Portland trip & coffee rankings

Portland trip & coffee rankings

A journey fueled by caffeine I left Portland, OR yesterday at 7am and drove for 10 hours straight through (stopped in Medford, OR for gas). I had a fantastic time seeing my family again. I was cleaning up the house, but the computer was calling to me. It is going to be another busy day today, so I had better get off this thing. My Favorite Coffee Places in Order: 1 Stumptown 2 Tully's 3 Starbucks 4 Peet's 5 Seattle's Best Posted after returning from Portland, Oregon

Coffee snobs unite

Coffee snobs unite

When we were eating at Market One yesterday, Lana ordered some coffee which was actually really good.  The waiter (who was really nice by the way) came up and even remarked "isn't the coffee here sooooo good"?  Then he started talking about how he only buys his beans from Peet's Coffee because Starbucks uses low quality beans.  I must disclose I am a Starbucks fan but also really like Tully's coffee, so when I heard my beloved Starbucks getting attacked I gotta admit it kinda irked me a…

Va De Vi

Va De Vi

Lana and I went to Va De Vi tonight in Walnut Creek, and it was pretty good.  They serve tapas, which I love because I like to eat small portions of foods, but we ordered I think 6 plates.  Va De Vi evidently means "It's all about wine" in Spain's Catalan language, and we saw more wine poured than I have seen in a restaurant in a long time.  Lana and I did “flights” which I haven't done before where you get to sample three wines, which was…