Now that’s pretentious. Or maybe precious is a better word.
The one at Google Search starts earlier in the film and the coffee is at 5:30.
I think they’re trying to draw some kind of distinction between a person who slings cheapo drip coffee from pre-ground beans and actual coffee serving professionals. This is much like the distinction between a “bartender” vs. a “mixologist” (or is one a subset of the other?), where the former is someone who serves alcoholic beverages in a bar, but may not specialize in the development and serving of cocktails and esoteric drinks, unlike the mixologist. You’d call the person behind the bar at Buffalo Wild Wings a bartender, but it’s unlikely that you’d call them a mixologist.
It is a distinction that probably actually had some meaning back when 99% of coffee was the former, and only actual trained people knew how to work the espresso machine, properly grind coffee, etc… But with the proliferation of Starbucks and coffee culture in general, it’s not much of a distinction anymore.
I wouldn’t be surprised if another term comes along to try to distinguish the “real” coffee people from the employees of the huge international company.
Umm… buratta is a type of cheese.
Makes a great salad with sliced cherry tomatoes, basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
In what medium do “Subway Sandwich Artists” work?
Bread and cold cuts, mostly.
Interesting sentence in that article:
Cold brew has a lot more caffeine than iced coffee because of the longer extraction time. Compared to hot brewed coffee, Nitro Cold Brew contains less acid and less bitter substances …
The first part is immediately evident – cold brew is very strong. If I were to drink a mug of it instead of the small cup I use, I’d get a bad case of the Caffeine Shakes! The second part is interesting – putting aside the “nitro” bit, this seems to imply that cold brew coffee is less acidic and bitter than regular coffee brewed in hot water, which probably explains why I can enjoy it black whereas I can’t tolerate normal black coffee without lots of cream and a bit of sugar. Cold brew and traditional hot brew are actually quite different beverages, even if both are consumed hot.
I haven’t tried making iced coffee with cold brew, but for those who like iced coffee in the summer, cold brew seems ideal because (a) it has to be kept refrigerated, so it’s already cold, and (b) it’s so strong that it can tolerate being diluted by ice.
Too pricey, too much sugar and fat. I prefer Peets.
Yep.
My experience with Peets and Dunkin Donuts is largely limited to airports, which is not ideal. I place both in the Tim Hortons quality range. Canada has Van Houtte in Quebec which is way better, and lots of independents which vary wildly. Canada used to have Second Cup and Timothy’s but these may no longer still exist, or rare birds if they do. However, I like Starbucks for its “third place” philosophy. People go there to talk and read and work and hang - the drink is secondary.
But if you work at a coffee shop in a Disney theme park, you’re a “cast member.”
Not anymore. They recently changed their policy that you now have to make a purchase to stay there or to just use the restroom.
The people who camped out for hours at tables and did drugs in the bathroom ruined it for the rest of us.
And I thought there was no good reason to ever go to a Starbucks!
(kidding…I do not do drugs (I have but not for a long time…as in decades…and never at Starbucks) but this does surprise me)
Not in Canada, at least at the bookshop one I usually go to. The read and socialize part. You probably have to head downtown for more antisocial options.
Grew up in Michigan, we had store bought taco shells with taco seasoning included since the 80s at least. And nobody would have confused it with Greek food. At least not in the greater Detroit area.
I was thinking a bit further back than the 1980s. I was born in the 70s, and tacos have been a normal part of my diet for as far back as I can remember.
I think the first time I ever heard of tacos was in the early 1970s, on “The Partridge Family.” The kids hung out at the taco stand. Occasionally, they had a burrito, which was the first time I heard of those too. It wasn’t until 1980, when I was in Los Angeles, that I finally got to try a taco. I got to try a burrito maybe six or seven years later.
Flash forward twenty-some years. My (now ex) wife used to make tacos for us at home, and there were a lot more Mexican restaurants where you could get those, and burritos too.
Yeah, a caprese. Delicious.
Which makes Ranch water seriously confusing.
There’s a new half aisle at Costco with new grains/rice. Dal/Urad Gota…and I’m kinda intrigued, and it’s not expensive, but 10-20 lbs of a staple grain is a commitment!
If you’re interested, look for an Indian grocery store. They sell that dal and others in much smaller packages.
We buy our rice in 40 lb bags from H-Mart…reading the fine print and the Dal was ‘just lentils’ and was only 7 lbs.
Got a big ol bag of pinto beans…and didn’t see the need to buy a 10 lb bag of Quinoa.
Growing up, we’d have had a small bags of beans (both pinto AND black!), Macaroni and Spaghetti. None of this Cavatappi or Angel hair nonsense.