A to Z Blog Challenge: C Is for Coffee (Of Course!)

One of my all-time favorite cups of coffee, at Bondi Beach, Australia in 2018

I know most people don't have favorite cups of coffee, but I am not most people when it comes to coffee. I wasn't always a coffee drinker and drank milk all through college. It wasn't the most sophisticated beverage of choice, but now I realize I did my bones a big favor. Though I didn't drink coffee, one of my college jobs was serving coffee and tea in the library during winter term. It's one of my favorite jobs and where I learned to make an urn of coffee. My tip for a good urn of coffee (or any brewed coffee) is to remove the grounds right after the brewing is done, so the oils don't drip into the coffee.

A truly exceptional flat white coffee in Cairns, Australia, 2018

Though I was only in Cairns for three days, I visited this coffee shop enough for the

 staff to make sure I had a bonus card.  

Though my favorite coffee (year round) is iced coffee with lots of milk, I became a fan of the flat white, espresso with microfoam (aerated steamed milk) while I was in Australia in 2018. I wasn't familiar with it before my visit to Australia, but after my first cup at the beginning of the trip, it was my coffee of choice for the rest of my visit. I loved both the taste and the look of the Australian flat white and was never disappointed.  

I went wild in Cuzco, Peru in 2016 with this fabulous Irish coffee, a great combination of brewed coffee, sugar, whipped cream and Irish whiskey. 

My favorite cup of coffee (so far) of 2021 

I know this forlorn cup of coffee in a paper cup is not especially enticing, and doesn't compare to the coffees pictured above. Yet, it's one of my most memorable cups ever. This is the cafe in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I've enjoyed lunch and coffee in the cafe many times. On the right is Central Park and a beautiful view and to the left (unpictured) is a sculpture court and beautiful Tiffany windows, including the Autumn window featured in the "A" post. On my last visit I was so excited to see that the cafe had reopened. The menu was limited, as was the seating, but what a treat to return to one of my favorite places.

As is the practice of the A to Z Challenge, we'll be taking a Sunday break from the challenge. But there will be a Pink Saturday Easter post, so I hope you will stop by. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and have a bright and blessed Easter.