full and half drank espressos from contraband coffee (1415 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109) a few weeks ago. super nice service. one of them was the ethiopian single origin, I believe. The other their house blend. I like the shot glasses for serving. the single origin was predictably fruity and bright and the blend predictably more balanced. both enjoyable.
I hadn’t been to a new place in a while. I can finally update the coffee map!
stumptown coffee espresso at thinking cup at 165 tremont st, boston.
I stopped by here soon after they opened one morning and had a nice, quick shot of espresso to wake me up. They’re the first coffee shop in downtown boston to serve stumptown exclusively, according to their website. It was a nice little walk to get the coffee – I love seeing the city wake up and it’s pretty nice being near the boston common.
thinking cup, early in the morning.
I also had a nice bacon cheddar and chive scone here. Just a hint of bacon and a yummy scone-y texture. it was just about a perfect savory scone. They also have an affogato on their menu, which I would have gotten had it not been morning.
What to roast next? Ah, the paradox of choice.
A selection of 13 different types of beans from Sweet Maria’s. There’s a healthy Ethiopian component, some El Salvador, one from Sumatra (guess which!) and some Guatemalans. I ended up choosing the El Salvador Siberia Estate Bourbon.
Vienna sausage cans in the rain on a paper Trader Joe’s bag
Another great drink from MA’velous: Stumptown Hairbender Cappuccino
A walk up polk st
bike lane, covered.
WE ROCK HARDEST - Ben Eine – bad ass.
Giraffe
googly eyes on BART
got off at ashby bart
some shots of a shot made with beans from the bicycle coffee company:
I’m using one of these dosing cylinders for my la pavoni basket to keep the grounds in place.
Not the best crema – I could do a bit better.. but still an enjoyable shot.
