Has Bean

[Frosty]

http://blog.nola.com/tpmoney/2007/07/starbucks_withdraws_jackson_sq.html

[ibjamn]

YAY!!!

[mdfest]

pun intended?

[mdfest]

Interesting side note. We went to Seattle last summer, and of course had to go see the fish mongers et al. We sat down at a little bar/restaraunt for lunch and some beers and began talking with the guy next to me. He's an artist- has one of the street carts you see along the sidewalk outside the indoor area where the fish mongers are.
That area is all owned by the city. Was privately owned back in the 80s but was purchased back by the city- i think after a bankruptcy. He said that all the businesses in that area(cant remember what they call it- someone help me) have to be original to Seattle. So, there is a Starbucks- only because it was the first store of the chain. Pretty cool.

[swag]

Because there's nowhere near Jackson Square to get a cup of coffee...

[justagirl]

Geaux Chef Scott!!!!

[ibjamn]

Geaux Chef Scott!!!!

Amen!!

[Papins]

Poor yuppies. Now they'll have to walk all the way to Canal St.

[breambob]

Amen!!

YAY, go Chef Scott ! I bet he does better coffee than Starbucks.

But I wouldn't know. I've never consumed Starbuck anything. Anywhere, anytime. We got four here now, cruise past them all the time. Am I missing something? I doubt it, but I'm open to a reason to not go here, only five blocks away:

http://www.columbiacafe.com/aboutfood.html

Fresh roasted beans, ground just right, and extracted perfectly. Outstanding espresso, too.

So what is your coffee experience?
My everyday is Community dark roast. I have a bag of mixed 1/2 dark roast and 1/2 New Orleans Blend (chicory) in the freezer. When I feel special, I'll make a pot, served with heavy cream and white sugar, that makes it regular coffee.

[mightyradgumbo]

The only thing Starbucks serves that I like is the Hot Apple Cider-fricken tasty...otherwise I am a Dunkin Donuts kid. Really big in the Northeast, I have found that many people come to visit or on business are impressed with it. I think the more local an area, the more interesting. Hey Bri, I think you are talking about Pike place. Yeah, interesting rules to keep local businesses thriving. We have various rules for corporate entities that require them to fit in the local landscape design-wise but it still allows them in.

[Jaypee]

MRG, I have found that around here (the Northeast), one way to ignite a conversation is to start the Dunkin vs. Starbucks debate. People are so defensive about their damned Dunkin Donuts coffee! And frankly I think it sucks! The argument usually goes down the 'classism' path...you know, the middle and lower classes are DD fans, and yuppies and snobs are Starbucks fans. So the battle lines are hence drawn...

'Alls' I can say is that I travel a fair share within the United States, and no matter where I am, a Starbucks cuppa joe always taste the exactly the same - strong, but flavorful.

On the other hand, DD has decentralized to the point where the coffee standard has fallen apart. The quality varies from day-to-day, and store-to-store. I would rate DD coffee as "good", less than 50% of the time. The rest of the time, it's like drinking brown water.

Running and ducking...

[mdfest]

I think she just called Gumbo a redneck!?;)

[ohio]

All right, break it up!
Have y'all tried McDonald's new iced coffee? It's really good! I hate McD's otherwise. For everything.

[bywterbro]

rad you gonna take that????

[mightyradgumbo]

MRG, I have found that around here (the Northeast), one way to ignite a conversation is to start the Dunkin vs. Starbucks debate. People are so defensive about their damned Dunkin Donuts coffee! And frankly I think it sucks! The argument usually goes down the 'classism' path...you know, the middle and lower classes are DD fans, and yuppies and snobs are Starbucks fans. So the battle lines are hence drawn...

'Alls' I can say is that I travel a fair share within the United States, and no matter where I am, a Starbucks cuppa joe always taste the exactly the same - strong, but flavorful.

