Hi All,
Long time since Ive posted on this forum but I just have to tell you all how bad the coffee is in Canada. Im visiting friends in Vancouver at the moment and am astounded at the crap that people are drinking here. The funny thing is you only have to walk a few metres to be in front of one of the hundreds of coffee shops. Not cafes, because I consider a cafe a place that can provide you with a coffee that is worth drinking.
Starbucks have the monopoly here (about 80 stores in the downtown area alone!!) and they have no idea how to make a coffee at any of them! In fact, I can honestly say that my worst ever cup of coffee in Adelaide is still a whole lot better than anything Ive drunk here. Tim Hortons and Blenz are a close second with the franchise volume but the quality of their coffee is as bad as the Starbucks. I have been blessed with the skills and knowledge (gratefully assisted by many on this forum) to make what I consider fantastic coffee compared with the shi% they give you here.
If any CS is considering making some money in the coffee business then Vancouver is the place to come and either open up some competition (because people will buy your coffee no matter where you are located downtown. They drink it constantly. Imagine how much theyd drink if it tasted good?) or provide a consultancy service to every damn coffee shop in this place to provide them with some barista training. The people that work at these places dont deserve to be called baristas. I guarantee that If someone from this site who has training as a barista and tasting coffee then there is money to be made here lifting the low standards that Canadians obviously have been accustomed to when it comes to coffee. Its crap!!!!
I miss my EM6910 and I have to wait another 3 weeks before I can make a home brew
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the coffee hell im currently in whilst travelling this globe?
Its so bad Im considering a cup of nescafe. I know.....Thats how terrible it is!
Saambo
Long time since Ive posted on this forum but I just have to tell you all how bad the coffee is in Canada. Im visiting friends in Vancouver at the moment and am astounded at the crap that people are drinking here. The funny thing is you only have to walk a few metres to be in front of one of the hundreds of coffee shops. Not cafes, because I consider a cafe a place that can provide you with a coffee that is worth drinking.
Starbucks have the monopoly here (about 80 stores in the downtown area alone!!) and they have no idea how to make a coffee at any of them! In fact, I can honestly say that my worst ever cup of coffee in Adelaide is still a whole lot better than anything Ive drunk here. Tim Hortons and Blenz are a close second with the franchise volume but the quality of their coffee is as bad as the Starbucks. I have been blessed with the skills and knowledge (gratefully assisted by many on this forum) to make what I consider fantastic coffee compared with the shi% they give you here.
If any CS is considering making some money in the coffee business then Vancouver is the place to come and either open up some competition (because people will buy your coffee no matter where you are located downtown. They drink it constantly. Imagine how much theyd drink if it tasted good?) or provide a consultancy service to every damn coffee shop in this place to provide them with some barista training. The people that work at these places dont deserve to be called baristas. I guarantee that If someone from this site who has training as a barista and tasting coffee then there is money to be made here lifting the low standards that Canadians obviously have been accustomed to when it comes to coffee. Its crap!!!!
I miss my EM6910 and I have to wait another 3 weeks before I can make a home brew

I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the coffee hell im currently in whilst travelling this globe?
Its so bad Im considering a cup of nescafe. I know.....Thats how terrible it is!
Saambo
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