Hate to start out with a little lie, but I have already had my first cup of expresso, make that a triple shot. Thought about this site all nite and so it is now après café.  That’s ok for the first post. The coffee actually got me to this point.

Good old Wegmans; their espresso is totally addictive. I know caffeine itself  is addictive, but, hey, their espresso brand rocks. They kill everybody’s. I recently tried Illy, which I used to love, and Peet’s. No, nada, didn’t work. Wegmans is worth the trip, and I mean the 20 miles. It’d probably be more cost effective if I just bought the coffee, but it is a shopping mecca. Everything in the ginormous store looks fabulous, and there actually are lots of good buys.

There’s something about big box retailers not being allowed close to my house. Seriously. Even with Montgomery County and its far out big boxers like Costco and Sam’s, no Wegmans. They obviously don’t understand what they’re missing. I personally have converted at least 6 people who confirm my fine taste buds and now make special country trips to the big W. Some might even buy coffee, but the whole point is they become W groupies like me.

There are whole departments I have barely surfed through. I get tired. I run for my beans and then do the necessities, you know the all-sorts licorice bin, some beautiful beef, some cheese, and the mezze bar. I somehow manage to cheer loudly if my total stays in the $100 range. After all, I came out for the beans.

Did I mention the wine department?