Phoenix part 3

third in a series of four posts

Yes, there’s more…….

BERDENA

  • in a nice block of old town Scottsdale
  • airy, bright, beautiful tiles, and a sweet baby blue Slayer espresso machine
  • don’t make the same mistake I made by stopping on Sunday morning, the family breakfast/brunch crowd will guarantee a long wait

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the annual Matty Macchiato holiday gift guide

I’ve procrastinated enough, as it’s just over a week before Christmas as of this writing, so let’s get right to it.

To borrow slightly from James Hoffmann’s gift guide:

Do: some basic research
If you have a coffee person in your life, the easiest thing to do is get them talking about coffee with a few seemingly innocuous questions. Then listen. What’s the best place to get coffee near their home? Do they make their own coffee at home? How do they make it – coffee maker? French press? Espresso machine? Pour over? Nespresso? The answers will set you up for success as a gift giver. Giving someone a bag of great coffee beans goes from being a thoughtful idea to a complete waste when it turns out they love their Nespresso machine at home.

Don’t: get them a travel mug
I hadn’t thought of this until Hoffmann’s guide, but it’s almost a universal truth these days that between the office, the car, and a drawer at home, the average person already has too many water bottles/thermoses/travel coffee cups. The exception is if they ask for one, then go nuts.

Let’s get into a few wonderful things you can get the coffee person you love – or for yourself.

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