2009 June | Coffee Hero

Trabant Coffee – Espresso Perfection

27 June 2009

Trabant Coffee has two locations in Seattle. One is the University District, the other is on the edge of Pioneer Square. They use 49th Parallel’s Epic for their espresso blend. 49th Parallel is an extremely popular roaster in Vancouver. I believe Trabant is the only Seattle location that uses them. I love the Epic Espresso [...]

Ominous Signs: Juan Valdez Cafe, Seattle

24 June 2009

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Sometimes you just know with a coffee place. All my internal alarms were telling me that the Juan Valdez Cafe would not live up to my standards. Since people have asked me for my opinion on this place more than once, I figured I’d give it a try. The Juan Valdez Cafe states they use [...]

Is Starbucks Fooling Seattle Tourists?

21 June 2009

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Besides seeing the Space Needle, one of the stops most tourists make when visiting Seattle is visiting Pike Place Market. Every coffee drinker knows this where the first Starbucks opened back in 1971. I visit the Pike Place Market frequently and I began noticing an issue in recent months. In July of 2008, Starbucks announced [...]

Slow (Brewed) Coffee at Seattle Coffee Works

20 June 2009

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During my Vancouver trip, I made a visit to the 49th Parallel Cafe. In addition to the normally served espresso drinks and a vat of brewed coffee, they also had slower brewed coffee options. The french press, vac-pot and a cool looking cold brewed coffee system. These are not the drinks you order as you [...]

The First Fuel Station

16 June 2009

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I was walking through Seattle on Saturday when I looked down to my right. In the overgrown weeds I saw a plaque. The plaque stated that this was the site of the very first service station in the world. According to the Wikipedia page on Filling Stations, it was actually the second. The world’s first [...]