I'm assuming that you didn't take the day off from work to run half-naked through the streets of your neighborhood in celebration of Mardi Gras, which probably means you didn't start your day with Hurricanes and Brandy Milk Punches at 7 AM.
Starting the day with cafe au lait -- French for "coffee with milk" -- is a better option. It's not a latte. Cafe au lait is drip coffee with hot milk. After years and years of drinking coffee black -- no sugar, no cream, no love, baby -- I conceded to trying coffee with milk because I "had to" when I was at Cafe du Monde last month. I have to say, I have been drinking it this way at home for the last month since I've been back.
Oh, okay, so I'm using soy instead of regular milk.
Now this is actually one of those food/drink holidays that could actually become a national holiday, considering how many people drink coffee and are pretty much obsessed by it and can't function without it..
To be successful like Starbucks you have to think like a Starbucks. They've created a
revolution in the way coffee is perceived in the context of our culture, and in a world where "public space"
is vanishing, they provide a nice hang out for everyone who can't get into bars. They're a part of modern life, along
with laptops and cell phones. The way the get you to pay $6 for a cup of coffee, milk and cocoa powder is genius. I do
it, you probably do it, and we secretly LOVE to pay that much. Let's face it, you could make this stuff yourself (if
you don't mind doing without steamed milk) but you don't because damnit, you've earned an expensive hot frothy,
sugary.... ahhhhh (in Homer Simpson voice).
A fraking amazing Battlestar Galactica cake
Iced Tea 101
Pierogies + cheese + onions + kraut = Parmageddon!