On the other hand, DD has decentralized to the point where the coffee standard has fallen apart. The quality varies from day-to-day, and store-to-store. I would rate DD coffee as "good", less than 50% of the time. The rest of the time, it's like drinking brown water.

Running and ducking...

Actually, I agree to a point. Dunkin is a franchised chain so that risk is there of getting a not so great cup of coffee. Dunkin fans are very territorial for sure. I disagree that it is like drinking brown water but I drink my coffee black so maybe they make sure I get the fresh pot. ;) So tell me are you a snob or a yuppie? :p I believe the whole classism argument is somewhat overblown. I worked in Cambridge (bastion for yuppies and working class folk alike)and there was a Dunkin and a Starbucks and you could find a fair amount of each in both. So as Zydekitty says, to each his peach (or bean in this case).

I do like the new approach Micky D's has taken with its coffee, Bry. The campaign when introducing Newman's Own and other growers into the fold basically admitted their previous blends sucked azz.

[papafrog]

chickory

[funkkjunkie]

That big dollar sweet tea at McD's is pretty tasty. I like to go in to get it because I can get unsweet inside.

[grisgris]

If in you ain't drinkin Community Coffee ya ain't drink coffee.

[papafrog]

yyr......nawlin blend......black

[saturn]

chickory

No thanks to chicory for me.

How ya doin, papafrog? Haven't seen you around for a while. :)

[papafrog]

No thanks to chicory for me.

How ya doin, papafrog? Haven't seen you around for a while. :)

doing great Saturn.....you dont like chicory?...how U doing?

[Priestboy]

Hey y'all...haven't posted in a while, but MRG clued me in about this thread. I have to say that I'm a "Dunkin' devotee" (Starbucks is a tad too strong for me, although their "Cafe Americano" is ok (not TOO yuppy, though, eh?;) can I please just get a friggin' large regulah, fer chrissake?? so wikkid retahdid!). I had some IC at "Mickey D's" the other day and it was pretty good. I know someone who goes to Dunkin's for their coffee and Krispy Kreme for their donuts...not a bad combo, I must say. Anyway, that's my two cents! Enjoy the day, y'all!!

[Jaypee]

Sorry for falling into "Threadhead Drift" here, but it's a fun conversation...no, I don't think I'm not a yuppie or a snob (OK, I hate Kenny F****** G, which annoys my "lite jazz" friends). And more than one Starbucks coffee would send me into Jitter City.

Aside from a menu that makes your head spin, Starbucks stores are more welcoming than DD, and the quality is always good no matter what. Have you noticed how even DD is expanding their menu and getting into the fancy-shmancy beverages?

It also funny how DD stores become landmarks when giving directions to something else. Yesterday I called a Sears Service Center in Danvers, wanting to know where exactly on Route 114 they were located. The woman on the phone couldn't describe it from the Route 1 side of 114, but said, "We're across from the Dunkin Donuts..."

[Lester_leaps_in]

[quote=Priestboy;82106]can I please just get a friggin' large regulah, fer chrissake?? quote]

As a side drift, "regular" coffee in the area where I currently live means something different from what "regular" means anywhere else I've ever been.

Most places: Regular is the opposite of Decaf
Here: Regular is the opposite of black

Is it just me, or is that weird?

[Jaypee]

Fersure, Lester..."regular" coffee has many interpretations. Apparently so does the item "iced coffee."

I was in a car on a very hot day in Central California. We pulled up to one of those little roadside coffee kiosks, and my brother (who lives just west of Boston) ordered an iced coffee. The server gave us a funny look. So he repeated it. "Iced coffee, please."

"What's in it?"

"Uh, coffee, and...um, ice."

[Michelino]

I never understood why Starbucks thought it would be welcome within site of Cafe du Monde and other places serving that special chicory blend. I know that the monster franchises love to spit at local tradition, but when their homogenized, mediocre wares are so easily out-classed, even corporate drones should understand when to give up.

