anyone found good coffee within walking distance? and no, fourbucks is not good coffee. randy
There¹s a DD just up the road which isn¹t terrible. -- On 10/6/14, 2:49, "Randy Bush" <randy@psg.com> wrote:
anyone found good coffee within walking distance? and no, fourbucks is not good coffee.
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On 06 Oct 2014, at 8:49 AM, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote:
anyone found good coffee within walking distance? and no, fourbucks is not good coffee.
peet's (whose sumatra is only just better), or, if you prefer sludge :-) the turkish coffee sans cardamom, at lebanese taverna in the harbour is not to bad [1]. bit of a longer walk though. --n. [1] the food's also quite good
Yes, Zekes are local roasters and the coffee is good! -Robert -- Robert Smith, CISSP Chief Executive Officer rtsmith@wansecurity.com WANSecurity, Inc. Corporate Woods Area 51, #500 Overland Park, KS 66210 US Office tel +1 213 785 7800 x100 fax +1 213 785 7804 Fax JP Office tel +81 (0)3 4590 9044 x100 fax +81 (0)3 4590 9045 Fax http://www.wansecurity.com My PGP public key is available from: http://www.wansecurity.com/keys/robert_smith.asc ________ _______ _______ _______ _______ ______ | | | | _ | | | __| ___| | | | | | | |__ | ___| ---| |________|___|___|__|____|_______|_______|______| On Oct 6, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote:
peet's (whose sumatra is only just better)
i went there this morning. five or so blocks on the street behind the hyatt
i am told by locals that zeke's is what we want, but it is a drive. and jen says that dotie's in the helladay inn serves zeke's.
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On 06 Oct 2014, at 4:05 PM, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote:
peet's (whose sumatra is only just better)
i went there this morning. five or so blocks on the street behind the hyatt
i am told by locals that zeke's is what we want, but it is a drive. and jen says that dotie's in the helladay inn serves zeke's.
there is, but having been through dottie's brewing process, you're heavily advised to find another barista. :-/ the beans aren't necessarily bad; they simply needed more than the rapid flush-through that dottie's did. pointers to sludgier coffee are always welcome :-) --n. (writing as a helladay inn-mate)
On 2014-10-06 09:49, Nishal Goburdhan wrote:
--n. (writing as a helladay inn-mate) Could be worse, you could be at the Worst (Best) Western up on Fayette St. - excellent WiFi signal strength, but 300msec RTT. I suspect a VSAT dish on the roof... anyone from MegaPath here at the conference who can comment? (Hint: it's not good for your clients if your service causes me to say things like "I'll never stay here again".)
No comment on how good or bad the breakfast coffee is, though - I don't drink it. -Adam Thompson athompso@athompso.net
FYI there is a casino just opened two blocks away on Russell street parking is FREE George Tully Vice President International /Carriers george.tully@ai.net Direct: 301-931-6574 x 221 Cell: 443-542-8235 AiNET (www.ai.net) 11700 Montgomery Road Beltsville, Md. 20705 -----Original Message----- From: Attendee [mailto:attendee-bounces@mailman.nanog.org] On Behalf Of Adam Thompson Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 11:04 AM To: Nishal Goburdhan; attendee@nanog.org Subject: Re: [Attendee] coffee On 2014-10-06 09:49, Nishal Goburdhan wrote:
--n. (writing as a helladay inn-mate) Could be worse, you could be at the Worst (Best) Western up on Fayette St. - excellent WiFi signal strength, but 300msec RTT. I suspect a VSAT dish on the roof... anyone from MegaPath here at the conference who can comment? (Hint: it's not good for your clients if your service causes me to say things like "I'll never stay here again".)
No comment on how good or bad the breakfast coffee is, though - I don't drink it. -Adam Thompson athompso@athompso.net _______________________________________________ Attendee mailing list Attendee@mailman.nanog.org http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/attendee
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the elves seem to have been working. at least upstairs in my room on the nanog-arin-guestroom ssid, things are now rocking, especially over ipv6 thanks, elves! randy
Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> writes:
anyone found good coffee within walking distance? and no, fourbucks is not good coffee.
Pitango is on the other side of the inner harbor (Fels Point). The minuses: not open first thing in the morning. At 1.7 miles a bit far to hoof it (there is a Circulator bus which is free). They serve Counter Culture coffee and have decent gelato. Same micro-chain as the folks in Google's building in Reston Town Center. A place with the unlikely name of Sidewalk Espresso ( http://www.sidewalkespresso.com ) is only a few blocks (0.7 miles) from the hotel and seems to have good reviews on Yelp. Just as important, they open at 7 am, probably an extra-important consideration. I'll probably be going there tomorrow - ran out of time today. The majority of coffee shops spoken highly of in the forums on Home Barista seem to be in Mt. Vernon and north (think hipsterville-meets- The-Wire). Too far to walk, and probably inadvisable even by car. -r
Rob Seastrom <newnog@rs.seastrom.com> writes:
A place with the unlikely name of Sidewalk Espresso ( http://www.sidewalkespresso.com ) is only a few blocks (0.7 miles) from the hotel and seems to have good reviews on Yelp. Just as important, they open at 7 am, probably an extra-important consideration. I'll probably be going there tomorrow - ran out of time today.
Trip report: Wes, Leif, and I went over there at about 0730. Despite the name they seem to have a bias in favor of pour-over which was fine by us. I had a nice ethiopian which was quite sweet and not at all bright (with the usual dry process notes of fruit). Wes and Leif opted for a Brazilian which was reportedly quite nice too. Second round was cappuccinos all the way around which were competently prepared and tasty (no fluorish of latte art, but hey, you can't eat the art!). I didn't inquire about who roasted their pour-over, but their espresso is by Ceremony out of Annapolis. I believe it was their "Destroyer" blend. Very tasty. A+++++ would visit again, probably the same time tomorrow. We wimped out and took the car; parking was surprisingly OK for rush hour in Baltimore and since the main constituency at Sidewalk is college students, they were not crowded at all. Oh yeah, and the barista has an adorable puppy named "Grandpa". Who doesn't like puppies??? -r
Rob Seastrom <newnog@rs.seastrom.com> writes:
A place with the unlikely name of Sidewalk Espresso ( http://www.sidewalkespresso.com ) is only a few blocks (0.7 miles) from the hotel and seems to have good reviews on Yelp. Just as important, they open at 7 am, probably an extra-important consideration. I'll probably be going there tomorrow - ran out of time today.
Trip report: Wes, Leif, and I went over there at about 0730. Despite the name they seem to have a bias in favor of pour-over which was fine by us. I had a nice ethiopian which was quite sweet and not at all bright (with the usual dry process notes of fruit). Wes and Leif opted for a Brazilian which was reportedly quite nice too. Second round was cappuccinos all the way around which were competently prepared and tasty (no fluorish of latte art, but hey, you can't eat the art!). I didn't inquire about who roasted their pour-over, but their espresso is by Ceremony out of Annapolis. I believe it was their "Destroyer" blend. Very tasty. A+++++ would visit again, probably the same time tomorrow. We wimped out and took the car; parking was surprisingly OK for rush hour in Baltimore and since the main constituency at Sidewalk is college students, they were not crowded at all. Oh yeah, and the barista has an adorable puppy named "Grandpa". Who doesn't like puppies??? -r
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