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Espresso Royale needs to turn it down!

Wow, a sure sign of ‘getting old’. I think that Espresso Royale (specifically the one on Marlboro Street near NorthEastern) needs to turn down their freaking music.
First of all, the coffee shop is a great place to go. It has decent drinks, free wifi, and plenty of seating. However the guys and gals that [...]

Naples coffee… its ok.

I’m a huge coffee snob. I’m normally totally excited about new coffee. Italian espresso is supposed to be as good as it gets, and Naples is supposed to the ‘the’ place for it. Maybe so far I’ve found all of the ‘meh’ places, but the espresso here is a solid ‘B’.
It’s not flawed, and its [...]

Iced cappuccino dangerous? And other thoughts on coffee.

I have put into consideration that perhaps I drink too much coffee. Maybe. I’m not convinced. I have drank high caffeine drinks all my life. I know as a toddler I’d drink my grandfather’s coffee. Hell, they likely put it in my bottle. Seems reasonable to me. I know my mother stopped smoking when she [...]