Just an everyday normal web geek trying to figure out how to live life. I thought I would document the journey and help those who might be doing something similar. Posts tagged with “coffee”
Morning coffee with Oliver
Oliver hasn’t even been in our house 24 hours we are starting to understand what people mean when they say you won’t get any sleep. Last night was a hard night and we didn’t get much sleep (you can tell by my hair).
As new parents we don’t really know what we’re supposed to do. Oliver has a number of cues that we have yet to learn but I’m confident that in the next couple days we will have a better understanding of what to do. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Good coffee
Finding good coffee in unfamiliar cities/towns is always a little difficult. I often find myself going into a coffee chain to get my caffeine fix. Every so often I find a good shop serving up great coffee.
Da Capo
Da Capo is a great little coffee shop serving up delicious gelato and tasty lunches. They also know how to make coffee and are placed in a convenient location.
The street cafe provides a unique setting, special to cities: a place where people can sit lazily, legitimately, be on view, and watch the world go by. Therefore: encourage local cafes to spring up in each neighborhood. Make them intimate places, with several rooms, open to a busy path, where people can sit with coffee or a drink and watch the world go by. Build the front of the cafe so that a set of tables stretch out of the cafe, right into the street. The most humane cities are always full of street cafes.
People watching is one of my favorite things to do, and I love sitting down and watching the world walk by while I drink a cup of coffee. Unfortunately, Canada doesn’t seem to have too many cafes like this.
Coffee is such an important part of my day, I drink it every morning. Coffee helps me connect what is going on in my brain with what is on my screen, whether that is creativity or logical. I make French press coffee and here in Victoria I have found the coffee that I like.
The beans that I like
I prefer to have something that is rich, bold, chocolately and earthy. I have tried a number of whole beans that are good, but they aren’t great, and now I have narrowed it down to a few that really look forward to in the morning.
The coffees
These aren’t in any particular order, these are the ones that I like to have. I like to skip around and try different coffees, and when I find one that I like, I add it to the list.
- Cafe Fantistico - Sumantra Mandheling ($3.85/100g)
- Cafe Fantisitco - Guatemala Antigua Finca Jauja ($3.85/100g)
- Drumroaster - Monserrate, Colombia oscar medina micro-lot ($17/454g)
- 2% Jazz - Rwanda ($18/454g)
The beans don’t like
Needless to say, there are some beans that I just don’t prefer all that much. These are the ones that are lighter, less earthy, more fruity. I don’t know, I guess I just want the coffee to smack me in the face, and have an aftertaste that I think long after the pot is finished.
Too Bold?
I didn’t really think that it was possible to be too bold, but every so often I come across coffee which is too bold for pure enjoyment.
- Cafe Fantistico - Sumantra Mandheling Extra Bold ($5.95/100g)
“French Press” symbol from the Noun Project
Coffee
Coffee is such an important part of my day, I drink it every morning. Coffee helps me connect what is going on in my brain with what is on my screen, whether that is creativity or logical. I make French press coffee and here in Victoria I have found the coffee that I like.
The beans that I like
I prefer to have something that is rich, bold, chocolately and earthy. I have tried a number of whole beans that are good, but they aren’t great, and now I have narrowed it down to a few that really look forward to in the morning.
The coffees
These aren’t in any particular order, these are the ones that I like to have. I like to skip around and try different coffees, and when I find one that I like, I add it to the list.
- Cafe Fantistico - Sumantra Mandheling ($3.85/100g)
- Cafe Fantisitco - Guatemala Antigua Finca Jauja ($3.85/100g)
- Drumroaster - Monserrate, Colombia oscar medina micro-lot ($17/454g)
The beans don’t like
Needless to say, there are some beans that I just don’t prefer all that much. These are the ones that are lighter, less earthy, more fruity. I don’t know, I guess I just want the coffee to smack me in the face, and have an aftertaste that I think long after the pot is finished.