Category: Coffee Questions

Who’s sitting with me right now?

Coffee shops are more than coffee.

Coffee shops are avenues for personal development, relationship building, professional growth, educational pursuit, personal wellness, healthy living, neighborhood growth, and so much more.

Lately, I have chosen to look up from my screen, my comic book, and/or my journal. I have decided to listen, observe, and imagine what surrounds me. I wrote down what I saw on two separate occasions, and thought of all that I have seen in my experiences here, at this particular local favorite (Sunrise–if you’re interested):

  • a gamer
  • a student
  • a teacher
  • a couple on their first date
  • a couple on their 1000th date
  • someone waiting for a date
  • a group of friends
  • a writer
  • a blogger
  • an entrepreneur
  • a reader or bookworm–yes, with actual books

Coffee provides stimulation.

The coffee shop is a stimulating place.

If we just look up, if we take a moment to enjoy our surroundings we can all appreciate the amount of talent, potential, and love that comes alive in these very special spaces.

Go ahead, take a moment, and imagine the story behind the patrons around you.

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What goes with coffee?

Yesterday I gave a sweeping response to: What goes with coffee?

I realize that maybe not everything would be completely compatible with the taste of coffee. Maybe.

So allow me to list the very best pairings I have found . . .

What goes best with coffee?

I drink my coffee black at home. I like my coffee strong and dark. However, I have a sweet tooth. So my most prized pairings with coffee include:

  • cookies
  • croissants
  • ice cream
  • cake
  • pie
  • coffee cakes
  • sweet breads

Coffee is a drink that people often consume in communal spaces–think the coffeeshop. Therefore, the best things that go with coffee in these situations are:

  • good company
  • great conversation

Now, I stand by my initial response that given the versatility of coffee it has the capacity to go with anything. It can be enjoyed in practically any situation. However, there are certain times, moments, foods, and people that make it all the more beautiful.

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How shall I drink my coffee?

I came across this article and question: Would You Drink Coffee Out of an Ice Cream Cone?

First of all, why is this a question? Coffee = amazing. Ice cream cone = amazing.

Therefore: coffee IN ice cream cone = DOUBLY amazing. Logical–truly the only conclusion.

But if you need more. Then I ask: why not? If a new way to enjoy coffee, a new added feature, a new way to make it, or a new way to bring out flavor is possible, it is actually required to partake–in my world at least.

So, would I drink coffee out of an ice cream cone? Yes. Of course!

What about you?

 

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What does coffee help?

Coffee helps me:

  • wake-up
  • function
  • smile
  • warm-up (hot coffee)
  • cool down (iced coffee)
  • savor the morning
  • power through the afternoon
  • stay awake
  • blog
  • play nice with others
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What is coffee?

My second attempt to answer “What is coffee?”

Coffee is . . .

  • reliable (me)
  • the best (me . . . lots of people . . .)
  • my love language (meme/mugs)
  • my drug of choice (meme/mugs)
  • my favorite coworker (meme/mugs)
  • like a high five in your mouth (meme)
  • a language in itself (Jackie Chan)
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Caffeinated Ideas

So the tagline reads: Coffee Shops & Caffeinated Ideas.

Someone asked, where are the ideas? Well, I posted them, as they came to me, on the Twitter. It felt like the right place to put them. It’s easy, it’s quick, and it adds to the overall brand of Cups and Comments.

However, if I don’t say where they are, how would you have known?

From now on, I will make sure to include them here. While I still plan to put them first on the Twitter–you can follow me @cups_comments –I will make sure to periodically post them here too.

For your reference here are all of my caffeinated ideas so far (March 2018-April 2018)–at times unrelated to coffee, but definitely sparked after the coffee kicked in.

Caffeinated Ideas:

  • March 20, 2018: Caffeinated Idea: What if coffee was named like sushi?
    • Me: Yes, I’d like a screaming orgasm with almond milk please.
    • Barista: Would you like whipped cream on top?
    • Me: Absolutely 😘
  • March 21, 2018: Today was my double-star day but here’s a caffeinated idea: What if I could choose my double-star day? Like maybe during the month of my birthday? … it’s next month, just saying. 😉☕️
  • March 24, 2018: Caffeinated Idea: Cadbury Creme Egg flavored coffee ☕️ — it could be a great spring flavor!
  • March 25, 2018: Caffeinated Idea: all dating sites should have a filter to let men know when they look normal v. when they look like a serial killer.
  • March 28, 2018: Caffeinated Idea: Let’s create a culture where we buy each other coffee at a cafe, just like we buy someone a drink at a bar . . . A new and BETTER way to flirt . . .
  • March 31, 2018: Caffeinated Idea: since it is the season of spring breaks, I think should give extra bonus stars for getting coffee in more than one state 😉☕️
  • April 4, 2018: Caffeinated Idea: Coffee walk in the morning . . . Wine walk at night —same day, same location, one price: Make. It. Happen.
  • April 17, 2018: Caffeinated Idea: online dating forum – “KissandKaffeinate”
    • Concept: where all the hot baristas, and the patrons that drool over them (and their drinks), come together for more than just the love of coffee 😉
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Coffee Lesson #5

ground coffee:

  • coffee that is ready to be brewed
  • the product after grinding roasted coffee beans
  • can be found in a variety of forms as grind size determines how fine or coarse the grounds will be
  • do not confuse with coffee grounds

It was not until I had to sit down and read, research, and think about coffee vocabulary that I realized before and after had their own terms–ground coffee (before) and coffee grounds (after). Funny how these connections came about–I love what this coffee blog is providing me!

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