The Coffee Girls: Confession #6

There’s a coffee shop that I go to a lot that I haven’t told my best friends about. It’s not an upscale place. Nothing trendy or anything like that. I’m not sure my friends would even go there if I casually brought it up. Most likely they would roll their eyes and at laugh at my choice. It’s kind of an old hole in the wall place. Trust me, you’d never see it on a list of popular places to meet up. It’s dark, quaint, off the beaten path. However, they don’t know what I discovered there.

The coffee isn’t the real reason I stop in. Coffee is pretty much the same in all the local coffee bars in my area. So it’s not the coffee, though it’s good there. No complaints about the coffee. What keeps me coming back is that I discovered this grande, steamy hot South American blend that makes my mouth water the minute I walk in the door. Antonio. His name is Antonio. He could be selling Folger’s in a dixie cup for eight dollars a pour and I’d keep coming back. Don’t ask me where this place is. I’m not telling.

The Coffee Girls: Confession #5

I LOVE coffee with creamer. I mean, I really LOVE it that way. Especially if it’s french vanilla… in liquid form. Chocolate mocha is a close second. I just can’t fathom coffee without any kind of creamer. I’ve tried. I really have. I tried three days in a row once. Thought I was gonna die. Maybe I need to try more exotic coffee blends, but I cannot handle my java straight up black. For me, it’s a form of taste bud torture. How others do it is beyond me.

Truthfully, just the thought of a hot cup of coffee in the morning with a heavy splash of french vanilla gets me out of bed with a smile on my face. Have you ever seen a sign that says “I thought I liked coffee. Turns out I like creamer“… well that’s me, I guess. Coffee connoisseurs might shake their heads at me, but I don’t really care. At least I use liquid creamers and not the powdered stuff. Unless it’s the only choice I have. Ok, if it’s the only choice I have, just skip the coffee and give me some tea. Or water.