A while back David and I made beignets. Greasy, Crumbly, Sugar-Topped Beignets...
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Places to Go in SLO: #1 Scout Coffee Co.
I fall into the realm of "bright and happy people-person", and so, naturally, I was instantly drawn to Scout Coffee Company, conveniently placed on Garden St. (Isn't that nice?). Scout is a new establishment in San Luis, only 8 months old, and their business is rapidly growing. Coming from my old home at Lucky Llama in Carpinteria (another, fairly new, family-owned coffee house), it was a joy to see this shop also doing so well. How could they not, though, with their exquisite interior design and pristine beverage menu...
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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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