Comments on: Here in Seattle, we really take our coffee seriously. http://emmasart.com/blog/fashionandculture/here-in-seattle-we-really-take-our-coffee-seriously.html Emma's random ramblings, with guest appearances from her friends and family. Wed, 12 May 2010 15:55:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Moonbatty http://emmasart.com/blog/fashionandculture/here-in-seattle-we-really-take-our-coffee-seriously.html/comment-page-1#comment-564 Moonbatty Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:03:09 +0000 http://emmasart.com/blog/?p=148#comment-564 An "authentic" coffee house has the sugar in a glass-thing with a poury-thing, and the milk/cream in a little metal beaker-thing, and they use oversized ceramic mugs. Or these beautiful glass mugs for cappuccinos. I know because there used to be one downtown. Until it was put out of business by a dastardly Starbucks that moved in 2 doors down. An “authentic” coffee house has the sugar in a glass-thing with a poury-thing, and the milk/cream in a little metal beaker-thing, and they use oversized ceramic mugs. Or these beautiful glass mugs for cappuccinos.

I know because there used to be one downtown. Until it was put out of business by a dastardly Starbucks that moved in 2 doors down.

]]> By: Emma http://emmasart.com/blog/fashionandculture/here-in-seattle-we-really-take-our-coffee-seriously.html/comment-page-1#comment-561 Emma Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:59:43 +0000 http://emmasart.com/blog/?p=148#comment-561 Telgator - Those latte foam art thingies are very cool. I wonder if they could do a Lemur on one or something? :) Telgator – Those latte foam art thingies are very cool. I wonder if they could do a Lemur on one or something? :)

]]> By: Emma http://emmasart.com/blog/fashionandculture/here-in-seattle-we-really-take-our-coffee-seriously.html/comment-page-1#comment-560 Emma Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:58:50 +0000 http://emmasart.com/blog/?p=148#comment-560 MB - Your idea sounds like a pretty reasonable solution, but then without the self-service condiments, it wouldnt really "feel" like an authentic coffee house. ;) MB – Your idea sounds like a pretty reasonable solution, but then without the self-service condiments, it wouldnt really “feel” like an authentic coffee house. ;)

]]> By: Telgator1 http://emmasart.com/blog/fashionandculture/here-in-seattle-we-really-take-our-coffee-seriously.html/comment-page-1#comment-559 Telgator1 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:37:36 +0000 http://emmasart.com/blog/?p=148#comment-559 While I had not heard about the cheapster controversy, I was already pretty sure you Seattleites tooks your java pretty damn seriously. The one I'd seen was a link off Yahoo one day showing latte art. I couldn't find the Yahoo link again, but I did find a link to some pretty cool latte art. Call them cafe dilettantes! http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonx/sets/48921/ While I had not heard about the cheapster controversy, I was already pretty sure you Seattleites tooks your java pretty damn seriously. The one I’d seen was a link off Yahoo one day showing latte art. I couldn’t find the Yahoo link again, but I did find a link to some pretty cool latte art. Call them cafe dilettantes!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonx/sets/48921/

]]> By: Moonbatty http://emmasart.com/blog/fashionandculture/here-in-seattle-we-really-take-our-coffee-seriously.html/comment-page-1#comment-557 Moonbatty Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:35:51 +0000 http://emmasart.com/blog/?p=148#comment-557 Simple solution: put the condiments behind the bar, and only give out middling amounts of half and half. :p If Starbucks didn't charge stupid amounts for their drinks, fewer people would try to "cheat the system". *shrug* Simple solution: put the condiments behind the bar, and only give out middling amounts of half and half. :p

If Starbucks didn’t charge stupid amounts for their drinks, fewer people would try to “cheat the system”. *shrug*

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