Short but sweet. Literally.
Taste & See: I owe this cheap trick to one of my all-time favorite coffee shops, Barefoot Coffee Roasters in Santa Clara, CA. I know, Santa Clara, not your top pick for cafe scene. And it is in a strip mall. But the coffee is of the highest quality of almost any place I've ever been. The baristas are totally committed to coffee as art. They even have free coffee classes! Be still my heart!
And there are all kinds of inventive drinks, like vanilla bean latte, vietnamese latte, a particularly odd-but-incredibly curry-lime-coconut milk coffee that won an award at a barista competition. The process of making the drink is described as:
"She coats the rims of two fancy glass mugs with lime juice and sugar, mixes the espresso with curry powder, turmeric, allspice and caramel, and steams a combination of coconut and nonfat milk. She sprinkles the saucer with Citron Oolong tea to accent the aroma and then torches the top of the foam to create a sweet crust. "
(I know, sounds awful, and even though I can't explain--or recreate--it, I remain scintillated at the very memory. Read about other wild & crazy signature drinks here.)
My favorite, though, was the creme brulee latte. Brulee pretty much anything and it is delicious, but what compares to a crackly crispy sugar crust laying atop a cloud of silky foam and intense espresso? Nada. Very simple to make- just cover the foamy top of your cappuccino with sugar and torch with your brulee torch. What, you don't have one? Excuse me! Good thing toaster oven (better) and broiler (acceptable) will also work--but in that case use a heat safe mug and be careful with the fingers.
Enjoy!
1 comment:
Wow...this sounds like an explosion of flavor in your mouth! It wouldn't even know what to expect: lime juice, coconut milk, curry powder, and caramel! Wish I could try it.
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