Comments on: Superior coffee #2: the daily grind

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:12:04 +0000

Thanks to Remodelista for this hot coffee tip in Oregon: Coava Coffee Roasters in Portland…

By: City Traveler interview: things to do in Washington DC

City Traveler interview: things to do in Washington DC — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:42:19 +0000

[...] skydiving, coffee appreciation or Tetris, travel is one of those hobbies that sometimes borders on addiction, and there are more [...]

By: Superior coffee: a Q&A with Oliver | Travel Blog - Mr & Mrs Smith Boutique & Luxury Hotels

Sun, 09 May 2010 12:58:00 +0000

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By: Juliet

Juliet — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:11:47 +0000

I reckon a latté at Minkie’s in Kensal Rise is pretty hard to beat (Origin brand of coffee)… although the Monmouth coffee from Salusbury deli is a pretty close runner up…

By: Dipping in: the best hotel pools in Europe | Travel Blog - Mr & Mrs Smith Boutique & Luxury Hotels

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:31:36 +0000

[...] one thing Team Smith love (after a fabulous boutique hotel, a good rare steak, and a darn fine cup of coffee), it’s a gorgeous swimming pool. A shimmering stretch of water to sun-bask next to, sup [...]

By: Best beach cafés

Best beach cafés — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:10:45 +0000

[...] What’s for afters? While you’re in this neck of the wood, after you’ve had a stroll and a paddle on the gorgeous sandy stretch at Viking Bay, check out Morelli’s, a 1930s ice-cream parlour on Broadstairs promenade, for proper, covered-in-sauce-and-nuts knickerbocker glories and banana sundaes, and foamed-to-perfection cappuccinos. [...]

By: cila

cila — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:49:07 +0000

Portland! My hometown… Mecca for coffee lovers, artists, poets, veggies, hippies, musos and bohemians of every ilk plus outdoor enthusiasts, bookworms and beer aficionados. Katy, you’ll have a glorious time… I’m jealous

By: Winnie So

Winnie So — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:21:15 +0000

Thanks Tamara for leaving a comment on my Little Cream Life blog. As I type this, I am sipping a skinny latte (yes, I’m off my detox!) from my favourite neighborhood (think a block away from Opus Hotel) coffee shop in Vancouver…www.citoespresso.com. But www.jjbeancoffee.com is also worth an aquabus ride to Granville Island.

Coffee is such an integral part of making one’s home away from home enjoyable that M&M Smith should institute a coffee rating system as well, whether it’s availability of good coffee in the hotel itself or within walking distance. And of course, highlighting local coffee variations. I love Vietnamese coffee (it’s just not quite the same, like pho bo, outside of Vietnam) as well as Japanese-style Sumiyaki (even though in Japan, my preferred caffeinated drink is a well-whisked matcha).

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:52:33 +0000

@Tony Tigerlily - one of Smith's favourite Edinburgh hotels; must confess to having overlooked their superior coffee prowess and, as mentioned above, is definitely something I'll be paying a lot more attention to on future research trips! nb just checked out your blog – re: Nicholson Barker, totally agree – you're a Glasgae boy, anywhere in your fine city we should be looking at coffee-wise?

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:28:21 +0000

Flat White do sell a pretty good NZ-style latte. Also, their gravity-powered door closing mechanism is thing of beauty. On the subject of hotels with good coffee though, take a look at Tigerlily in Edinburgh. Their bar staff are all trained baristas, graduates of the Matthew Algie Coffee School, and their beans are Matthew Algie's Fairtrade, organic, Rainforest Alliance Certified blend. Great stuff.