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Vivace, One of the Capitol Hill Giants

Posted in Beverage Banter on February 24, 2009 | Comments Off

When I first moved to Seattle, Vivace was my favorite coffee shop hangout. I thought their roast was fantastic and their baristas talented. I used to frequent their shop that was just off of Broadway on Denny, not to be confused with their other little stand also on northern part of Broadway. Later after relocating [...]

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Fremont Coffee Co: Jitters Downstairs, Relaxation Upstairs

Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate, Coffeehouses & Shops, tagged , , , , , on February 23, 2009 | Comments Off

I had a few minutes to spare before my appointment in the Fremont area so I thought it would be nice to grab a latte at the Fremont Coffee Company coffeehouse aka FCC. The place is rather interesting in that it is basically a two-story house that has been sub-divided such that two floors house [...]

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Kaladi Brothers’ Caffeinated Red Goat

Posted in Beverage Banter, Coffee Business, Coffeehouses & Shops, tagged , , , , on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Kaladi brothers coffee company is an Alaskan based coffee roaster and retailer. They have twelve retail locations in Alaska including one on the little town of Wasilla. And it just so happens that they have a only one retail location outside Alaska, and that coffee shop is located up on Capital Hill. It is also [...]

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Why Victrola is the King of the Hill

Posted in Beverage Banter on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »

What can I say? Victrola Coffee is one of my top three if not my all time favorite coffee shop. Zoka Coffee and Migliore both come in at a pretty close second. I also like Caffe D’arte as the third place contender. Vivace Coffee used to be my favorite coffee shop till I discovered Victrola [...]

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