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obvious
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Victoria: Caffe Fantastico experience - 2008/05/17 20:30
Just landed on the shores of Vancouver Island and set down roots sans beans. On the advice of a friend I visited the Kings Street Caffe Fantastico.
I wasn't sure what to expect but I was kind of thinking I would get the "too cool for school" brush off you can expect from cafes in Vancouver, my home town.
This was not the case --dude at the counter took my request for beans seriously and gave me the run down on them and showed me samples of each. Although I was a bit distracted by my 3 year old daughter's distraction of the funky clientelle he patiently took care of my request for a half pound of the house beans and a half of the Guatemalan espresso and passed along my request for an americano to the barista. By the time we were done there was a steadily growing line at the counter --everyone bearing cups and mugs of their own --in fact one customer had a jam jar. Turns out you get charged an extra 25c for a shop supplied cardboard container --good for locals but not so good for poor bozos like me who don't know the scoop. Next time I will though, which is the point I reckon.
I rushed home and fired up my Isomac Tea --which promptly blew the SSR, sending great gouts of steam out of every crack as the safety valve released the pressure. It took me a while but I finally unpacked my backup machine, a La Cimbali Domus Dosatron -not a great machine but adequate for the purposes. I wasted a few shots dialing in my grinder and re-familarizing myself with the Domus, but finally pulled a couple adequate ounces.
The only thing I wish is I hadn't been so distracted by my daughter --the little darlin' --the Guatemalan was roasted just about a week before.. wish I ahd asked before buying. It's just a tad oldish for me as it'll not be finished for a couple of weeks --particularly with the Tea on the fritz.
Kind of wonder if dude was testing me as he asked if I wanted to have the beans ground ---I think I must have sputtered my refusal pretty adamantly as he kind of grinned at my response. 
-PeteT
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2008/05/17 20:30 |
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colin |
2008/06/23 10:47 |
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mengels |
2008/06/24 18:39 |
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colin |
2008/06/24 18:45 |
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obvious |
2008/07/17 18:09 |
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colin |
2008/07/17 20:14 |
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mengels |
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