boriana, boriana's favorites, california on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sip & Ship and the Dancing Goats
Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffeehouses & Shops, tagged ballard mail & dispatch, batdorf & bronson, batdorf & bronson coffee roasters, dancing goats, omar's organic blend, sip & ship, vesuvio blend on October 23, 2008 | Comments Off
Ballard Mail & Dispatch Sip & Ship in Ballard (of course) is a great place to stop by and get a great latte. As the name would suggest, offers mailing and world wide shipping and packaging services… and as the name sort of hints, serves espresso drinks… I don’t often hang out in Ballard, but [...]
Bauhaus Books for Great Coffee
Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, tagged Top Pot, Doughnuts, Donuts, seattle, wi-fi, capital hill, free wi-fi, bauhaus books and coffee, bauhaus, lighthouse roasters, fremont on October 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bauhaus Books + Coffee is an old favorite coffeehouse of mine. Located on the lower part of Capitol Hill, this used to be one of my coffee hang out spot especially since it was only about 3 minutes walking from the condo I used to rent. I remember how the place used to rather dark [...]
Top Pot for Good Coffee and Exceptional Doughnuts
Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee Business, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, Reviews, tagged capital hill, Coffee, Doughnuts, Hand-Forged Doughnuts, latte, seattle, summit ave, Top Pot on October 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This past Saturday morning, I had just woken up and was lying in bed and watching The Travel Channel. They had on a show called Donut Paradise which was basically about the best doughnuts in the US. As expected, their featured doughnut shop in Seattle was Top Pot, which is my favorite Seattle area coffee [...]









