Fancy coffee bar? Espresso or its' martini form.
Fancy café? Espresso.
Fancy cute café? Affogato or Vienna.
Casual café? Lattes in the morning, americanos in the evening.
At home? From a friend's mokapot preferably so I'm not making it, black, two sugars.
Hotels? Black, two sugars unless they can make a decent espresso.
Buffets? Black, pour in a bunch of the delicious cheap creamers, lots of sugar, etc., their coffee isn't always fantastic.
Jan 11, 2025
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I’m simple… those are also the two espresso beverages I drink at home
Jun 25, 2024
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a hot black americano if I’m just out and about, far away from my espresso machine and urgently in need of caffeine
Jun 3, 2024
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and i just do straight espresso lol
BUT i used to be a barista so when i wanna make an iced latte, here’s what i do:
- ice cubes to nearly the brim of a 12 to 16oz glass
- add 2 shots of espresso
- add milk of choice to the top. if you’re using sugar or a syrup, put the syrup first then espresso, swirl to melt/mix, add ice, then milk.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: many home espresso machines make one shot of espresso at a time, but lattes you buy at a café should have two, so if you want it to taste like a café use two (also, a single shot of espresso has less caffeine than a cup of regular coffee, 60mg vs ~90mg)
you can also do a redeye:
- fill cup halfway with ice
- add 1 shot of espresso
- add chilled coffee (NOT cold brew) about 2/3rd or 3/4th way filled to your liking
- then add milk to top
for a hot latte:
- syrup/sugar if desired first
- then 2 shots espresso
- then add slightly less milk than in an iced latte, after simmering it in a pan first (if you just add cold milk it will be room temperature / weird. be extra careful if using almond milk, it heats very poorly. and is bad for mother nature lol)
if you want flavoring, i recommend the torani dark chocolate or caramel “sauce” for those flavors, and monin (vanilla, hazelnut, lavender). never buy honey-flavored anything, just use actual honey and stir with the espresso, before adding ice so it doesn’t solidify
Aug 23, 2024
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it's totally cool to age and society still isn't equipped to deal with that.
Mar 27, 2024
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Sometimes you try your best and everything seems to hit the fan no matter how much you try, so you take that raincheck and take yourself out for a day.
Nov 27, 2024
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This is what I call it hahahah made by mums everywhere but the greased up version is sold along stalls in Mumbai. Two regular slices of white bread, buttered, and the middle filling is cream cheese with red onions, coriander/cilantro, tomatoes and some minced chillis. All veggies chopped mini cube size so they blend with the cheese. Toasted crispy.
Apr 3, 2024