I learned more in the past two days than I have in a long time, I had a blast and I'd like to take the time to thank everyone who made it possible (my bosses Ian & Jesse, Terry and his boys from Crema, EVERYONE at JJ, Spencer for being patient and honest with me...all the cafe's and baristas who provided some of the most amazing coffees I have ever had the privilege of tasting.
Here's a little play by play (in no particular order) of where we went, what we had and how it was.
Crema: Wow, first stop and let me just say... The boys at Crema have one of the most talented, passionate, fun teams I have ever witnessed. Down to earth staff, welcoming, open bright feel and atmosphere, busy busy busy and plenty of fun little gadgets hanging out on the counters (no..not just the iPads and abundant iPhones...I'm talking aeropresses, pour overs etc.) Sampled a picture perfect macchiato (George and Navid beautiful job guys!) the espresso used escapes me but perhaps if one of you reads this you can remind me!
Michi: Talk about modern and clean design...this place looked and felt amazing. Minimalist decor and layout, AMAZING looking waffles (next time, I promise!) and I had my first ever Gibralter) nice work! it tasted great and while I have met some folks who write it off as "not a drink" I must admit it looks cool and espresso and milk always taste great (well...almost always)
Wicked: One of my favourite stops, let's just sum it up...rustic, comfortable, ILTELLIGENTSIA trad cap to start day two was absolute perfection.
49th: Great look, amazing branding/colors, friendly baristas, wild milk dispenser, beautiful machine! Macchiato was solid
JJ: I cannot say enough about these guys, but thank you for everything, each and every store was amazing, friendly staff... and I fell in love with my espresso of choice that will be accompanying me to the Western Canada Regionals (which I will talk more about at a later date)
Elysian Room: Hip little spot, great macchiato and the granola bar complimented it very very well, love what these guys do.
To anybody on here that I forgot...sorry, it was a wild two days and I'm still coming down from the high so if I need to update I will!
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