Forza has emerged from the depths of coffee anonymity with me. They have done exactly two things to win me over from a non-loyal, post-Starbuck’s, nomadic wandering. First, they offered 24oz. drinks. Thank god. Often 20oz. is not enough. Second, they began serving grilled breakfast sandwiches prepared by Pacific Grill. These are the very best […]
Category Archives: Coffee
New Mandolin Cafe kitchen open NOW
Without further ado, you are welcome to stop in for a meal at the Mandolin Cafe. They have done what few others have – the simple, the obvious, the lacking-in-Tacoma – free wi-fi, big tables, good coffee AND GOOD FOOD. Why is it so hard for restaurateurs to figure this one out? Hopefully, Mandolin Cafe […]
Seattle Sonics, Ray Allen, Howard Schultz (in that order)
Today, The Oklah.. errr.. Seattle Sonics’ attorney ripped a sports economist hired by the City of Seattle a new one in court, Ray Allen got himself a championship ring with the Boston Celtics, and Howard Schultz is still a pathetic piss-ant. What is going to happen with the Sonics? The city of Seattle wanted to […]
Do you take sex with your coffee?
So it’s been awhile since local coffee bars around Tacoma introduced scantily clad baristas into their workforce, and we still aren’t hearing much about regulation on this sort of thing. I guess this has a lot to do with the fact that the trend has slowed recently, rather than the opposite which I had expected. […]
Preference, profit or prudence?
Starbucks is changing from whole milk to 2%. If you don’t specify a type of milk, you will be given 2%. Baristas beware: you are going to be making a lot of drinks twice for awhile. How many businesses explode with popularity and then change the very foundation of ALL their successful products? I suppose […]