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[miladycarol]

I have a full day of office clean-up ahead of me. I also need to make a Sell-Sheet or three. Yet, I'm sitting here dreaming of coffee. How much nicer this would all be while sipping coffee. I think, therefore, that I shall walk over to Sweet Life and walk back with a cup of the lovely stuff. Of course, this means I must put pants on. *sigh* Maybe I'll wait until G returns and ask if he wants to take the girls for a walk with me. That will be more pleasant. I'll grab some tea in the moment and get back to work.

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[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

We really are going to have to get you that espresso machine some time. Then you can have coffee without pants. *giggles*

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I think it would be a lovely reward for when we have more counter space. Coffee just isn't coffee without centimeters of foam on top.

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

Coffee vs tea, which do you prefer?

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

It depends. I've always loved the smell of coffee. I grew up with a Dad that absolutely lived on the stuff.

Personally, I'm a coffee and tea snob. If it isn't the good stuff, I don't want either. I want top grade green tea from Asia, I want the water heated to exactly 90 degrees C (or whatever the tea requires) and I want it steeped for 3 minutes. Savouré did it right, Supreme Bean does well, but I usually don't drink tea anywhere else as it isn't up to snuff. I'd rather make it properly at home where I can have a proper cup.

Coffee is a bit easier. I want my good quality espresso beans with a foamed soy milk combined in a latte. The best coffees are not too bitter, bold and full of flavour. Starbucks and Full City are horrible to my taste. I'll try a coffee anywhere if they offer a soy latte, but there is a chance I won't consider it good enough.

Basically, I'm picky. If I'm starving, I'm less stringent, but coffee and tea are not something a starving person reaches for first. They are luxury goods and I have very high standards for them. I don't mean to make myself sound hoity-toity, but my feelings are, if I am going to enjoy something, I may as well indulge in only the best. That doesn't mean it's expensive, it just means quality. After all my years in the trenches, I deserve that. Heck, everyone does.

In the end, I guess I prefer the taste of tea, but since it's harder to make right, I reserve that for home. I don't have an espresso machine at home, so I reserve coffee for cafés. Does that over-answer your question, or what? *giggles*

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

I miss Savoure; that place was so much fun!

Nah, I agree. I want the brand I want and the taste I want, or I do not want it at all.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

It's all about the quality, eh? Supreme Bean near the newly built Market of Choice on Willamette serves a small selection of Savouré teas. They brew them nicely. The atmosphere is comfy. They've become my new haunt. That and Early Rise café over on Coburg. And, of course, Sweet Life. I divide my time between the three. Only Sweet Life has no wi-fi, so I can't work there as easily.