Locally (or Regionally) owned coffee shops are the best as far as I am concerned, whether in New Orleans or Rochester or Amsterdam. Rather than have some hack who is trying to follow a franchise recipe make me a cup of coffee, I'll always pick the shop that looks like maybe you can find an owner inside who has the love of the bean. Of the three biggest franchises that infest the sprawl around here, (Tim Whor-ton, Dunkin Don't, and Starblechs) Starbuck's concept is the only one I found tolerable. Although I saw a Starbucks inside a Target the other day and when these vermin corporate chains start stacking up on top of each other, I really look elsewhere to shop. Then again, when on the road needing my fix, any fresh pot brewing that I can find will do.

Course, I've ground my own beans nearly everyday for three decades and have been making fresh cappuccino for friends from way back as well. That may make me a snob in some eyes, in others, I'm just an old former waiter who learned how to use a espresso machine 30 years ago and loved it...

[ScoopJohnD]

[quote=Priestboy;82106]can I please just get a friggin' large regulah, fer chrissake?? quote]

As a side drift, "regular" coffee in the area where I currently live means something different from what "regular" means anywhere else I've ever been.

Most places: Regular is the opposite of Decaf
Here: Regular is the opposite of black

Is it just me, or is that weird?

Not weird at all. Regulah here in NYC/Joisey City is the opposite of black. However the definition differs among various deli's as far if regulah means milk and sugah or just milk.

And as shocking as it sounds, MickeyD's new improved coffee is pretty damn good (hot and iced) and resonably priced.

[ibjamn]

I went to Starbucks once. Their Cafe Ralph Macchio makes a tasty dessert. For coffee "shops", I prefer our local, homegrown PJs. Of course, almost every Starbucks in town is across the street from a PJs or a Rue DeLa Course.

[MzJoey]

..hey Mich--i'm up for a coffee at locally owned coffee house in Amsterdam...yo :sign me up:
(and no chicory for me either.....i've never bought an espresso machine...because i'd be addicted w/in the week)

[ohio]

..hey Mich--i'm up for a coffee at locally owned coffee house in Amsterdam...yo :sign me up:
(and no chicory for me either.....i've never bought an espresso machine...because i'd be addicted w/in the week)A 'coffee house' in Amsterdam doesn't sell coffee, they sell da herb. For coffee you'd go to a cafe.

[bywterbro]

A 'coffee house' in Amsterdam doesn't sell coffee, they sell da herb. For coffee you'd go to a cafe.

:cool: :cool:

[tabasco]

Ok people to end the who's better debate go out and buy yourself a roaster. If you have never had a cup of fresh roasted coffee, and you probably haven't if your drinking Starbuck$, Dunkin Donuts,ect You have no idea what your missing!!! I bought a roaster about a year ago mainly for espresso but whenever I roast regular coffee for friends/family they say its the best coffee they've ever had. As far as coffee when im out and about I usually try to find the small independent coffee shops, Starbuck$ did'nt put them all out of business!:rolleyes: When in NOLA Community Coffee does kick ass!
they have a couple coffee shops in the quarter under the name CC's
http://www.communitycoffee.com/ccc/content/CoffeeHouseBodyCtl/
Never tried home roasting? check out: Sweet Maria's http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.htm they also sell roasted coffee, yum yum yum.
BYW I drink my coffee & espresso straight, no milk or sugar :p

[papafrog]

Ok people to end the who's better debate go out and buy yourself a roaster. If you have never had a cup of fresh roasted coffee, and you probably haven't if your drinking Starbuck$, Dunkin Donuts,ect You have no idea what your missing!!! I bought a roaster about a year ago mainly for espresso but whenever I roast regular coffee for friends/family they say its the best coffee they've ever had. As far as coffee when im out and about I usually try to find the small independent coffee shops, Starbuck$ did'nt put them all out of business!:rolleyes: When in NOLA Community Coffee does kick ass!
they have a couple coffee shops in the quarter under the name CC's
http://www.communitycoffee.com/ccc/content/CoffeeHouseBodyCtl/
Never tried home roasting? check out: Sweet Maria's http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.htm they also sell roasted coffee, yum yum yum.
BYW I drink my coffee & espresso straight, no milk or sugar :p

yea u rite brother.....cc's coffee ....and if your not in
nawlins its easy to order from them on their internet store...

nawlins blend, black 4 me....
and plenty of tabasco in my shrimp creole..

