1912 Pike Place Starbucks – Where it all began…
I dropped by the Starbucks at 1912 Pike Place on my way to work earlier this week. It’s always fun to visit that store. As anyone who has read Pour…
Just say “I don’t know.”
Just say, “I don’t know.” (A story about yes, no, and I don’t know.) It was Christmas Eve, 2004. I was working the closing shift as a sales associate at…
This year’s Starbucks Casi Cielo: Try with strawberries.
The Starbucks store on East Olive Way in Seattle has regular coffee seminars. I invite you to join in! If you’re in Seattle, call ahead for their schedule – they’re…
Recommended: Starbucks Veranda Blend as a shot of espresso
A downtown Seattle partner recently mentioned to me that Veranda Blend makes for a wonderful shot of espresso! I wanted to try this out for myself. As it turns out,…
A Starbucks that needs a remodel – What would you do with this large space?
I recently found a Starbucks where time has stood still. 1995 is still well and alive. It’s the Bellevue Starbucks which I wrote about previously in an article about names…
Impromptu coffee tasting at Fourth and Seneca Starbucks
Late this afternoon (January 20, 2013), I dropped by the Starbucks at Fourth and Seneca, in Seattle. Actually, I had just downloaded a new book on my Kindle, and planned…
Name tags for Starbucks baristas are right around the corner.
Name tags for Starbucks baristas are right around the corner! They’re starting to pop up here and there. From what I understand, slowly this month, Starbucks is implementing name tags…
Caesar and Cobb salads spotted in Starbucks.
A reader recently sent me a few photos of salads available at her local Starbucks. At her neighborhood store, a customer can buy a Chicken Caesar Salad Bowl or a Chicken…
Teavana – A first look. (Melody drops by the Pacific Place Teavana).
At the end of 2012, Starbucks purchased Teavana. That means that Teavana is officially in the Starbucks family of brands. Welcome Teavana! The Starbucks brands now include Tazo, Seattle’s…
Casi Cielo K-cups launch this week at Starbucks.
Casi Cielo K-Cups: For the first time ever, Starbucks will be offering Casi Cielo coffee in the K-Cup format. I’m not a Keurig machine owner myself, but if I had…
New Starbucks Reserve coffees: Maui Mokka and Guatemala Antigua Finca Medina
Starbucks is now offering two new amazing Reserve coffees: Guatemala Antigua Finca Medina and the Maui Mokka coffee. I went to a coffee seminar last Monday (January 7, 2013) and…
Little interactions: Snippets of Melody’s Starbucks visits.
I recently was in a Facebook conversation with some of this blog’s readers about ways I could have a new focus. The conversation was largely inspired by the fact that…
