Coffee Connection

If you’re anything like me, when a dude asks you out on a date to grab a coffee you think:

1. Yawn. Are we serious? Coffee is the best this guy could come up with?
2. It’d better be Irish coffee we’re talking about.
3. He just wants to be friends or is a major hipster who hangs out in coffee shops.
4. All of the above.

Well, the April issue of Marie Claire magazine is throwing my typical date theory for a loop. They agree it may be a tad unoriginal, but  insist that the coffee date has its romantic perks (especially with this unseasonably cold weather we’ve been having!). For starters, if you have no chemistry, you can suck down your latte and get out of there fast (my advice, not Marie Claire’s).

Second (and this is really from the mag), data form Yale University implies that when two individuals drink hot java together, the drinkers perceive the other person as more trustworthy because the insula part of the brain is activated by the heat of the beverage. This center processes both physical and emotional warmth, and may generate some warm feelings towards your coffee partner. I wonder if the same thing works with hot toddies?

Kona Mocha Coffee

Have you ever tried this coffee? And by this I mean Hawaiian Isles Kona Mocha coffee. Because you should.

It is seriously SO DELICIOUS. Kona coffee is known for being delicious. It is grown on the Hualalai and Maunua Loa volcanoes in the Kona region of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most sought after coffees in the world. This is the best Kona coffee I've ever tried. And if you put in twice the amount you typically would when brewing, it gives you super human speed. Once, after having a cup of a supercharged pot, I put in 2 loads of laundry, ran to the corner store for detergent, and had my dinner on the stove cooking in 10 minutes flat. And it tastes smooth and chocalatey to boot. I would love to try making a mocha frappe outta this stuff.

So where do you get it? It is Hawaiian after all. Well, I can't imagine an easier excuse to take a tropical vaycay. I happen to be lucky enough to have a roomy who is from Hawaii (she's the one who got me hooked in the first place) who keeps a constant supply on hand. But if you aren't planning a visit anytime soon, and don't know anyone who lives there, check out this site to order yourself up some of this good stuff.