[tabasco]

and plenty of tabasco in my shrimp creole..
OH YEAH!:D

[grisgris]

yea u rite brother.....cc's coffee ....and if your not in
nawlins its easy to order from them on their internet store...

nawlins blend, black 4 me....
and plenty of tabasco in my shrimp creole..
I'm a lucky girl, they sell Community Coffee & tea throughout the State of Louisiana, I was raised on Community & still drink it. Coffee & tea. It's the best.

[MzJoey]

A 'coffee house' in Amsterdam doesn't sell coffee, they sell da herb. For coffee you'd go to a cafe.

Wake and bake me Baybee.....coffee, herb and morning sunshine in the back yard w/ my dawg....NEVER a better way to start the day!!
Perhaps the 'coffee house' folks would let bring in a cup of java from a cafe?
So Cincy...Threadhead field trip to Am.dam anyone?
I actually had a lil coffee bean plant once, it produced like 10 lil beans...my boyfriend of the time actually roasted those lil beans for me....it was so funny and uh...romantic...we made coffee w/ em anyway...
here in san diego there's a group of "home roasters" (don't laugh i know it sounds...uh like a wake and bake group...but they meet at one of my fave coffee houses here...they are really into it.

[Corona]

No thanks to chicory for me.

How ya doin, papafrog? Haven't seen you around for a while. :)
Saturn! No Tim Horton's for you?????!!! Large double double or an Iced Cappucino which is to die for....hmmmmm....I think I'm going to go out and get one right now actually lol! Are there any Tim Horton's in the States? He was a canajun hockey player and that's our equivalent to your Starbucks but WAYYY better :)

Hi Papafrog!!

[Jaypee]

You chicory and CC people are so right. That coffee is great. When I'm on the road for whatever reason, I usually pack my own coffee to avoid drinking hotel room swill. But I don't bother when going to NOLA...the condo I usually rent always has a healthy supply of CC.

I just went to their website to order some New Orleans chicory blend, and noticed they have single-cup pods that allegedly work in all single-pod makers. But the little pod in the picture doesn't look like it would work with a Keurig. I'm new to this pod business. Can someone tell more about how the pod compatibility works?

[grisgris]

JayPee, I'm not sure about coffee pods, but if you or anybody needs stuff from Louisiana just holler at me. I will be more than glad to ship to you. The grocery stores around here run Community Coffee, Zatarains & Tony Chatere's on sale all the time. Just let me know if you you need something.

[swag]

When I stayed at the W, the Starbucks in the casino was a lifesaver for that morning jolt. I love Cafe du Monde, the taste and the atmosphere, but their cafe au lait just doesn't have enough caffeine to get me going. Thanks, Tabasco, I now see that CC's has a shop tucked away in one of the Poydras office towers (weekdays only), I'll try that on my next stay there.

[papafrog]

When I stayed at the W, the Starbucks in the casino was a lifesaver for that morning jolt. I love Cafe du Monde, the taste and the atmosphere, but their cafe au lait just doesn't have enough caffeine to get me going. Thanks, Tabasco, I now see that CC's has a shop tucked away in one of the Poydras office towers (weekdays only), I'll try that on my next stay there.

swag did you notice they have 2 in the quarter....
one on decatur and one on royal...

[mightyradgumbo]

Saturn! No Tim Horton's for you?????!!! Large double double or an Iced Cappucino which is to die for....hmmmmm....I think I'm going to go out and get one right now actually lol! Are there any Tim Horton's in the States? He was a canajun hockey player and that's our equivalent to your Starbucks but WAYYY better :)

Hi Papafrog!!

