Do you like Starbuck's or have a favorite neigborhood cafe?What's your favorite drink to order??
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Do you like Starbuck's or have a favorite neigborhood cafe?What's your favorite drink to order??
I'm a Peet's drinker.:)
Starbucks. Venti organic latte. (Unless I'm watching my calories, then it's a tall.)
Chai latte....I've concluded that it is a perfect recovery drink. Well, according to me, that is. :rolleyes:
My logic? Chocolate milk is supposed to be a great recovery drink. Milk and sugar with the antioxidant properties of chocolate. By that reasoning, I can justify my chai latte--milk and sugar with the antioxidant properties of tea, not to mention the effects of the spices.
Peets! Large Nonfat Latte please! Starbucks in a pinch. Local barista - I love Orchard Valley in Campbell. Palo Alto Roasting Co is good too.
I have become a coffee addict. It's a bad sign when you crave a latte instead of a LemonDrop:eek:
Peets for me!
Also have many local coffee shops. Jobob introduced a bunch of us to Mission Coffee Roasters and now that's my recovery bev provider after any AC Trail ride.
www.missioncoffeeroasters.com
Pictured below the Peets jersey, on the Peets website as a benefit to Team in Training. :)
Soy chai latte, soy double-shot latte, or plain ol' black brewed coffee.
I don't know that I have a favorite place to get coffee, but I love Chocolati; they sell their own truffles and you just can't beat a coffee and a locally made truffle! MmmmmmmMMmmm!
My local coffee shop is called 10 speed. It's the bestest. The owner, Brian, is a triathlete, rides a Trek Madone and also races cyclocross. They make very good lattes. They always use whole milk. Mmmmmmmmm.
He has old Tour de France photos on the wall, sculptures made out of bike parts and bar stools made with old rims and schwinn saddles.
Peet's!
I dearly miss the Mexican Mochas at Royal Blend in Bend. It isn't the same since De Luca's bought 'em.:(
My fave cafe is Tiger Tiger (for all you lurking perthites-just beside Secret Garden off of Murray street).
Why do I love them so? Claire & the gang make a mean Iced Coffee & flat white..Thier lunches are divine(couscous w veggies...and exotic dishes such as bagels w kangaroo..) as is thier homemade rocky road :o
We don't have Starbucks in Perth and would not go there even if we had one.
C
Not much of a coffee drinker but when I do get a hankerin' I go to Dunkin' Donuts for a Latte Lite (and a sour creme donut)
The best chai in this town is from the Indian restaurant.
I can't take Starbucks hipper than thou attitude.
Why do they make ordering a cup of coffee so complicated?
and why do they need to know my name?
I always make something up. I think I was Frank Zappa last time I was there.
Love my local, it's called Espresso Royale...YUM! I enjoy Starbucks when I'm not near Espresso though.
I bought Silver the Cycles Gladiator poster for mother's day. In 1899, Cycles Gladiator was located at 18 Boulevard Montmartre.
Today, 18 Boulevard Montmartre is STARBUCKS.
That knowledge, along with $3.50 :eek:, will get you a cup of Starbucks:)
Ah, coffee, a substance near and dear to me. Peets is the best around here. Yay, Peets! I just like a good old fashioned cup of coffee. I end up at Starbucks a lot, tho, since it's on my route to work.
Why is it that the sites that sell Starbucks coffee but aren't Starbucks locations (like my work cafeteria) can almost never get it right? They've got a decent quality coffee, why can't they manage to clean their coffee pots correctly, measure the right amount in and not burn the stuff? "Starbucks Proudly Sold Here" seems like a sure recipe for gak.
Word. I haven't found a chai that can compare to the real stuff, except maybe ye olde ren faire turkish coffee house chai, which is different, but damn tasty.Quote:
The best chai in this town is from the Indian restaurant.
Wandering off topic...Mr. Silver, my boy also got me the Cycles Gladiator poster not too long ago - it's framed and hanging in our living room. I LOVE it! That's a great gift for Mom's day. That's very funny that the location is now a Starbucks. Better than Mickey D's, I say.
I try my best to p!ss off the Sbux baristas by never using their cutesy names. They are stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
I was just thinking the other day - why do I give them my name so readily? Next time I'm gonna be Trixie.:D
//Peets asks for names too --- I shall be Francesca there.