3 posts tagged “coffee”
Good morning, gorgeous... Could a better wake-up be had than a black as tar cup of joe from the best brewer in town?
How about the nearly perfect Albuquerque morning, kicking back at the Grove Cafe, listening to The Shins play over the stereo, watching the movers and shakers of EDo get their deals of the day started..... I'm in heaven.
So there it is.... the new Organic Oatmeal at Flying Star.
Until about 2 months ago, oatmeal at the Flying Star was a modest affair, in a medium to large bowl, depending on the person working. It was garnished with cinnamon and raisins and served with milk and brown sugar, and priced at $2.99.
Now, the Organic Oatmeal is garnished with cinnamon, served with a container of dried cranberries, walnuts, brown sugar (though the ratio of walnuts could be higher) and milk..... and it costs $4.59.
For me, this is not tragic. For a college student, it could mean more trips to the Frontier. (Although, now that I think of it, that breakfast burrito that was $2.69 in my college days is now pushing $4.50 after tax...)
Here is my one sentence review of the oatmeal - it tastes the same, but I like the addition of walnuts. The portion size seems a little smaller but not egregiously so.
I will devote an entire post to what I call the "Flying Star Feud", but for now I'll just say the new oatmeal is perfectly fine and the cost is defensible. Let the mudslinging begin, while I just sit at the counter and sip my coffee, refill after refill....
At home and at work, I brew Moon's coffee beans. Roasted to within an inch of that crucial dividing line between dark and oily and black and bitter, her beans quite simply rock my world.
So, now there is a coffee shop in the "north of downtown" area that serves coffee only using these beans of excellence. Naturally, I had to check it out.
My first pull of a double espresso made it into an unfortunate cup - one with a leak. So, the Voltaire-reading barista redid my morning hit and served it up, black and frothy. Unfortunately, her polish at the pull needs some... polish. Tasty but not rich or deep like an espresso can be, I still appreciated the effort.
The pastries in the case come from Le Chantilly, a local favorite, and my twisted nut thing was flaky with only a little sugary frosting - definitely good.
The interior sported an oven, but getting the permits to cook on premises was going to take some time, so for now I just gazed and hoped for future bread offerings.
Caffè Michelangelo
724 Mountain NW
7a-1:30p, Mon.-Fri.;
9a-12p, Sat.; Closed Sun.