Hey Lis, They had a Tim Horton's here is Massachusetts for a minute but it didn't last. They were ok but I think they did some poor research (ala Krispy Kreme) before coming in the area. CCs is very good coffee for sure. I agree also with Swag about the lack of jolt that DuMonde's C-A-L gives ya so I do the beignets from dere and the coffee from CCs.

Yeah it is funny what constitutes a regular. When I was working the counters many moons ago, large regular was cream and two sugars.

[breambob]

Tawkin' donuts now. Not to take away from DuMonde beignets, they are most excellent. But I surely scoff at the mention of the likes of DD and KK. Such inferior products... I give you the donut benchmark:

http://www.southernmaiddonuts.com/homage.html

Did someone say "HOT"?

[sophisticated sissy]

I thought I heard someone say HOT.
Gosh, bream, I'm just about salivating for a hot donut now!

I confess to being enslaved to the Evil Coffee Empire. I think they have a reliable product. It is rather pricy. But it is quick & consistent. We're all addicted to caffeine these days, it seems.

I go to a starbucks here at home because it is only about 15 minutes from my house. A real coffee house is at least 45 minutes away. But now someone has opened an independant coffee house close to where I live and it's pretty groovy. They have all kinds of neo-hippie types working there who are lots of fun.

When I travel, I try to find local bean shops for my addiction. I mean, there aren't too many people who would go out of their way to locate a starbucks, are there? On the other hand, it wouldn't very difficult.

There are some places in NYC where you can see a starbucks while you're sitting inside another one.

I've read that starbucks gave $175,000 to help reopen Leah Chase's place, offered $5 mil to the City of New Orleans, and offered to $25,000 to help restore City Park, so they don't seem like they would be a bad neighbor to partner with in a business arrangement. They take better care of their employees than Mall-Wart does.

As others have noted, the Joe at CDM doesn't seem to pack the wallop to get me going. But I do like going there. You know you've been to CDM, not just another look-a-like store in a huge chain.

Besides, everyone knows that the best coffee is made in Greece and Italy.;) :)

[ohio]

Wake and bake me Baybee.....coffee, herb and morning sunshine in the back yard w/ my dawg....NEVER a better way to start the day!!
Perhaps the 'coffee house' folks would let bring in a cup of java from a cafe?
So Cincy...Threadhead field trip to Am.dam anyone?
I actually had a lil coffee bean plant once, it produced like 10 lil beans...my boyfriend of the time actually roasted those lil beans for me....it was so funny and uh...romantic...we made coffee w/ em anyway...
here in san diego there's a group of "home roasters" (don't laugh i know it sounds...uh like a wake and bake group...but they meet at one of my fave coffee houses here...they are really into it.
I need a trip to Amsterdam. I can understand the home roasting thing, having been a home brewer for years.

[swag]

swag did you notice they have 2 in the quarter....
one on decatur and one on royal...

Yup, but both are a long hike from the W on Poydras for that first morning cup.

[UncleFester]

http://www.illegal-art.org/print/images/dwyerlogo.gif


just for fun

[ozzie]

Ken brought home a bunch of packs of drip filter coffee from PNG last week that a supplier gave to him to try. Papua New Guinea grows beautiful coffee up in the highlands... if anyone has a drip filter thingo and wants to sample a pack let me know and I'll post to you. Think there are six packs. tanyoungerATbigpond.com Cheers!

