A guide to coffee shops by a coffee shop lover

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Elle

Elle

My 2018 New Years resolution was to be more French, and then Elle swept into Mount Pleasant and gave me all the vibes I sought, expertly paired with freshly baked bread and black coffee (I envision French girls skipping the milk). Step in and find […]

Peregrine Espresso

Peregrine Espresso

My most recent Peregrine experience ocurred as I stopped by their Union Market location early one Saturday morning. The previous night had been one of merrymaking with friends. As I stood, absentmindedly staring at pastries, the cashier asked for my order. Instinctually, I blurted out […]

Slipstream

Slipstream

The cold morning air whipped across our faces and our feet pounded against the sidewalk, moving in great bounds as we ran down the hill on 14th Street. Coins sprang from my roommate’s pocket and I felt my elastic hair tie slowly loosening down my […]

Colony Club

Colony Club

I’m obsessed with Colony Club, and have been since before it opened, when I applied to work there as a barista. Sadly, in an ill-fated twist of events, I could not interview, as I was traveling to Thailand for a few weeks (another ill-fated event, […]

Jrink

Jrink

This video exactly describes my brother’s reaction after I insisted on trying a turmeric latte rather than just getting a drip coffee somewhere else. Jrink is overpriced and bourgeois, and yet I keep coming back for more. It’s very Rihanna and Chris Brown. If you’re […]

Filter

Filter

I’ll be candid; after all, it’s 2017 and the following information shouldn’t be too shocking.  I was playing on Bumble some time ago (I know, how could I be single? I ask myself the same thing daily.), when I began exchanging messages with a recent […]

Pleasant Pops

Pleasant Pops

           As I sit in Upstate NY, shivering slightly but continuing to spoon the zucchini breakfast smoothie I made myself into my mouth (saw my favorite Australian Instagram health blogger do this), I think back to my most recent visit to […]

Songbyrd Record Cafe

Songbyrd Record Cafe

“I hope this place never closes,” my brother says with a wistful glance around the cafe. He fell, stomach first, in love with this spot and trying to convince him to stop anywhere else for any meal or snack, is a losing battle. To be fair, […]