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Cup of Coffee an t. t Alison Thornton Contributor r a l EARLY morning childhood memories for most in include in- in j r 4 elude dude the aroma of fresh-brewing fresh coffee Many people K f are reliving this experience with a slight twist by visiting visiting visiting vis vis- their local coffee house Coffee house owners say several reasons keep patrons patrons patrons pa pa- returning for a daily cup and to buy fresh r grounds to brew at home One is the atmosphere fir Ken Moore owner of a coffee house called The Coffee Club is considered an intellect intellectuals intellectuals t drink Coffe Coffee is a sit back enjoy a good game of chess or reading drink and its it's been around for 0 centuries Regulars to coffee houses agree saying that these t t are the places to experiencing g a different part of life places life pla r es that are full of encounters both with peor peo- peo r Y 1 pie and flavors I 5 Its a meeting ground for me and all my friends friends' I Ican 4 4 can come here to study or or Of out hang I almost always 1 p 5 S 'S I k v j V-f V i vr 3 f t v j 0 hY 1 A A AJ J J t d L' L f 5 v MIt i J v y i v V jT rr I i 1 o ot pi 0 iff J Ji vW if r i I 1 r 1 0 S' S r hd hr ra 4 J c M i rf e h 1 p h V M f fM 64 I Ip p y rr S r ry J y 3 blk w 1 p. p r s La Las Laa ky a a s Y As see someone here I know that I can sit and talk to said Rosanne Brown a coffee shop patron And the coffee is good The coffee everywhere else sucks Ill I'll even leave work to come here and get my coffee For Collin Story people watching grasps his interest while enjoying his coffee at a downtown Salt Lake Lak City coffee house You get all walks of life in here Yo You get the guy driving the Ferrari down t to the guy driving the beater that wont won't start Des Lownds an employee of Beans N Brew explains explains explains ex ex- ex- ex plains why he thinks coffee houses have regulars A variety of people come here Its It's not often that you get getto getto getto to out hang-out with a bunch of Harley riders and then move over to a different table and there is a bunch of people doing organic chemistry Youre You're around to totally totally totally to- to tally different groups of people that are all meshing to to- to gether The chess is good too The quality of the atmosphere may be left to chance but the quality of the coffee is no twist of fate Only the most select beans are purchased Jeff Laramie vIce vice president of Beans N Bre Brew said f We carry a wide selection of beans from around the th l a world They all have a distinct taste t However some of the more distinctive flavors com come from a syrup rather than the bean Many of the Salt Sall Lake area coffee houses carry a large selection of flavored flavored flavored fla- fla coffees Some of the favorites are Mocha All Al- l I mond Hazelnut Chocolate Orange and Viennese Viennese Vien- Vien j nese Cinnamon 1 Each of these establishments has a house blend that becomes becomes becomes be- be comes a favorite of the patrons Along with the regular 1 i blends like Kenya Peruvian coffee drinkers also enjo enjoy i dark roasts masts such as the very popular French Roast F I All of these coffees are brewed from the highest highest j quality bean But to the average house coffee-house patron it u it t probably is not important that these beans are grown at altitudes above 2000 feet or that they are called coffea t t and that they harder to grow because they are afe c more ore susceptible to diseases They only care that it produces pro pro- proc c duces a more flavorful coffee t c I The fact that coffee beans that haven't been roasted r rare are green and can be e purchased in either washed r I i y f. f t I b I d L 1 o lir Fr f. f f I 1 t 1 IbL k gt I k kJ 1 S 4 ff 1 t 10 v P wi ar e t i r RI i iRI 1 1 ti r 1 M r I L f r rf Ti t t H 1 p t y v J 1 I Con Brenda Upright V 1 f i f c 1 J A. 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I J e e picked before ripening or natural state gathered from the ground after ripening and falling from the plant is isie l ie e j t probably not a topic of conversation for coffee house housel l It lt regulars But to owners of establishments this 1 i- i I tion is vital for running a quality business l I 1 t I John Bolton owner of the Salt Lake Roasting Co 1 i i- i isaid said I go to the countries of origin to buy my coffees I that's where my attention to detail starts y Bolton's attention to detail covers personally flying aT far ar f to many different countries to view the beans and bring- bring J y y ing mg back small samples for roasting at the Roasting Co It also means that several samples of the same SaIne types of oft st t coffee are tested under precise conditions before choos- choos i it ing which particular bean to sell at In the green you inspect them the beans and that sa ea a. a tells you something but the bottom line is what's in the thee there re e cup Bolton said You gotta roast it you gotta cup it ito ito o o- o and base your decision on that Another decision that coffee house owners have to toed ed edL d. d make that will keep the coffee connoisseurs frequenting sdi ed I their establishments is what type of food to serve Besides coffee good morning starts at the coffee coffeehouse coffeehouse coffeehouse house include large muffins and croissants Lunch and dinner time has soups sandwiches and salads as aswell aswell aswell well as many daily specials For most the thought of coffee and a rich dessert seemingly go hand in hand For this reason many people end an evening out with a cup of coffee and andone andone one of several flavors of cheese cake carrot cake or cookies In the summer when a a hot steaming cup of coffee just doesn't sound good iced coffees and espressos are an alternative The drinks we really like to sell seU are our iced drinks We have iced mocha iced coffee and frozen latte latt now Beans N Brews Brew's Laramie said From coffee addicts to those who like to have an Italian soda the experience of a coffee house is one that the regulars will not soon give up or forget Why didI did I start drinking coffee Its It's just the cool thing to do said Shilo Neilson a coffee coffee- shop regular p. p |