Wow. Dont go to Italy then.
I've been called a coffee snob, but because most cafe 'baristas' wouldn't know the difference between plunger and a ristretto; and are likely to have served your "real" coffee in the cosmopolitan cafes.
Those big cups you refer to are result of the usual American Gargatuan System (AGS) where everything must be bigger...because of course, quantity always over quality. I actually cringe when someone responds to my flat white order with, 'do you want a regular or large?'....there's no such thing as a large flat white, it's regular, ALWAYS regular. A large flat white my friend, is a latte.
Good coffee makes me miss Wellington because Auckland rarely has good coffee. You can't quite beat Havana Cafe, Fidels or Midnight Espresso.
As for the 'only use for coffee is to keep you awake' retort, is the same as 'you only drink wine to get p****d' and if such is the case, you may as well keep to your simpleton tea.
I do like a good coffee but I do believe I've found somebody with an obsession.I've been called a coffee snob, but because most cafe 'baristas' wouldn't know the difference between plunger and a ristretto; and are likely to have served your "real" coffee in the cosmopolitan cafes.
Those big cups you refer to are result of the usual American Gargatuan System (AGS) where everything must be bigger...because of course, quantity always over quality. I actually cringe when someone responds to my flat white order with, 'do you want a regular or large?'....there's no such thing as a large flat white, it's regular, ALWAYS regular. A large flat white my friend, is a latte.
Good coffee makes me miss Wellington because Auckland rarely has good coffee. You can't quite beat Havana Cafe, Fidels or Midnight Espresso.
As for the 'only use for coffee is to keep you awake' retort, is the same as 'you only drink wine to get p****d' and if such is the case, you may as well keep to your simpleton tea.