rant

Subject: coffee

yup, the new ice cream parlor on vanderbilt... just past bergen has been open this week. they have gorilla coffee and its cheaper than joyce.

that mcdonalds is the bomb.

I second Cheryl's!!! I go there every saturday morning. Only issue is that they open up around 9am Tues-Sunday and closed Monday! But, the bodega right next door to Cheryl's is pretty good in a pinch! Rocket Fuel ALL THE WAY!!!!

I'm not about to walk for blocks to get a cup of coffee, I live near Joyce. I used to see Brooklyn Brown and the MUD truck near GAP, but haven't in a long while.

True, there is Cheryl's! I do like that place. Where's the Usual and Deacon Blue?

queencallipygos wrote: ...I'm starting to wonder if I'm the only person in the city who still makes her own coffee at home.

I make my own
BOught a Cuissanart pot many years ago.. $100.. makes great hot coffee. I have an assortment of "to go" cups and insulated containers.. But coffee is a social experience for people in the hood and I understand why good places to hand and good coffee are essential.

I make my own but want a place on Washington Avenue somewhere too.
Teddy's opens at 11am....Need a diner with Wi-fi- nothing fancy.

French press is the way to go for Regluar coffee:$12-$20 max (Ikea)
and for espresso, forget about those fancy machines that take up counter space, my Italian friends hipped me to this in college:





These things are the BOMB!!!

Subject: Coffee places

Hey you should try Prospect Perk, it's on Sterling Pl and Flatbush. Great free trade coffee and nice people!

Give it a shot! I don't think they are ever closed!

I need a new espresso machine... I'm STILL debating a super automatic or a manual... convenience vs. quality & sense of accomplishment/artistry... hmmm...

SevenOneEighty wrote: I make my own but want a place on Washington Avenue somewhere too.
Teddy's opens at 11am....Need a diner with Wi-fi- nothing fancy.

French press is the way to go for Regluar coffee:$12-$20 max (Ikea)
and for espresso, forget about those fancy machines that take up counter space, my Italian friends hipped me to this in college:





These things are the BOMB!!!

I second my fellow latina Alfy on that one. It's the only thing I have at home.

Mamacita wrote: [quote=SevenOneEighty]I make my own but want a place on Washington Avenue somewhere too.
Teddy's opens at 11am....Need a diner with Wi-fi- nothing fancy.

French press is the way to go for Regluar coffee:$12-$20 max (Ikea)
and for espresso, forget about those fancy machines that take up counter space, my Italian friends hipped me to this in college:





These things are the BOMB!!!

I second my fellow latina Alfy on that one. It's the only thing I have at home.

Third! But I'm lazy with buying beans.

I also own two French presses.

Hmm. Now if I get myself a good coffee tumbler to take on the train, I could make my own coffee and take it with me to work. I hear these mugs are awesome: http://www.igniteusa.com/autoseal.html

Subject: Blasphemy.

Brooklyn without a bagel store? :?:
Blasphemy. :evil:

A good old bagel store that serves coffee would be welcome on Washington and on Vanderbuilt. :roll:

It would make a fortune. :idea:

Subject: Re: Blasphemy.

inpixels wrote: Brooklyn without a bagel store? :?:
Blasphemy. :evil:

A good old bagel store that serves coffee would be welcome on Washington and on Vanderbuilt. :roll:

It would make a fortune. :idea:

yes! please!

I second the Bagel/Coffee idea. Seriously. Or even Bagel/Chai. The hot chai latte at muddy waters sucks unless Ntozake makes it. Apparently none of her staff can figure out how to do it.