Comments on: Lavazza update; fertility outbreak at Ansley Starbucks http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2007/05/24/lavazza-update-fertility-outbreak-at-ansley-starbucks/ A blog dedicated to the discussion of food, restaurants and life Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:08:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Darin http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2007/05/24/lavazza-update-fertility-outbreak-at-ansley-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Darin Thu, 24 May 2007 16:04:39 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2007/05/24/lavazza-update-fertility-outbreak-at-ansley-starbucks/#comment-22 Re: robusta being "grown predominantly in Vietnam," I highly doubt that a company like LaVazza would purchase the inferior robusta beans produced in Vietnam. Surely they would get better beans, even considering that they would comprise a small percentage of the blend. Did Whole Foods even check with them? It's hard to believe that a store that sells so many gourmet products would not carry the type of espresso blend that is considered to be the best for producing a high quality coffee. And as for Starbucks pastry, I agree about the shortbread cookies, and I've also foudn that I can stomach the tasty (though kinda greasy) peanut butter cookies. Everything else I've had from the pastry case is gruesome. I had a pretty good sandwich though - the turkey was kinda impressive for a premade thinig in a cooler. Re: robusta being “grown predominantly in Vietnam,” I highly doubt that a company like LaVazza would purchase the inferior robusta beans produced in Vietnam. Surely they would get better beans, even considering that they would comprise a small percentage of the blend. Did Whole Foods even check with them? It’s hard to believe that a store that sells so many gourmet products would not carry the type of espresso blend that is considered to be the best for producing a high quality coffee.

And as for Starbucks pastry, I agree about the shortbread cookies, and I’ve also foudn that I can stomach the tasty (though kinda greasy) peanut butter cookies. Everything else I’ve had from the pastry case is gruesome. I had a pretty good sandwich though – the turkey was kinda impressive for a premade thinig in a cooler.

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