Coffee
Reviews of coffee shops
Why Taster's Choice should fire their ad agency
Driving around the last few weeks I've seen a number of billboards for instant coffee. Starbucks instant coffee. But wait... why do Starbucks' billboards say Taster's Choice? I'm confused. Oh, I see now... they're Taster's Choice billboards talking about Starbucks. And that, in a nutshell, is why Nescafé (Taster's Choice's parent company) should fire their ad agency.
Read MoreCoffee on the Ave – (4) Starbucks
I’m touring and reviewing the coffeeshops on “the Ave.” Read earlier reviews here. Starbucks www.starbucks.com | Map and info 4147 University Way NE Seattle, Washington 98105 206.547.3280 Coffee Starbucks is an contradiction to many coffee lovers. While it revolutionized coffee in the mid-90s by elevating a cheap, under appreciated drink to $3 (and later $4+) status...
Read MoreCoffee on the Ave – (3) Trabant Coffee and Chai
A friend who worked at for the UW right at 45th and the Ave. used to tell me all the time about how great the coffee at Trabant was. He is a serious coffee connoisseur and is typically a very difficult judge so I figured it must be good stuff. Oh boy, was he right! Trabant is the best coffee on the Ave. And I'm not the only one who thinks so; Trabant won CitySearch's "Best Seattle Coffee" award in 2008.
Read MoreCoffee on the Ave – (2) Solstice
I’m touring and reviewing the coffeeshops on “the Ave.” Read the first one, on Café Allegro, here. Solstice No Business Website | Map and info 4116 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 206.675.0850 Coffee Solstice’s brew is pretty good, but it’s not my favorite (that award goes to another shop that I’ll review later). Beans – They serve...
Read MoreCoffee on the Ave – (1) Café Allegro
First, some background: I now work at the University of Washington in the Registrar’s office (2nd floor Schmitz Hall). I attended the UW as a student and spent many a lunch time scouring University Way for food and coffee. And that’s the last time you’ll hear (read?) me referring to the street by its proper name… which nobody calls it. It’s “The Ave.”...
Read More"Not too sweet"? Who are you kidding?
In honor of my carpooler’s birthday yesterday, we stopped in at Starbucks for a birthday drink. (I had gift cards, don’t worry.) I tried a tall cinnamon dolce latté, their latest substitute for real coffee. Here’s how it went: Me: “I’ve never had one of these… I don’t like things too sweet” Barista: “Oh, it’s not too sweet! People are...
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