[tabasco]

I actually had a lil coffee bean plant once, it produced like 10 lil beans...my boyfriend of the time actually roasted those lil beans for me....it was so funny and uh...romantic...we made coffee w/ em anyway...
here in san diego there's a group of "home roasters" (don't laugh i know it sounds...uh like a wake and bake group...but they meet at one of my fave coffee houses here...they are really into it.
I read a great article in Rolling Stone about you California "home roasters" LOL ;) ;) But from what I understand you need a prescription! :confused: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/13390669/the_great_california_weed_rush

[ScoopJohnD]

Being the slightly off kilter person that I am, reading this thread brought to mind a Simpson episode where Homer blew the family's money on a mobile home. Marge takes over the finances and starts cutting corners including buying a budget brand of coffee called 'Columbia's Shame' which featured on the can a weeping Juan Valdez type with his head buried in his hands. :)

[Michelino]

Besides, everyone knows that the best coffee is made in Greece and Italy.;) :)

First time I had iced coffee was in Athens, almost thirty years to the day...for some reason, something that simple was a revelation. Love every way people in both those countries get caffeinated...a shot of ouzo, Metaxa or sambuca (con la musca!) on the side a is nice touch as well. Austrians, at least in Vienna, know how to brew the good cup as well. But getting back to Holland, if you like the cream in your coffee then Amsterdam seems to be is THE place...then again, maybe it was that coffee shop and not the cafe....

[Michelino]

I need a trip to Amsterdam. I can understand the home roasting thing, having been a home brewer for years.

Jeez, I hope they still don't mind us merkans there.

[ibjamn]

I still mourn the hot donuts of my misspent youth, Picou's bakery on Bayou Rd.

[Frosty]

The big issue here isn't even whether Starbucks coffee is good or not. The bigger issue is, if the Quarter becomes full of places that you can find at home, why bother going to the Quarter?

[funkkjunkie]

Ah, yes, on weekends, dad and I would go to Shipleys for perfect glazed donuts or cinnamon twists, or to Community Bakery for bear claws. And both those places are still around~1

[bywterbro]

The big issue here isn't even whether Starbucks coffee is good or not. The bigger issue is, if the Quarter becomes full of places that you can find at home, why bother going to the Quarter?

true dat frosty....
anyone know why starbucks pulled out??..

[Frosty]

You have to admire the Starbucks business model. With the success they've had with the $4 cup of coffee and the $19 CD, it won't be long before people are lining up for Starbucks $8 gallon of gasoline.

[Michelino]

The big issue here isn't even whether Starbucks coffee is good or not. The bigger issue is, if the Quarter becomes full of places that you can find at home, why bother going to the Quarter?

If only home could become full of places like the French Quarter (and the Maurigny and Magazine Street and if you would also include some gas station near the border of Miss and New Orleans where I had a crawfish po-boy last time I was in the area....the whole region has got good stuff that, in my mind, could be a whole lot closer)

[Lester_leaps_in]

Ah, yes, on weekends, dad and I would go to Shipleys for perfect glazed donuts or cinnamon twists, or to Community Bakery for bear claws. And both those places are still around~1

Oh, wow! I remember Shipley's from growing up in NELA (Monroe). What a treat they were. Damn! I want some right now!

[sophisticated sissy]

The big issue here isn't even whether Starbucks coffee is good or not. The bigger issue is, if the Quarter becomes full of places that you can find at home, why bother going to the Quarter?





So you can get good & drunk while you're watching Dwayne Dopsie pump that awesome accordian?

[grisgris]

Oh, wow! I remember Shipley's from growing up in NELA (Monroe). What a treat they were. Damn! I want some right now!

The one in Monroe is still open.

[ohio]

Jeez, I hope they still don't mind us merkans there.I'd guess our money still spends there...

[bywterbro]

So you can get good & drunk while you're watching Dwayne Dopsie pump that awesome accordian?

and dance till your feet fall off.....
i had coffee (cc with chicory) in my mout when i read your post SS....
almost splattered me monitor....:D

[Priestboy]

[quote=Priestboy;82106]can I please just get a friggin' large regulah, fer chrissake?? quote]

As a side drift, "regular" coffee in the area where I currently live means something different from what "regular" means anywhere else I've ever been.

