I think all coffee should look like this

I’ll be the first to admit that I love coffee.

{coffee geek}

Therefore, when I run across images like this (whereas this image was clearly not taken in the United States – given the image in the background) I am still jealous.

Coffee as art is something that I have great respect for.

Even a simple Google Images search for Coffee Art and Latte Art yields great results (and some super awesome photos and ideas).

Has anyone found a coffee bar that offers latte art? And if so, what did you order?

//via Things Like That

Sign Banning Electronics in Saratoga Coffee Shop

Coffee shops are filled with tech- students doing homework and on their laptops, people checking their blackberries… I’ve never heard of a coffee shop where all of this is banned.

This “Tech Free Oasis,” Virgil’s house in Saratoga Springs, NY (15 minutes away from where I live now) has instated a policy that reads:

“This is a place to laugh, relax, read, play a game, chat with friends, bring the kids, or work on a puzzle! A few things to remember about Virgil’s … It is a place away from the frantic pace of technology .. SSSSSSoooo ……. Please do not use your cellphone, PDA, laptop Blackberry or pager … this includes talking, listening, texting, reading, emails and now apparently watching!!! If you really, really need to use your phone, please step outside or sneak in the bathroom. Our office is always available as well!”

BUT, what’s most interesting about Virgil’s house is not that electronic devices are banned… but that the owner, Kathleen Quartararo, used to SELL them.  The owner was sales representative and manager for Wireless from AT&T until she resigned in July 2008.

In a recent interview with the Times Union, Quartararo said, “I love technology. I just don’t believe it should be when you’re eating and drinking and laughing. It’s got a great place in our lives, but, it stops things.”