“Coffee is a language in itself.” – Jackie Chan If you love coffee – I mean, really love it – you know what it means to suffer its absence. And revel in its glory. It’s not just the lethargy that sets in when you’ve gone too long between cups. Or the raging headache that reminds … Read more
Zurich does finance. And chocolate. And a pretty magical display of lights if you’re there around the holidays. They also do some pretty decent coffee. Though, you may not find it where you’re expecting it. If I were to sum up Zurich’s coffee scene in a single word, that word would be intimate. We can’t … Read more
Sometimes when I want a coffee, but I don’t want to deal with the fatty taste of milk, I’ll opt for an Americano instead of one of my regular go-to drinks. But before I started doing that, I wasn’t really sure what an Americano was like compared to my normal espresso drinks. And when I … Read more
Do you normally order up an espresso at your local coffee shop, but you’re putting some feelers out there for a new drink? If you’ve seen the cortado on the coffee bar menu, then you might be curious how it compares to the espresso. Well, if your palette is looking for something a bit more … Read more
Though it’s not something you encounter on the regular, every so often you’ll be in an upscale coffee shop and hear someone order a ristretto. And if you’re like me, then you’re thinking, wtf is that? when it reaches your ears. I got tired of not knowing the difference between two, or if there even … Read more
Are you the sort of coffee drinker who is all about espresso with just a wee bit of milk to cream it up? If so, you might think that there’s not much difference between a macchiato and an espresso. You’d be wrong. Sure, at its core both are just espresso with milk…but they are each … Read more
Whenever I have to pop into a Starbucks to fuel my coffee addition, I usually get a latte. In fact, I get that drink at a lot of coffee shops. And let’s face it – you never have to worry about it not being on the menu. But every so often you end up at … Read more
If your go-to espresso drink at the local coffee shop is a cappuccino, then you might be wondering how it compares to a cortado. I mean, after all both are just espresso and some variation of hot milk, right? Probably just different names for the same thing, huh? Well, if you’re ready to say “right” … Read more
If you’re like most coffee drinkers, then you always order the same drink – no matter what coffee shop you’re fueling up at. But what if you’re feeling adventurous and looking to try a new drink? If you find yourself at a coffee shop with more than a basic drinks menu, then do something different … Read more
Brussels, Belgium has a lot of famous foodstuffs. Belgian frites. Belgian waffles. And, of course, Belgian chocolate. While you don’t hear much about Belgian coffee (mostly because, like the rest of the world, Belgium just lifted their coffee culture from Italy), Brussels does have a vibrant coffee scene with plenty of worthwhile Bruxelles coffee shops … Read more