On our first midnight walk in Stuttgart (apparently that is becoming a tradition of our stay here) we headed aimlessly in and out, and up and down, of dimly-lit streets seeking adventure. On this particular walk there wasn't too much to see, but I did notice a couple of stools in a big window and was overjoyed to turn the corner and find they belonged to a cute little cafe. It was decided that we'd mosey our way back in the morning, and boy are we glad that we did! There's nothing like accidentally stumbling into an absolutely wonderful cafe in an unknown place...
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Conversations Over Coffee and A Word from Ira Glass
Pictures were snapped left and right, but how could we not, with that big mustard print wall and nature decor hanging from the exposed piping, not to mention the always lovely latte art. It was as if our fingers hit the trigger before we realized we had picked up our cameras once again.
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Daily Cup
I started working in coffee shops when I was 19. Within my first few months in the industry a question arose: How do these people do it? I couldn’t understand the appeal of customers showing up at the same coffee shop each morning, ordering the same drink, and heading off to the same day job every-single-day. It seemed expensive and, to be honest, routinely boring. Yet, there were so many people that held strong to this pattern...
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Caffeine Withdrawals
One might think this post would be about calming down on the coffee intake and switching over to drinking more herbal teas. Wrong. I love coffee too much to ever suggestion such preposterous advice. You’ll have to look elsewhere for guidance on subduing the addiction. Rather, today I wanted to share a fun fact with ya’ll about the difference of caffeine in lighter to darker coffee roasts...
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