Comments on: Open Thread: What's Your Cafe Drink of Choice? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matthew Cornell http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67403 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:28:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67403 Only one thing for me: European-style drinking chocolate. I have 1/4 cup of extremely high quality 70% dark chocolate in the am, and one in the afternoon. I get it from http://www.chocosphere.com/ because, no slight intended, it is *very* hard to find this kind of drink in cafes. The test? Simple: Do they a) start with great chocolate, b) do they melt chunks (or shavings) into hot milk, c) is it so thick you think you’re drinking a chocolate bar, and d) do you get a strong sense of well-being?

Yum!!

You might enjoy: How to Make The Ultimate Cup of Hot Chocolate
http://ideamatt.blogspot.com/2005/04/how-to-make-ultimate-cup-of-hot.html

]]> By: Mr. Crash http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67402 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:54:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67402 I like my coffee black, just like my metal…

(Oh MSI, how you tickle me…)

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67401 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:30:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67401 water.

]]> By: Amanda http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67400 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:16:54 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67400 Decaf Mexican Mocha!

]]> By: PaulaZT http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67399 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:47:51 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67399 For me, a Grande Latte (with 2% milk) is heaven. When the milk is steamed it caramelizes just a little to make it slightly sweet. My first is full caf, then I go to decaf. Later in the day I’ll have black tea-a huge mug with lots of milk, no sugar.

I work at Starbucks, so I get the drinks for free when I’m working. If I’m not working and feeling cheap, I’ll go with a Coffee Misto with the bold coffee.

BTW the difference between a Grande and a Venti Latte is just milk, they have the same number of shots.

I do have to laugh at all of the fancy drinks and the sugar free Mocha is awful. I respect the customers who go for a solo or doppio espresso, macchiato or con panna.

My latest treat is a Hot Chocolate with half the pumps of Mocha and the same number of pumps Gingerbread (and no whipped cream). It tastes more like Mexican hot chocolate.

You’re right about the wi-fi. Maybe they will come to their senses and offer free wi-fi some day.

]]> By: Alfa http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67398 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:31:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67398 I’m currently addicted to Diva’s latte, a local shop’s coffee drink and SanMig original, a locally produced instant coffee.

But since I’m planning to get healthier this year, I’m planning to gradually decrease my coffee drink consumption and be a tea convert, if I can. :-)

]]> By: Andy http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67397 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:29:48 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67397 I have a Starbucks gift Card in my pocket but I travel across town and further to go to Affogato here in Pittsburgh to get a Vietnamese thing.
They suggested it when I asked and have had it as a regular ever since.
As soon as I walk in the door they start making it for me.
they’re great! (www.bigreda.com)

]]> By: Rubinowicz http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67396 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:32:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67396 If I’m at a Starbucks in the morning, it’s a triple low-fat, flat latte. If I’m at Coffee Cat, it’s a double. If I’m at home, it’s a fresh ground large cup of something smokey like Ethiopian or Sumatra with a dash of half and half. Afternoons and evenings it’s generally Twinings Earl Grey. Change-ups include Mexican or Italian Hot Chocolate or hot, milky Chai.

]]> By: macengr http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67395 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:40:51 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67395 Cinnamon Dolce White Chocolate Mocha = oh, say, 900 calories?

]]> By: Jeff O'Hara http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67394 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:40:01 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67394 I drink an extra shot latte, usually from an independent coffee shop that roasts their own beans. http://fourbeans.com If I’m not close to an independent coffee shop, I go to Caribou Coffee, then Starbucks as a last resort.

]]> By: Amie Gillingham http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67393 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:05:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67393 At home, I drink straight-up black coffee (I like Kenya AA & Papua New Guinea in particular, although the later is getting harder to find since they had a bad year in 2006) or cocoa. When out, I like a very large iced vanilla double-shot latte with foam on the top or a mocha depending on the weather.

]]> By: Patrick Mueller http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67392 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:05:17 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67392 Plain black, add cream or 1/2 + 1/2, and Equal or similar. Cheaper, but more importantly, faster, than any of the other coffee drinks. At the coffee shop inside IBM (RTP B500), I always go for a cup (usually big) of the Starbucks Verona.

]]> By: Jon Moss http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67391 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:36:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67391 Agree with Bill – NO flavours!

Having worked in Italy for two years as a barista, it is funny seeing what US / UK people think of as “proper” coffee. Starbucks et al serve buckets, not cups of coffee! You should never have a cappucino after midday and you should NEVER serve it scalding hot!

]]> By: nhickmarin http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67390 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:36:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67390 Ah, just a plain hot coffee with donuts maybe? :)

Nhick
http://www.itrush.com

]]> By: Bill James-Wallace http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67389 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:00:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67389 Coffee has to be coffee. None of this flavoured stuff! Yech! Gimme a short macchiato, topped uop with hot milk, no foam. Delish! You get the coffee hit, a small amount of milk (no bloating) and you’re away!

@ Marina: if the coffee is so hot it burns your tongue they are making it wrong! :)

]]> By: Jeff B http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67388 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:04:07 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/04/open-thread-cafe-drink/#comment-67388 I have until recently did a coffee
Protein Beverage.

I have since switched to a Grande (venti sometimes)Decaf (I know, I know)Sugar-free vanilla Misto made with Half-n-half. Some are saying why, to much caffeine can race my heart to fast. I need to have a beverage with as little sugar as possible. The half-n-half has less sugar than non-fat, low fat, 2% milk.

I was doing a Latte until I realized it was made with mostly milk. The misto is more coffee and less milk. Coffee is starting to be my one vice and by that vice can add up just as much as smoking or chewing but hopefully 10 years from now they don’t say coffee causes heart disease or something.

Cheers!
JB

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