Coffee And Something Called A 'Grubwich'

I haven't had coffee at home for a little bit! I was like oh what beans shall I buy! WHAT SORT OF COFFEE WILL SERVE ME IN MY DOMAIN?!?!

I used to get free Caffe Vita coffee beans at my old job. But at my new jobs I don't currently have access to free Vita coffee. So I have to think about what to buy. I wonder about what beans to buy! There are so many different roasters out here. Sometimes they are on sale at QFC and I'm like oh maybe I'll just buy those. I did that with Zoka once. I also was curious about Zoka. And I was in the mood for a darker roast. So I bought the Zoka and it was very nice.

Then I ran out.

So, after much anticipation, and some outtings for Top Pot or Herkimer (yumz), I purchased some coffee.

And I went with Peets.

Which is funny to me. Because there are so many different roasters out here. So many I haven't tried. And so many different roasts I haven't tried by the roasters I do know.

But my Dad is a diehard Peets fan. It's all he drinks for the most part.

Plus I like Peets drip coffee. I haven't had an espresso drink from them in a long time. But I had a latte last winter and I wasn't crazy about it. Too hot.

So I decided to give it a go. I bought their Italian roast.

It looks EXACTLY LIKE THAT BAG.

Funny.

As soon as I wrote the word funny I stood up and walked to the kitchen and checked to see if it really looked exactly like that. Because I don't pay attention to details like that. And sure enough, they are different. More words on mine. More gold on mine.

Where as the one above just says 'Italian Roast: Fresh Roasted Coffee' + weight.

My bag says "Italian Roast, Deep, full-bodied. Espresso favorite.' Specifies whole beans, and says 'Roasted by hand in small batches.' Finally ending with the 'Fresh Roasted Coffee' and the weight.

Whatever, my bag has more words on it. Peet's upped their game on this bag.

Whatever. I drank a whole pot of that coffee this morning and it tasted nice. I like dark roasts a lot sometimes. Less bim bam complex on the flavor but a more satisfying texture, mouth feel, son.

I then agreed to get coffee with a friend. He lives up somewhere in the hills and so we meet at the Herkimer on 56th and the ave. Herkimer coffee is niceeeee. Always nice.

I had an americano. He had drip. 12 oz, of course. The most reasonable size. 8oz might even more reasonable. Or 6 oz, some say!

I used to drink a lot of drip. A lot of lattes. Big, wacky soy lattes from Starbucks! That was in the winter and spring of 2009-2010. I got a little more serious about coffee when I started working with it, obviously.

But lately I drink so many americanos. They are good, really nice.

I tried my friends drip. Sometimes coffee tastes light and floral. Sometimes its a little bit fruity.

This coffee tasted like berries. It was their Ethiopian. Nice.

Then I got a drip refill and they had changed coffees. So I had their Sumatran. Also very nice, less on the fruity flavors. More on the something else.

After that I was off to work.

This is when I ran into something called a 'Grubwich'.

Yes, a new eatery on our main drag. Broadway. Right in the thick of things.

Here, a photo of part of their menu

I had the El Gaucho. You see what that has on it right? I mean, you are reading that picture, or have read it, right bro? Good!

Because that sandwich was dope.

Chimichurri. What? A sauce made of parsley, chopped garlic, oil, and other shit?

You gonna put that on some cabbage? Make a nice slaw? Yeah?

Gonna put it all on some steak that already tastes great?

Oh and that bread is great.

I really like the El Gaucho.

The fries were nice too. They came with some chipotle ranch. Nice

After that it was time to go to work and there I had some more coffee.

A macchiato this time.

It was made in the process of a drink training, other than my own.

It looked like this:

But I din't have a pastry with it.

But I did eat a cherry almond cutie pie after leaving work tonight:

Those are the main highlights of my eating day. I feel like it went well. I had a lot of coffee.

And then I was like 'Why do I feel so thirsty and on the verge of a headache'.

Too much coffee, bro.

I'm sorry this went on so long.