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[Koru]

I'm not sure if anyone is familiar with Hornby Island Roasting, but they roast an amazing bean, I get my coffee special order as it is unfortunately only available on Hornby itself and a handful of select grocers on the North Island...I apologize ahead of time if this is too "commercial" it wasn't my intention...but anyhow I'm very good friends with the brother of the roaster, Dale and I'm getting my order coming down this weekend, If anyone is familiar with the bean and would be interested in picking up some beans (can't remember exact cost, but its similar to Saltspring Island and all the other smaller roaster's around here, let me know and I'll up my order for when it comes down this weekend...either message on the board or privately...

[aastra]

Not sure if this has already been mentioned:

Part of it, I think, is because Victoria B.C. Canada is one of the most desirable places to live in this country. You could say the same for Seattle… or Vancouver. We are a happy lot – perhaps happier… and coffee, generally the better coffee, makes people happier. And more alive. Even sexier perhaps… if I can be so bold...

Currently, we are on the eve of a potential financial melt-down in international markets… And yet on Vancouver Island, there are more jobs than people, more hope than sadness, more optimism than pessimism. It is really an Island.

http://coffee.bc.ca/...in-coffee-world

[Kapten Kapsell]

Speaking of coffee, it looks like the Blenz outlet @ Broad & View (side of Bay Centre Mall) has now shut down. With the conversion of the Yates Street location (St Andrew's Sq) to a Mirage outlet recently... does the signal a Blenz retreat from our market?

Serious Coffee is going to be taking over the old Eugene's on Broad. I wonder what will then occupy the soon-to-be-former location in the yellow building @ Yates/Broad?

[G-Man]

I hope so, Blenz coffee is terrible.

[jklymak]

Serious Coffee is going to be taking over the old Eugene's on Broad. I wonder what will then occupy the soon-to-be-former location in the yellow building @ Yates/Broad?

Thats a bummer - Serious Coffee seemed to help clean that corner up substantially.

[Ms. B. Havin]

Any rumors/ ideas yet on what might be moving into the old Serious Coffee location at Broad & Yates?

[Kapten Kapsell]

Thats a bummer - Serious Coffee seemed to help clean that corner up substantially.

Maybe the new Coast Mountain Sports will bring more 'eyes on the street' to that corner of Yates?

[weirdie]

Speaking of coffee, it looks like the Blenz outlet @ Broad & View (side of Bay Centre Mall) has now shut down.

I don't drink coffee, so I couldn't comment on the quality of what they put out, but almost every time I went there to grab a snack on my break, the staff would be outside, around the corner, smoking. You'd go inside the store and there'd be no one to be found. Their pastries were alright, but I'm not surprised that it's closed what with so many better options within a couple blocks.

[Holden West]

Trouble brewing on Saltspring Island

Saltspring Island has a new coffee roaster in the works, and Robert Bateman is steamed.Mr. Bateman, the famous artist and environmentalist, has joined island neighbours to oppose expansion plans by the Salt Spring Coffee Co., a carbon-neutral, fair-trade operation that's an entrepreneurial success story for the area. From Print Edition, 06/04/09

"A single wood-burning stove does more damage than our operation. Ask Mr. Bateman how many wood-burning stoves are in his neighbourhood," he said.

[Newlywednotnearlydead]

Ah Saltspring. Thank god that such a place exists as a mecca for these types of people. Could you imagine living next to a pompous douchebag like Bateman?

[gumgum]

Must be nice not worry about things like industry and jobs.

[Kapten Kapsell]

Does anyone know what will occupy the former Serious Coffee at Blanshard/Yates?

[Kapten Kapsell]

There was a serious coffee at Blanshard and Yates?

Oops... I meant Broad and Yates.

[Nparker]

Oops... I meant Blanshard and Broad.

Aren't these streets parallel to each other???

[Kapten Kapsell]

Oops... I meant Blanshard and Broad.

3rd time's a charm:

What will occupy the former Serious Coffee space at Broad and Yates?

[Holden West]

Apparently the landlord's girlfriend wanted to open her own coffee shop so when the Serious lease ended they were given the boot.

I'll give it a year.

[Jill]

Recently I've been buying cappuccino from the Five Corners Cafe on Fairfield. It's a stand set up in the front corner of the yard of a small character house, near Fairfield Fish and Chips. They make really, really good coffees and sell muffins and cookies supplied by Patisserie Daniel. They also offer barbecue hot dogs (veggie, beef or turkey or child-size) and have a huge selection of different sauces (I recommend No. 18, Sweet with Heat). It's cash only.

[Baro]

I love that 5 corner's cafe! I don't understand how it's legal in this day and age but neighbourhood stuff like that should be encouraged. They make great smoothies too!

[sebberry]

Does anyone here have any experience with the Keurig K-cup coffee makers and coffee?

I don't particularly like the idea of being forced to use one type of K-cup, but the amount of water I waste washing my coffee maker everytime is bugging me. This would also be good for work where we don't really have clean facilities for dishes.