The Chase Begins

I like coffee. No, I love coffee. Actually, I have a like, love, hate relationship with coffee. I know that makes no sense, but hear me out. I love coffee so much that some nights I go to bed craving that first morning cuppa joe only to be grossly disappointed by the weak, bitter, burnt or just plain bleh cup of coffee.  So very disappointing!

I love coffee so much, that when I turned 30 and was still living at home, my parents gave me coffee beans and my first coffee grinder. The insanity actually started when I was about three years old. We were living in my Grandparent's house in Brooklyn.  Like all good Italian grandmother's, my Nanny poured me that first delicious cup of brew mixed with milk and sugar. It was the start of a love story!

As the years went by and my taste buds matured, I preferred to drink my coffee without sugar. I enjoy the smell of coffee and the taste of it with just a touch of milk or cream to smooth it out. The more I drink coffee and the more I love it, the more I have found, it is so hard to find a good cup of coffee. Hence this blog. The perfect coffee bean to brew that elusive cup of coffee is at the top of my bucket list! Yup, that's how much I love my coffee! I judge a restaurant by how good their coffee is.

I am constantly purchasing different beans in search of my dream cup, only to continually be disappointed. Don't get me wrong, they are not all bad. I just have not found perfection. The closest I ever came to a perfect cup was at a visit to Oheka Castle two year's ago. Their's was Douwe Egbert's Coffee. Thinking I had found my Caffeine Nirvana, I purchased a bag of beans on Amazon. Upon opening the bag, I knew dissapointment awaited me when I saw dull beans. I poured the beans into my coffee machine anyway, and pressed the button Anticipating the sound of the grind and the smell of the brew, I took the cup with the lovely crema on top, only to drink what tasted like old beans. That bag went right back to Amazon! I have contacted Douwe Egbert to let them know my experience, and am still waiting for a response.

So hear I am today starting this blog on my search for that elusive cup of coffee. I will be reporting to you about all the coffees I buy and all the coffee houses I frequent, the chains as well as the privately owned cafes. Sit tight, grab your favorite cup of Joe, and join me as we travel the world of coffee together as I report on this wondorous bean.