Most places: Regular is the opposite of Decaf
Here: Regular is the opposite of black

Is it just me, or is that weird?

around here (Boston area) regular means cream and sugar (I always have to be careful to clarify milk when I order my coffee (I like milk in my coffee, cream in my tea). as for iced coffee, at DD I have to ask them to melt the sugar so that I don't end up with a big lump o' sugar at the bottom. as I said before, McD's caramel iced coffee is pretty good, as far as IC goes....

[mightyradgumbo]

Tawkin' donuts now. Not to take away from DuMonde beignets, they are most excellent. But I surely scoff at the mention of the likes of DD and KK. Such inferior products... I give you the donut benchmark:

http://www.southernmaiddonuts.com/homage.html

Did someone say "HOT"?

I am really lowbrow when it comes to donuts, BB. I loves me some donuts and am not particularly picky when it comes to them. This place, my friend, sounds wondermous.

[breambob]

The one in Monroe is still open.

We always stopped at the Shipley's in Bunkie for donuts, and we stopped at Lea's in LeCompte for pies. Sometimes I miss Highway 71.

[bluesmama]

:cool: We always stopped at the Shipley's in Bunkie for donuts, and we stopped at Lea's in LeCompte for pies. Sometimes I miss Highway 1.

MMMMMM Lea's Lunch Room - wonderful pies & ham sammiches!

[grisgris]

We always stopped at the Shipley's in Bunkie for donuts, and we stopped at Lea's in LeCompte for pies. Sometimes I miss Highway 71.

Don't like donuts :eek: Bad cop no donuts.

[ScoopJohnD]

I don't know how it is now as I live close to the big city and in a big city, but when I was growing up in good ol Mahwah N.J. it seemed every town had their own bakery, (sometimes more than one) everyone different and every one delicious. Just that bakery smell was enough. Is that something else that's sort of gone by the wayside now, what with DD and the rest?

[funkkjunkie]

Naw, we got lots of town bakeries around the south. Mostly yummy places.

[ScoopJohnD]

Naw, we got lots of town bakeries around the south. Mostly yummy places.

:)

[mdfest]

Down the shore, there is a local place called the Fractured Prune. http://www.fracturedprune.com/ Check out the specialty donuts. Fried hot while you wait. To die for.

[Priestboy]

Down the shore, there is a local place called the Fractured Prune. http://www.fracturedprune.com/ Check out the specialty donuts. Fried hot while you wait. To die for.

yummmm!! the french toast donut looks tasty...even the "plain jane" looks great! we have a couple of bakeries up my neck of the woods, but they don't seem to do donuts (they apparently leave that to DD, whose donuts, ironically, I don't care for (too "cakey")).

[mightyradgumbo]

Down the shore, there is a local place called the Fractured Prune. http://www.fracturedprune.com/ Check out the specialty donuts. Fried hot while you wait. To die for.

Damn MD, those sound crazy good. Love the menu but the Fractured Prune doesn't sound like a donut shop to me LOL

[NYMAMA]

Any body for a Krispy Kream Doughnut?http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w133/NYMAMA_01/doughnuts.jpg

[mdfest]

There is a link with a story about the name.

They have about 30 different glazes/toppings. You can have them dip the smokin hot donut into whatever combo you like. Sort of like a sundae bar. The Menu are just some of their suggestions. The rolo and reese cup are family favs.

[mangoon]

Might make me a total coffee hack, but I think 7-11 coffee is pretty darn tastey.

[Frosty]

Being the slightly off kilter person that I am, reading this thread brought to mind a Simpson episode where Homer blew the family's money on a mobile home. Marge takes over the finances and starts cutting corners including buying a budget brand of coffee called 'Columbia's Shame' which featured on the can a weeping Juan Valdez type with his head buried in his hands. :)


Gee, I wonder if you can get that brand at one of the new 7/11 Kwik-e-Marts?

[mightyradgumbo]

Might make me a total coffee hack, but I think 7-11 coffee is pretty darn tastey.

