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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2006/11/03 08:28Cathy wrote: I live in Vncouver. Could you please tell me where you buy your Jvaberry
coffee in Vancouver? Where can't you buy great coffee in Vancouver?
JJ-Bean.. Elysian Room... Cafe Artigiano.. etc etc etcColin is the Senior editor and creator of the CoffeeCrew.Com Website
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2006/11/07 13:18Any Starbucks in Van can't be beat. I know some people like to poo-poo them, but they are tops. And the best staff too ... most of the time.
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2006/11/07 16:13Juan Valdez' Lover wrote: Any Starbucks in Van can't be beat. I know some people like to poo-poo them, but they are tops. And the best staff too ... most of the time.
Give me a break. You obviously have not been to JJ Bean, Artigiano, Elysian Room, Prado, etc etc etc etc..
You need need to get out more.Colin is the Senior editor and creator of the CoffeeCrew.Com Website
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2007/01/07 20:23Best Coffee I found and live buy is Passalacqua a company in CT called Caffe Italia Enterprises sells it. Only ones in fact. This coffee has a dark chocolate after taste and is imported straight from Italy. Definitely 2 thumbs up. Try it once you won't go back to anything else.
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2007/01/08 13:39signtechllc wrote: Best Coffee I found and live buy is Passalacqua a company in CT called Caffe Italia Enterprises sells it. Only ones in fact. This coffee has a dark chocolate after taste and is imported straight from Italy. Definitely 2 thumbs up. Try it once you won't go back to anything else.
I find coffee imported from anywhere -- generally stale. Some people like stale coffee - like a neighbor of mine who gets coffee from all over the World. It is always bad-ass stale and I think he sees the "staleness" as a flavor attribute.
Each to their own I guess.
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2007/01/21 11:45colin (editor dude) wrote: Then head over to The Elysian Room - 5th and Burrard
Best beans, best coffee, best baristas
Say hello to Alistair - He da man.
I agree that Elysian room is an excellent shop, but it does not meet the criteria of "roasted on site". Alistair gets his beans from 49th Parallel.www.currentcoffee.ca
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2007/12/21 16:44Any recommendations for where to buy beans in Burnaby?
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2007/12/21 21:0449th Paralell Roasters!Colin is the Senior editor and creator of the CoffeeCrew.Com Website
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Re:Finding your coffee in North America - 2007/12/22 10:50Yep, 49th Parallel. They are behind Burnaby Costco. You can phone them to put in for a pick up order. They roast on Mondays. You can pick up freshly roasted beans any time after they roast on Mondays.
There is also Ethical Beans on Kootenay St (Behind Boundary Rd around 1st Ave in the Vancouver side).
Both places only sell 1 lb bags. If you are looking to buy smaller quantities, head down to Commercial St. JJ Beans has several espresso blends. Prado also sells beans.Tmplo is a Vancouver area resident and coffee expert
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