Are you a Peetnik?

[jobob]

Well, I was coming from the Boston area, so the lack of winter didn't hurt either.

[sundial]

Oh, well, you must feel like you're in the Bahamas.

[Chile Pepper]

I was always partial to New Guinea until I got my espresso machine several years ago. The espresso forte definitely makes the best cup of espresso. It gets a little complicated keeping my Chilean cupboard stocked with the stuff, but I'm a much better person for it. Just ask my family.

[sgtiger]

Ummm..is there a Peets in Seattle?

Gawd, more stuff to buy when i'm in Canada & seattle.. Good thing i'm only travelling with a small bag..I wanna go shopping @ MEC in Van/Calgary/Edmonton

Most definitely! We have a handful of Peet's retail outlets that you can order your favorite drinks from and pick-up a bag of coffee or two while you're there. Many of the grocery stores carry it, too.

If you're a coffee lover, give Zoka a try while you're in Seattle. There's also Victrola, Cafe Vita, Espresso Vivace, Stumptown, and Lighthouse (I haven't tried it yet, but it's been recommended to me.)

You're coming through Vancouver right? Home of 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters. I heard much praise for them. In fact, I need to plan a road trip there myself. Maybe I just need to work myself up to being able to do a multi-day tour. I could alternate between locally roasted coffee and locally brewed beer.

I've heard specialty coffee is really taking off in Australia. Epic, Velvet Espresso, and Tiger Tiger are some of the Perth cafes I've heard raves about. Have you tried any of them?

[jesvetmed]

Wow, SGTIGER: You are amazing with the listing of all the coffee places! I can't wait to meet you .... great minds think alike! I am never far from a good coffee.... kind of a bad habit that was already discussed on the "nutrition" thread!
Jes

[sgtiger]

Jes, I usually only have one(okay, somewhat big) cup of coffee in the morning. I just believe in making it a GOOD one. Unless, of course, I've fired up the espresso machine(loud, takes a long time to heat up, NRG hog-PITA for just a couple of drinks) then I like to end my day with a cappa(LOL! my 'puter keeps trying to correct that to cr*pper.) If I find the coffee sub par, I'd rather drink tea.

[Beane]

I went to Peet's website and couldn't find much info about whether they are fair trade/organic/shade grown... anybody know? I would be interested to try it if so.