http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/02/carmel-espresso/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/02/carmel-espresso/#comment-851 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Benicia looks at limiting Starbucks Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:47:25 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=116#comment-851 [...] Starbucks’ smarmy and cloying corporate do-gooderness act is about as annoying as they come in my book. But facts are facts — most local mom and pop cafés make awful espresso and need the competition to shape up their acts and step out of the 1970s. A town without a Starbucks can be a tragic thing. [...] [...] Starbucks’ smarmy and cloying corporate do-gooderness act is about as annoying as they come in my book. But facts are facts — most local mom and pop cafés make awful espresso and need the competition to shape up their acts and step out of the 1970s. A town without a Starbucks can be a tragic thing. [...]

]]>