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Just a little bit of awesomeness for lunch.
That’s right – make me a sammich!
What defines a good breakfast? Sausage? Eggs? Bacon? Biscuits? Pancakes? Waffles? Any of these make for a pretty good breakfast but if you are looking for one of the “Best Breakfasts in America” you may want to check out the Huevos Rancheros at the Sunny Point Cafe in Asheville, NC. Described as -
Savory black bean cakes served with Snow Creek chorizo sausage, feta cheese, roasted tomatillo salsa, and herb tossed red skin spuds topped with two free range eggs any style, cilantro crema, and crispy tortilla strips.
Are they the best? Honestly it is hard to say. This is the first time I’ve had Huevos Rancheros and its not that I haven’t seen them on the menu before. I’ve just never thought it sounded like something I would like. Maybe I am a little more of a breakfast traditionalist. That being said this was pretty awesome. (Thanks to BobG for the tip.) More pictures after the jump including a cool sign from a business across the street.
Take a reusable mug to Starbucks, Caribou Coffee or Nordstrom’s Coffee Bar and get a free cup of coffee.
So don’t forget your mug when you head out today cause free is free.
UPDATE: Courtesy BobG – add Whole Foods to the coffee list. A free tree from Lowe’s, a free baseball cap from the Disney store and more. Feel free to add free things you find in the comment area.
We found these for the first time in Starbucks and immediately saw the overwhelming utility in the small plastic device. I wondered why no one had thought of it before now. The best way to describe it is a short (maybe 4 inch long) stick that will block the tiny hole that you drink from while transporting your coffee. Yes – I know BobG just said “that’s what she said” and even I am not sure why.
I know these aren’t new. A little poking around the internet showed me that they date back to at least 2008. This might be the first time I noticed them but I am shocked that I am not seeing them everywhere that serves coffee. No – I don’t spill much and unless the drink is unusually hot I don’t have to worry a lot about it splashing out. That being said anyone picking up coffee for someone else would likely appreciate having the “splash stick” in the cups they are carrying. Again – maybe late to the party but no less impressed with this innovation. Other coffee places should take note.
So I heard about this new size at Starbucks the 31oz Trenta and immediately thought what a great idea. Then I remembered even with the amount of coffee I like to drink anything over a medium there makes me shake and gives me really bad caffeine withdrawal – sometimes a headache.
Then I saw where it was being released first – (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona) and thought is it just me or are most of those states south of the Mason Dixon line?
That brought me to only one logical conclusion. In “Starbuckese” (which I refuse to speak even in their store – they know what I mean when I say medium) the word Trenta must mean Bubba-sized or Redneck-big.
Figure it this way a Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte (Whole Milk / Whipped Cream) at 20oz is 510 Calories 20g of Fat. Increase that proportionally to the new Trenta size and you get approximately 760 Calories and 30g of Fat. Not saying it isn’t a good way to die but is Starbucks really trying to kill us here in the South? Check the video to the right to gain some perspective on how large the cup is – a bottle of wine has less liquid. Maybe the Krispy Kreme Challenge should make a detour past Starbucks – as long as you are going out may as well go all the way out. And while you are at it – quit wondering why we are fat in the south.