Category: coffee shops & reviews

midwest college & coffee tour (part 1)

clockwise, from top left: downtown Pittsburgh; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Miller Park, Milwaukee; central branch of the Chicago River, Chicago

My wife and I took our son on a college tour during his spring break last week. In a sign of increased personal maturity and growth, before we left I acknowledged to them that my coffee obsessions may have at times imposed upon them when we travel (cough cough). So I made an offer, which was accepted: in each city I would pick only one coffee shop to visit and make a thorough inspection as fodder for a blog post, and I would make sure it was not out of the way.

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guest mini-review: Amargosa Café

Ed: This review is written by my friend Rachel Hayden, whom you may remember from our recent gambol at Car Wash Coffee. Hope you enjoy a different voice.

On our way from Las Vegas to Death Valley on a recent weekend, my husband and I accidentally discovered the Amargosa Café at a crossroads that looks a little like a ghost town.  Originally built as an outpost for the Pacific Coast Borax Company, the Amargosa now hosts a small, funky hotel, an opera house, and the café. We actually thought the buildings were abandoned, but we got nosy and decided to poke around.  Happily, our curiosity was rewarded with a delicious breakfast and coffee worthy of a mention on this prestigious blog. And, luckily, it happened to be a Friday because the Amargosa is only opened Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

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mini-review: Gregorys & CBD

I’d been meaning to check out Gregorys, a well-reputed New York City chain that has recently established itself in the DC area. I’ve also seen several references to CBD as an additive to coffee drinks, and noticed it at many coffee places in Vermont (which also sold CBD edibles), and wanted to give it a try. Gregorys just happens to offer CBD as an option for its drinks, so I was able to kill two birds with one stone this week.

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