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Originally Posted by DizzyEdge
This is a question for Rusty since he seems to be the resident expert, or at least one of them. I like coffee, but my taste for it is decidedly not mature. Where would I go to get, in our opinion, Calgary's best a) cappuccino b) brewed cup of coffee.
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The best cappo in town is in my kitchen (I have references!) but some things to look for is that the espresso part is done right (beans ground to order, good-looking 20-30 second shot), that the milk is steamed properly (not burnt, not re-heated; the milk should be textured not like meringue but like silk and you should be able to drink a proper cappuccino right away, not having to wait for it to cool off), and that the drink is the proper size in a 5 or 6 oz cup. No 10, 12, or 16 oz drinks. There are tons of places to get good ones and I'd say any of Artigiano, Bumpy's, De Ville, Rosso, Kawa, Phil and Sebastian, Insomnia, Ladybug, Cafe Crema can pull one off. I've never had a cappo at Good Earth but they seem to be doing things right these days too. Sadly I can't think of any restaurants that do a really good cappuccino, but I'm happy to be schooled on that end.
Brewed? Not really my thing, but jeffwhit extols the press pot coffees at Insomnia. I'm more an espresso/macchiato person.