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Espresso Vivace Roasteria (www.espressovivace.com)

Espresso Vivace has two locations on this street, one is a curb side coffee stop The Cafe Nico alone is only a 3-4oz drink but you
and one is a place that you can get coffees, espressos, bakery items and more. If you ever can ask to have any espresso based drink to be
get here, you need to try Cafe Nico! I rarely like anything in my Latte or Cappuccino made Nico Style. I tend to get the Cappuccino
but the Cafe Nico is done right. Just the right balance of Orange, Vanilla, and Cinnamon. Nico style as my pick. Be careful though because
the Cafe Nico Usually comes with Breve (Half/
Half) so they assume you want it also when you
order Nico style, just simply ask for whatever
milk you would like if you do not want Breve.
The overall atmosphere was old school and it
feels great! There are seats inside, patio seating
and a special quiet room in case you just need a
quiet place to sit and drink and do work or study.
However, unlike other cafes in Seattle, they do
not have any type of slow bar; meaning there is
no drip, pour overs, aerospress, only espresso
based drinks.

Teavana Fine Teas (www.teavana.com)

Did you know, that Starbucks is also into Tea? Teavana is not Star-
bucks’ first foray into tea. The company already owned the Tazo brand
of teas when it purchased Teavana. This place is pretty sweet. It is great
that we can pick out any of their teas on the wall to pick as a brew. The
more time you spend here the more you will notice tea subtly added into
the decor such as lighting and walls displays. It’s beautiful. I ordered the
maharaja chai. It smelled divine and tasted like creamy cinnimon. Also
ordered the miso soup! The miso was savory like the original, yet tangy
with a twist of lemon. The tea is very high quality, and it is brewed with
great care. Specific teas require different temperature water, different brew
times and different preparation, so their staff really knows what they are
doing!The environment is calm and the have both a large communal table
as well as smaller private places to sit.

Did you like the tour to Portland and Seattle? Portland, where most the weird people are trying to keep it weird by being artisans
or originating something well-known to the world. Some of the examples that we mentioned were the famous cafe like Stumptown, the
national magazine like Barista Magazine, the best coffee equipment store like Clive Coffee, the cool roaster like HEART, and the American
Barista and Coffee School like Water Avenue Coffee. Not only the coffee is great, the city scene is so hip it makes you want to move there
and get some tattoos. From there to Seattle, where they can never beat one another on who is better with coffee, and no, they don’t like
being compared. The rainy Seattle where many great musicians were born! Many great and legendary cafes and roasters are from here.
The highlight for this trip to Seattle was the Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room was a true eye-opening experience. The ultimate
Willy Wonka for the coffee industry, it is. Along with this, other great cafes like Espresso Vivace Roasteria and Caffe Vita filled the grey
city. So you will never be out de-caffinated in these two cities. Unfortunately, in this issue, we will only cover Seattle and Portland. Please
keep posted for our next issue so we can bring you to the more fun and many more cafes in San Francisco and Los Angeles.