Category Archives: Amanda
MMJ | A Coffee Community
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
Check out Amanda’s blog at My Northern Hospitality!
I recently joined the corporate world doing a job I was made for – administrative assistant. I love my job, but it definitely requires a cup of coffee every morning because you are constantly on your toes. My 8:30 coffee run has become quite the ritual and I don’t know what I would do without it. I almost always make this coffee run with a coworker – which got me thinking about the social side effects of coffee.
Coffee is the perfect drink to get while chatting. You’re expecting an energy buzz from the caffeine so you’re already feeling better, and then add in the fact that you’re socializing and boom! Winning. Your day has significantly improved before you even took the first sip. Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | FAST Coffee | Keeping an Open Mind
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
Check out Amanda’s blog at My Northern Hospitality!
I’m a coffee snob, I’ll admit it. I take pride in being able to tell you all about my high priced, organic, shade grown, fair trade coffee’s brightness, flavor tones, and more. I will also admit though, that I drink gas station cappuccinos. I can’t keep this secret any longer. Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | Review | La Bella Crepe
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
Check out Amanda’s blog at My Northern Hospitality!
La Belle Crepe
825 Nicollet Mall #100
Minneapolis, MN 55402
http://www.labellecrepe.com
Cuisine: Crepes and coffee
Attire: Casual
Cost of Drinks: $3
Cost of Food: $6
La Belle Crepe is closest I have ever come to seeing an actual hole-in-the-wall restaurant. It’s tough to find because the restaurant is maybe 10 feet wide and 20 feet long. The eating area is a small bar inside the restaurant and then 5 tables out in the hallway. It is connected to the skyway which is how I found it. Once you walk inside though, you don’t even notice how small the place is because the atmosphere is so big! Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | Root Beer Challenge
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
Check out Amanda’s blog, My Northern Hospitality!
Patrick and I really like root beer. So we decided to stock up on a bunch of different specialty root beers from the area to see which we like the most. All of these sodas were found at the grocery store. We wanted to do this right so we set up a blind test and started drinking. We had a cracker in-between every drink and wrote down what we thought about them. Then we continued sampling while we ranked them. Here is what we found and how we ranked them: Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | Peace Coffee
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
Snowshoe Brew
Peace Coffee
$10.95 per pound
http://www.peacecoffee.com
Peace Coffee is a coffee roaster based in Minneapolis that believes in 100% Fair Trade and organic coffee. They are a great company that does what they can to be eco-friendly while also supporting coffee growers around the world. They even make local bean deliveries by bike instead of by vehicle. Peace Coffee also allows you to see exactly what farm your coffee beans came from: http://www.mapmybeans.com/ Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | Be healthy (and awake) in 2011
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
When most people ring in the New Year they do it with resolutions, many of which will be to live healthier. If you are one of those people who want to be healthier this year, here are some tips on staying healthy without giving up your daily jolt. Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | Last Minute Gift
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
We’ve all waited until the last-minute at least once in our lives to get someone a gift. Well here is a great gift idea for the coffee lover in your life. The best part about this gift is that all the pieces can be found at Target! (I swear I’m not just pushing Target because they gave me a job, I really do love the place!) Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | Afternoon Tea | St. Paul Hotel
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
The Saint Paul Hotel
350 Market St.
St. Paul, MN 55102
http://www.saintpaulhotel.com
Cuisine: Tea and hors d’oeuvres
Attire: Daytime formal or business casual
Cost: $30.00
Champagne (additional): $3.95
Afternoon Tea at The Saint Paul Hotel is an exquisite experience that everyone should enjoy at least once a year. It was more relaxing than a day at the spa and the food tasted exponentially better. Read the rest of this entry
MMJ | Coffee Tugs on the Heart Strings
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
Amanda is having Afternoon Tea at the St. Paul Hotel this week. Until the awesome review, here’s a clip to warm your souls!
Amanda is the Team Barista Extraordinaire for EDR. Perk up your week with her every Monday right here on Eat.Drink.Repeat.
MMJ | Holiday Coffee Cocktails & Desserts
By Amanda [Team Barista Extraordinaire]
Now that Thanksgiving is over it is time to start thinking about the Christmas Cocktail Party. One might think, why on earth is the barista talking about cocktail parties!? Well I’ll tell you why. There are a lot of great cocktails and desserts out there that have the key ingredient of coffee! Here are my favorites: Read the rest of this entry
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