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Post by Penny on Aug 30, 2007 9:41:49 GMT -5
I open, I click on 20 Newest Posts. I start at bottom and scroll up.
Hmmm, I've seen these before, hmmm there's mine I posted yesterday.
Oh, there's a new one at 9:XXAM
I'm again thinking what's the deal? Did it not refresh?
Look at time on PC 9:36 AM (Which means I awoke about 2 hours earlier than usual, I'm surprised I was actually able to make the coffee)
Darn I need that coffee intravenously. Wake Up?
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Post by Shoesy on Aug 31, 2007 5:26:00 GMT -5
I saw the title of this thread and just had to put in my two cents. As far as I'm concerned, there is nothing more delicious (including Berthillon ice-cream !) than my morning cup of coffee. Cybee will definitely vouch for me since she and I usually exchange PMs while I'm sipping away, only for her it's more or less bed time. However, it won't work for the next 11 days because I am once again posting from New York , which means that I'll probably be the only American awake while I am enjoying my delicious morning cup.  |
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Post by Jody on Aug 31, 2007 5:31:45 GMT -5
No such luck, shoesy! I've been up since 4 AM. The rain woke me when it started and then the tree frogs all decided to croak at once.
My coffee is ready to go before I go to bed..it gets switched on before I do anything else. I just wish it tasted as good as a Paris cup!
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Post by Shoesy on Aug 31, 2007 5:58:22 GMT -5
Demarais - I'm glad to know that there are some other very early morning risers on the forum. BTW, I too prepare my coffee at night before I go to bed and then just switch on the perculator as soon as I rise. |
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Post by Happygoin on Aug 31, 2007 6:45:46 GMT -5
I agree. It is the first delight of the day, that first cup of coffee. In fact, the first sip is the best of the best. I usually go out for a walk at 5am, and knowing that coffee awaits is what gets me through that last mile or so.
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Post by muffya on Aug 31, 2007 17:10:15 GMT -5
I'm not a morning person at all. My dear husband is in charge of coffee. He dilengently makes coffee every morning in our stovetop bialetti espresso maker and adds flavored syrup like almond rocha to my latte and brings it to me in bed. Every morning I feel like a princess! I kind of lean on one elbow and sip waiting for my life to return to my body.
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Post by mez on Aug 31, 2007 20:29:22 GMT -5
Oh, fanastic! A bunch of coffee afficionados that I don't need to explain my love of coffee to -  I can drink it day and night, and still not get enough, but yes, that first cup in the morning is the best. I've been trying to wean myself off coffee in preparation for my trip - the UK and USA are not known for their good coffee - I have failed in the weaning department, so I have no idea how much of a cranky-pants I will be. Mez |
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Sept 1, 2007 0:43:37 GMT -5
Where in the USA will you be? We all can point you to some very good coffee here (but, sorry to say, I definitely agree about "coffee" in the UK - stick to tea!)
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Post by iank9 on Sept 1, 2007 1:04:28 GMT -5
Becky, Mez, Mais Non!!! In the UK we have the Carte Noir, and I can smell it in the peculator right now!  |
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Post by mez on Sept 1, 2007 4:18:49 GMT -5
Where in the USA will you be? We all can point you to some very good coffee here (but, sorry to say, I definitely agree about "coffee" in the UK - stick to tea!) I'll be in NY (Manhattan mainly). As for the UK, I'll stick to tea or just head to a pub. |
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Post by geordy on Sept 1, 2007 7:14:06 GMT -5
Let me assure you Mez you can get a good, even great cup of coffee in Manhattan! I'm having one right now made with Citerella's French roast beans and made in my Krups expresso maker!
Just stay away from the "corner deli " where they may serve what is commonly referred to as "dishwater" coffee!
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Post by sistereurope on Sept 1, 2007 9:04:18 GMT -5
Yes, that's almost as bad as typical "office coffee" - you know, the weak tea-colored liquid that sits in the pot until noon, when someone finally notices that terrible burnt coffee smell and finally turns it off...
