A Good Cup of Coffee

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old mum Aug 2013 5:13pm, 3 Aug 2013 633 posts	0 old mum Carluccio's also do a storming hot chocolate, which I've attempted to emulate at home and almost got there with. Tried to get some local chocolate producers on board with developing something similar when I had the shop, but they were all pretty disinterested despite the guaranteed revenue. Anyway, the theory is - dark chocolate ganache type base topped with steamed milk, which you then stir together. Quite a traditional idea but very simple and it looks lovely in a glass cup. The sweetness of the hot milk balances out the bitter dark chocolate beautifully, so you don't feel like you're getting sickly sweet warm chocolate shake.. I've been trying the whole bean instant sachets at work this week (not millicana or Nescafe, Douwe, I think). Pretty meh tbh but a step up from Nescafe granules.
Derby Tup Aug 2013 6:38pm, 3 Aug 2013 6,521 posts	0 Derby Tup We went to La Stazione in Ilkley this morning. Lovely Italian owned 'local' coffee shop. Staff are excellent and coffee always great too tripadvisor.co.uk
Velociraptor Aug 2013 6:53pm, 3 Aug 2013 26,483 posts	0 Velociraptor I discovered today that café crème doesn't mean the same thing in all cafés when I was given one with milk in I drank it anyway.
Red Squirrel Aug 2013 3:51pm, 6 Aug 2013 10,569 posts	0 Red Squirrel I had a really, really good coffee at Spicer + Cole in Bristol, near Welsh Back,on the river in the centre. [Did I mention it was really, really good?] It had a nice design in the milk froth too and I was accompanied by Fetchie pals.
Hanneke Aug 2013 3:58pm, 6 Aug 2013 62,323 posts	0 Hanneke It was the company that did it RS
Red Squirrel Aug 2013 3:59pm, 6 Aug 2013 10,573 posts	0 Red Squirrel Ah yes
Hanneke Aug 2013 4:04pm, 6 Aug 2013 62,325 posts	0 Hanneke I think this is one of the better coffee decorations [IMAGE]
Velociraptor Aug 2013 4:47pm, 6 Aug 2013 26,496 posts	0 Velociraptor That's magnificent, Hanneke We've had a mixed bag of coffee experiences in France. The coffee that's served with breakfast and after dinner in the hotel is minging. The instant that's on tap until 5.30pm is adequately palatable. And when we've been out, we've had a particularly good espresso in Notre Dame de Briancon, and otherwise a selection of good-but-not-Italian long blacks.
Big Al Widepants Aug 2013 4:52pm, 6 Aug 2013 4,468 posts	0 Big Al Widepants Anyone able to recommend a coffee machine for the house. Thinking about investing but don't want to make a mistake.
Red Squirrel Aug 2013 4:54pm, 6 Aug 2013 10,575 posts	0 Red Squirrel I don't have one Al - I use a pot on the hob.