I agree Mangoon (about the coffee part not the hack part LOL), around here 7-11 uses Green Mountain roasters-a really good bean. As long as it is kept fresh, it is a very good cuppa joe.

[MzJoey]

....what's worse when you have to stay away from lots of wheat products like me and i love sweets...is that i can jam in the kitchen and bake like crazy...but...alas i've given up most sweets and baking....:(
if i have to chooze and be bad....i'd rather have booze.....but i already told my dr's i AIN"T giving up coffee...period..you can pry my cold dead fingers off of my hot cup of joe!
My Honeyman knows....first thing Joey needs in the am is a REAL cup of coffee....and not from the that lil Mattel coffeepot in the hotelroom!
I think that's the only Diva part of me....well....then there's...oh never mind!

Who made up donuts anyway...is that an American thing....we probably ripped it off of someone else....

[mightyradgumbo]

Who made up donuts anyway...is that an American thing....we probably ripped it off of someone else....

Looks like it was a good ole' New Englander..here is the link

http://www.hub-uk.com/interesting/doughnuts.htm

[rosetree]

...here's the latest on the Jackson Square space...

Local restaurateur awarded lease on former La Madeleine site in Jackson Square
Posted by kquillen July 16, 2007 5:48PM

5:49 p.m., Monday

The Louisiana State Museum's board of directors voted Monday to accept local restaurateur Scott Boswell's proposal to lease the Lower Pontalba Building space formerly occupied by La Madeleine French Bakery and Restaurant.

The ground-floor space facing Jackson Square at Chartres and St. Ann streets is considered a prime commercial location, but it has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina.

Starbucks Coffee Co. also had been interested in leasing the site, but it recently withdrew its application.

Boswell has said he plans to open a Stanley restaurant much like the breakfast-and-lunch place he ran at 1031 Decatur St. for a year after Katrina. The restaurant would feature a "great New Orleans brunch, po-boys, real New Orleans food," he has said. It would include at least 50 dining tables plus a soda fountain seating 50. Opening is expected in late fall.

Boswell also operates the more upscale Stella Restaurant at 1032 Chartres St.

Although final details of the lease for the Pontalba space remain to be ironed out, it is expected to be for five years, with three five-year options.

Rivers Lelong, chairman of the museum's finance and real estate committee, said the base rent for the first year will be $7,000 a month, or 8 percent of sales, whichever is greater. The base rent will increase to $8,000 a month in the second year and to $9,000 in the third year.

The lease will cover both the front retail space and a rear food preparation space, but Boswell will have the option of giving up the rear space after three years. If he decides to keep that space, the rent is expected to rise sharply.

The lease will give Boswell 90 days to renovate the space before he will have to start paying rent. He will be required to post a completion guarantee.

La Madeleine, which operated at the site for 23 years, did not reopen after Katrina. Executives with the chain, which is based in Dallas, said the museum did not offer a sufficiently large reduction in rent to cover the city's sharp drop in tourism after the storm.

[Frosty]

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ibjamn]

I totally hate to say this, but I heard on the news this morning that later on today, Starfuks is giving City Park $250,000.

[funkkjunkie]

Well, at least their heart seems to be in the right place.

[Staxsun]

Well, at least their heart seems to be in the right place.

...and even if it's not, the money is NEEDED!

[funkkjunkie]

YYR, staxsun!

[sophisticated sissy]

...here's the latest on the Jackson Square space...

Local restaurateur awarded lease on former La Madeleine site in Jackson Square
Posted by kquillen July 16, 2007 5:48PM

5:49 p.m., Monday
... the base rent for the first year will be $7,000 a month, or 8 percent of sales, whichever is greater. The base rent will increase to $8,000 a month in the second year and to $9,000 in the third year.

The lease will cover both the front retail space and a rear food preparation space, but Boswell will have the option of giving up the rear space after three years. If he decides to keep that space, the rent is expected to rise sharply.




Whew! That's a lot of beans!
Great to hear the news, though.