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Sept 2, 2007 13:15:13 GMT -5
Ian - I'm sure if you brew your own you can get great coffee, but I'm thinking of some of the (insert expletive here!) I've had in restaurants and cafes especially once when I bought what purported to be a capuccino in London - yuck, very weak (probably instant, by the "taste," a term I use loosely!) with canned "whipped cream" on top. That was my first trip to the UK, and after that I stayed in flats and brought my own Peets coffee from home (a habit I have followed ever since), or drank tea (which of course is superb in the UK).
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Post by mez on Sept 2, 2007 17:49:49 GMT -5
...but I'm thinking of some of the (insert expletive here!) I've had in restaurants and cafes especially once when I bought what purported to be a capuccino in London - yuck, very weak (probably instant, by the "taste," a term I use loosely!) with canned "whipped cream" on top. Now I have had some seriously bad coffee in places (and yes, that does include here as well) but I think Becky, you take the prize for worst coffee experience. Whipped cream??? I shudder at the thought... Mez. |
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Post by iank9 on Sept 3, 2007 5:53:46 GMT -5
Hi, Sister- the coffee has gone by that stage Becky- next time in the UK search out a Costa or a Cafe Nero. Things are on the up. And finally- tea, very good but Karen has taken to partaking of a herbal "Apple and Camomile" concoction. Yuk! |
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Post by Happygoin on Sept 4, 2007 7:39:31 GMT -5
Muffya, I'm with you! Every morning, my Italian blend goes into my stovetop Bialetti. I stumbled on to a Sicilian bakery while at a wedding in Gloucester in July. The owner was a delightful, friendly Sicilian native who burst my coffee-bubble by telling me that the Lavazza sold in the US is inferior to that sold in Italy as it's actually MADE in the US. Well, here's the thing. I brought back about a million "bricks" of Lavazza from both France and Italy, on various trips, and couldn't tell the difference between those and the ones I buy here in the US. Hmmmfff! But he did sell me and a friend of mine some Essse espresso which he uses in the bakery and sells as well. It is really good. It has strong chocolate notes to it. It's almost gone so I'll have to go back to my good old US Lavazza soon.
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Post by muffya on Sept 4, 2007 9:13:42 GMT -5
right now I'm drinking my coffee ;D We use an italian espresso from Trader Joes. I think its called Aquino. Its pretty darn good and being at Trader Joe's, its cheap. I like a little flavoring, so today its caramel torani syrup. I've been known to pack my bialetti on trips. I bought my husband one of the electric bialettis for his office. Sometimes in the winter ya need an afternoon pick-me-up!
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Post by Happygoin on Sept 4, 2007 10:34:30 GMT -5
muffya, when I was in Paris in Feb, the apt had a nasty old Mr. Coffee. I ran out to A. Simon and bought a small stovetop espresso maker. It saved my life. I'm certain I'll bring it again in Dec when I go. Only thing is, it's not a Bialetti. I think they're the standard of espresso makers. The small one has a separate gasket that keeps wandering off on its own when I'm washing it. But it sure served its purpose in Paris.
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Post by cybee on Sept 4, 2007 20:12:27 GMT -5
Yes, I will definitely vouch that Shoesy loves her morning coffee! She generally has her morning coffee as I am thinking about going to bed..and frankly, I am a bit envious about that cup of coffee....frankly, I can't have one past noon (or I would be laying awake all night!). Sad thing, that. Coffee is such a treat! But yes, Shoesy loves her coffee and so do I! First thing I tend to in the a.m. is setting up the coffee machine!
I did love the demi tasse of coffee in Paris (expresso!). At first I was alarmed at getting such small coffees...but then I learned to love them...especially with the surprise of added chocolates at times! Maybe I will have to get an expresso machine! (but yes, I won't make the chocolates a habit...but they were a pleasant surprise at Paris!)
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Post by Happygoin on Sept 5, 2007 7:18:21 GMT -5
Cybee, unfortunately, like you, I can't have coffee after noon time either or I'd be cleaning out my closets at 4am. I could drink it all day though. Love it.
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