While canoeing out in the Boundary Waters recently, this little wake-up treat served me quite well. Just in case you’re wondering, it’s Starbucks Ready Brew instant, rated high among campers. Boy, they really are everywhere.
So I was in Rome, yet again, a couple of weeks ago for work but also a few additional days of pleasure.
Well it took me about 90 minutes to prepare, but this cup of coffee sure tasted good! The fire went out over night so I had to start it up from scratch and get some good heat out of it before the water started to boil. I measured in 2 nice tablespoons full of Sainsbury’s [...]
As promised, a history/science/art journey from my wild days as a Rebel-in-Training with the wonderful folks at Counter Culture at their inaugural Counter Intelligence Camp. Many of you see on the backs of coffee bags: 100% Arabica. What does that mean? Well, it appears that every time you drink coffee, you are really having Ethiopian [...]
Ongoing coffee wars: boo to the $4 Starbucks, yay to the $1 McDonald’s. Can’t taste the difference. Right? I am an absolute novice when it comes to coffee. Remember, I’m the one with the baby taste buds and so yes, coffee has traditionally been too bitter for me. And it makes me pee like nobody’s [...]
I’m just back from having spent 5 days walking around Rome and sitting in cafes sipping on coffees and people watching. I was lucky to be staying with a friend who is from Rome and so knows the “Real” Rome! After the mandatory stops at the Pantheon, Colosseum, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, Trevi Fountain, [...]
No visit to the Fair City of Dublin is complete without a visit to the famous Bewleys Cafe on Grafton Street. My mother first visited the cafe back in the 50s with her grandmother, and since then, we have always popped in every time we have passed through Dublin for a coffee and a tasty [...]
Welcome all to my ramblings about coffee! I took this picture of my cafe macchiato as I departed from Milan airport on my most recent trip to Italy. Every trip I take back to the land of my birth just reminds me over and over again how much I miss the daily good cappuccino experiences [...]
