Road trip coffee... Don't you drink road trip coffee when you are driving? I think we all do. It's a kind of driving ritual. We grab a cup when we stop for gas. Gas station road coffee sucks for the most part. Although it is improving. Every time I travel by car, I remember why I like really good coffee. One thing about a road trip... A road trip is like a refresher course in coffee … [Read more...]
The Perfect Cup of Coffee
Often the Coffee and Espresso We Sample Is Not Very Good... And definitely not perfect. In fact, we discard a high percentage of the coffee and espresso we buy as customers - prior to finishing our purchases. On some days, we might throw out 3 of 5 purchases. When you look at it that way, it's really quite an expensive hobby. What drives someone to do such a thing? It's not something you … [Read more...]
Avoca – Fort Worth – Really Good Coffee
Avoca Fort Worth On our Round Trip Coffee Florida to Texas road trip, we had the good fortune to discover a coffee gem in Fort Worth, Texas: Avoca Coffee Roasters. When the early-20-something barista refused to provide a doppio espresso to go, my first inclination was to reach over the counter and shake this young man vigorously. We had already been excursing for several hours. It was getting … [Read more...]
The Gathering Cafe Ocala Florida
The Gathering Cafe Ocala... Recently we had a nice coffee surprise: The Gathering Cafe Ocala. Over the course of the last year, we haven't had many locally. 2020 hammered a lot of little coffee businesses. But not The Gathering Cafe. Like the Phoenix rising from the ashes, Sarah launched her thriving little coffee oasis smack-dab in the middle of the nationwide economic mess. Here is their … [Read more...]