Are you a Peetnik?

[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.

[KayTee]

Yum, Peet's French Roast! It's darker and more robust than Maj. Dickason's but not burny like Starbucks' dark roasts. DH has his own business and put his office on the twice-monthly Peetnik plan so he can scarf a couple of packages for home use. We alternate that with an Italian dark roast or espresso I get from a local shop that blends and roasts fair trade beans daily. I was so happy to hear a few weeks ago about a research study that links coffee and caffeine consumption to an apparent lessening of dementia in some geriatric adults...wish it would start working for me now....

[crazycanuck]

Sg-I was Clare & Brayden's (tiger tiger owners) first customer!! I'm a regular Yummmmmmyyyy..mmmmmm..

Epic's cool as well but it's not open when i'm on my way to work & are only open Mon-Fri

It will be cool to catch up with some of the Seattle chickies for coffeeeeeeeee

[IFjane]

Yum, Peet's French Roast! It's darker and more robust than Maj. Dickason's but not burny like Starbucks' dark roasts. DH has his own business and put his office on the twice-monthly Peetnik plan so he can scarf a couple of packages for home use. We alternate that with an Italian dark roast or espresso I get from a local shop that blends and roasts fair trade beans daily. I was so happy to hear a few weeks ago about a research study that links coffee and caffeine consumption to an apparent lessening of dementia in some geriatric adults...wish it would start working for me now....

KayTee, how did I not know you & BikeBoy are Peetniks????? I LOVE Peet's! We used to alternate getting French Roast, Maj. Dickason's & Arabian Mocha Java. Unfortunately, had to stop the service & go back to cheap grocery store stuff because of recent finances. I can't wait to re-up 'cause I miss having good coffee!

[jobob]

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.

Haven't the foggiest.

[snapdragen]

My god, I didn't know they made me into a smiley!!!