(picture above:
Backyard Beans mocha and a salted caramel biscotti...so good!)
Okay,
so we’re a month into the New Year. By now, I’m sure most of your resolutions
have sailed out the window but hey, no judgement here, believe me. I told myself
on December 31st that I would put this blog to good use much more
than I have in the past and here we are, currently, on the first day of
February and only now I’m putting a
new post up.
*sigh*
But that’s all right because we need
to focus on something more important than sticking to useless resolutions.
Something that we all know, love and cherish.
Coffee.
If you’ve ever decided to expand
your coffee palette, which is, quite frankly, easier said than done when there
are fifty Starbucks within a five-mile radius from you at all times, you can find
small coffee shops making an appearance, popping up like little mushrooms after
a rainstorm. One such place I’ve come across is right in the middle of town
called Backyard Beans.
Sporting a minimalist lay-out that’s
both startling and welcoming, this local hole-in-the-wall is a stone’s throw
away from yup, you guessed it, Starbucks. But come inside and you’ll feel the
quiet embraces you like an old friend. The menu is simple and so completely
unencumbered, it’ll take you a minute to realize that no, you’re not missing
anything. It takes you back to a time when things were simple, when coffee was a singularly easy task,
brewed hot and delicious, light and satisfying.
So, this year, don’t be afraid to
branch out. Coffee was invented for us to gain the courage to try new things
and you don’t have to wait till New Year’s to do it.
