coffee: hurry up and wait
I know this is sort of a Generation X and New Coffee Generation blasphemy, but isn’t it a bit weird that we have an entire industry devoted–mostly–to selling brewed coffee? Not that I don’t partake as much as the next...
Tagged: espresso
#firstürbproblems: Skim, not Skinny!
Making sure to specify a “vanilla nonfat latte” instead of a “vanilla skim latte” at Starbucks for fear of being served a Skinny Vanilla latte. Yes… that’s a thing. Really. Well it is for me, anyway. The other odd thing...
Fall is here . . . at Starbucks!
Confession time: I have never cared for Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latté. You may commence pelting me with scones at your leisure. I do, however, love the fervor with which its return is welcomed every year–this being the 7th–by Starbucks fans...
caveat emptor: Starbucks quietly raised prices
Since I’m living so close to the office now, I’ve been trying to be good and brew my coffee at home in the mornings. I used to hate this when it involved a metro ride since my travel mug doesn’t...
caffeine: easier to homebrew than meth!
I have been happily stickin’ it to the man for over a week now. After a friend showed me the travel mug that had become part of their daily morning routine, I was curious, but not sold. Then I priced...
Life’s troubled bubble broken
I’ve got meetings and tasks and all sorts of work crap today. Needless to say, I wish I had her job. Between the festival on Saturday and my continued indulgence of food to nearly rival the festival on Sunday–sadly with...
chemical formula: C8H10N4O2
Moose made a very good point over brunch yesterday when I said I wasn’t having any coffee (even though I was quite hungover). I have caffeine 5 days a week, why deny myself some on the weekend? So even though...
Coffee Break!
Starbucks is having a Coffee Break, tomorrow morning from 10 to noon. This is kinda interesting to me since everyone I talk to says that while they like the espresso and frozen drinks, Starbucks coffee is their worst item. Especially...
When you really need motivation to wake up!
When the Keurig coffee maker breaks down, I think I know what I’m buying to replace it, the Saeco Etienne Louis espresso coffee machine. The cover of Etienne Louis is a steel sphere, whereas the spikes and the supports are...
God’ll get you for that…
Co-workers and I were trying out a new Starbucks the other day, one that could potentially be “on the way” from the metro to the office. Recently Starbucks has been running this My Starbucks promotion, they finally put up what...