some people are foodies. I'm a coffee snob. Coffee snobs don't normally go to Starbucks, but when in Seattle, it is a requirement of coffee snob annomums to stop in to the Starbucks Roastery, where are all of the burnt coffee shenanigans spring from. A flagship store designed to impart lasting experiential memories on its visitors. With staff members that are off the charts with outgoing, emotional intelligence that would put Trader Joe's staff to shame and beautifully designed spaces showing the story of coffee in the process of production certainly was a good idea by the marketing department… unfortunately, the coffee is still burnt…
