starbucks ruules

[chris abraham]

At 12:18 PM -0500 01/10/1997, David Casseres wrote:

>Chris Abraham replies
>>I agree with the first part.  but not the second.
>>The best part of SB is its great gear!
>>The espresso machines are the best although Price-Costco
>>has the same for much cheaper!
>
>It all depends on where you live.  Here in the San Francisco Bay area we
>have Peet's, which has MUCH better coffee than Starbucks.  Peet's was
>founded by a Dutchman whom I met once.  I told him I liked Costa Rican
>coffee the best, having been exposed to its aroma at a very young age.
>Mr. Peet got a faraway look in his eye and said "The best Costa Rican
>coffee I ever tasted was in Hamburg... I think it was about 1936."
>That's what Peet's is still like.  Starbucks will never come close.

the only peets we have is the wicked ale here in dc.  we have better coffee
places by far but some of the mom and pop stores give a weak or a pull that
is more like americano.

the gear, in SB, is what I like.  I am from hawaii and never buy my beans
from SB -- luckily we have a cool coffee bar here called the Java Shack or
some such thing -- Lavazza and little porcelain cups that preheat -- a nice
short double!

chris

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