Thursday, April 08, 2004


as usual, you couldn't make this stuff up

"babies born to women who ate chocolate daily smiled and laughed more," reports a study from finland. so, moms-to-be, or those who'd like to be, eat your chocolate.

you're only doing the future child a favor, since a happy and positive attitude gets a person far in life nowadays. over 300 women took part in this study!

and we here at bccy must completely disagree with the minnesota daily on what makes a great coffee shop. the author's list doesn't mention coffee quality, coffee freshness, or proper drink preparation. she mistakenly believes that a fantastic coffee place can float on atmosphere alone.

she's been watching too many episodes of "friends," i'm afraid. while atmosphere is important in the success of a shop -- there is a kind of fun coffee bar that does feel like an extension of one of your best pal's living rooms -- the bottom line has to be quality coffee beverage service.

otherwise the shop's in serious danger -- from the mermaid. any experienced coffeeshop owner or roaster/retailer can tell you how the mermaid has squashed untold numbers of local independent shops that had plenty of great atmosphere and cheaper but bad java by simply guaranteeing a reliable and relatively high standard of (guess what?) coffee.

no one goes to starbucks for the murals. . .no one.

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