Are you a coffee snob?
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Yes, and Starbucks is like dishwater.
True. Sadly my better half likes it. I prefer CBTL.
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
cafe nearby where I could get the cheapest espresso that generally was better than most restaurant efforts.
That's a general rule actually, restaurant coffee usually is far worst than cafè ones as they usually have less specialized equipment and less trained personnel. It takes several months of training just to get the coffee right for a barman, it's not as easy as it seems. When you're lucky restaurant coffee is barely drinkable, it's an additional service and overcharged for. Many people wait to get to the nearest cafè after a meal.
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Bouncing off the walls by the end of the afternoon :sigh:
Espresso is short but full of caffeine, without the digestion needed by the milk it gives less aftercrash. Makes people jump - which is needed given the usually relaxed lifestyle in Italy.
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF * GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X * Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game. * I'm a puny punmaker.
I found an espresso machine at Heathrow airport that had a sign "Not to be used by untrained staff". The coffee was still undrinkable.
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
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I found an espresso machine at Heathrow airport that had a sign "Not to be used by untrained staff". The coffee was still undrinkable.
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
Espresso in London tends to be undrinkable. The most common mistake is making it too long, thus washed out.
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF * GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X * Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game. * I'm a puny punmaker.