http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ en-us ap@andrewphelps.com 2004-05-13T03:55:47-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000962 Last night I noticed something strangely different about the Starbucks I frequent at Sycamore & University. La Marzocco was finally gone. Talks of the machine's removal surfaced more than a year ago, and like magic, it disappeared. It was replaced by a cold and unfriendly box. In the words of one of my favorite baristas, "It's soulless, with nothing... 962@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2004-05-13T03:55:47-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000640 From the not too distant, Martian future... [Via Robert Scoble.]... 640@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2004-01-20T01:25:38-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000639 People often complain about the price of coffee drinks - but this Italian man took one coffee shop to court and won. He got back the extra cash he should not have been charged, deemed 30 U.S. cents, approximately. Italian Wins Lawsuit Over Coffee Price Why can't we do this in America?... 639@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2004-01-18T12:23:49-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000596 An excerpt of an e-mail message from one reader: Your comment card to *$$'s was excellent. I doubt I could've said it better. I get so sick and tired of the cheapening of a LOT of traditional stuff, all in the name of the almighty dollar. Corporate America is going way over the edge. We could start up some wicked... 596@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-11-20T15:43:06-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000589 Tonight I filled out a customer comment card at Starbucks: Year after year, I'm disgusted to find Starbucks Coffee join the rest of Corporate America and shove Christmas down our throats a month too early. I could not believe one store was adorned with Christmas trees and festive, red cups as early as Nov. 3. It was depressing. The holiday... 589@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-11-14T02:21:21-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000546 A local coffee joint I had never been to, "Mocha Mania" is a place whose financial health I've worried about in passing. I can't remember ever seeing more than two cars out front, and that can't be a good sign. I dropped by, and discovered bit by bit that my concerns were unwarranted. First, had my brain been switched... 546@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-10-03T13:43:01-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000533 While born less than 45 years ago, I remember when the total cost of a cup of Joe was one thin dime. Now the luxury tax alone is that much and the cost of the fashionable liquid is $5. People who pay this much for coffee are typically single and want some company. It is a cheap way to people... 533@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-09-21T09:03:21-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000503 Andrew asked me to write a little bit about Initiative 77, a proposed tax on espresso beverages here in Seattle. The intent of the tax is to raise money for preschool and day-care programs (including pay raises for workers in those fields), by administering a 10 cent tax on "espresso drinks", which is justified by the portrayal of such beverages... 503@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-09-02T17:08:45-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000499 I come to coffee shops to meet people. Sure, the coffee is great, but the people make it all worthwhile. It's because of the people that I started this log in the first place. Every time I go out, it's an unofficial goal to get to know at least one person or party. Strangely enough, I am very introverted... 499@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-08-30T22:57:21-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000497 I just ordered from Java City, and I leave feeling thoroughly confused. "Short" drinks are equivalent to the Starbucks "Tall" drinks (12 ounces), "Tall" is the equivalent of "Grande", and "Grande" is the equivalent of "Venti", which I know is copyrighted by SBUX. I ordered an iced short white mocha, and I was told they don't "do" short iced drinks.... 497@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-08-28T22:21:40-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000492 Tonight at my work, a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Encinitas, something very cool, yet at the same time very frightening occured. At about 8:15 there were six tables inside the store, and one outside occupied by paying customers accessing the T-Mobile Wireless Network on their lap tops. It was definitely a sight to behold. It was cool to see that... 492@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-08-24T22:38:25-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000486 Fellow San Diegans, I'm sure this will interest you. I was at the Drive-Thru Starbucks in San Marcos, near the Home Depot, and I noticed that location is open to 11 p.m. That's the latest one in North County! I'm just dumbfounded as to why that funky location, in the middle of an industrial area, gets all the hours.... 486@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-08-20T12:30:08-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000482 Yesterday I drank the best blended beverage ever at M3 Espresso Cafe. It was a specialty blended Italian soda. Imagine the most refreshing, un-syrupy Slurpee in the world. Mine was Mandarin orange flavored. The kiwi and lime combination is also phenomenal. What else isn't on the main menu? The Protein Latte is served in lettuce leaves, an apparent omage... 482@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-08-18T17:01:32-08:00 http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/index.php#000481 I'm Andrew Phelps. Welcome to The Coffee Log, my place to share some great coffee experiences with you. I live in San Diego, and I love to experience some of the great cafés scattered around town. As I travel and discover new places all around the world, I will put my memories here. Are you a coffeehouse connoisseur? An espresso... 481@http://www.andrewphelps.com/coffeelog/ 2003-08-18T09:16:00-08:00