How to order Coffee

Espresso, eh? We can’t even call it coffee anymore! Seattle is the undisputed caffeinated capital with multitudes of drive-through espresso stands, Starbucks galore and the hippest new trend, cyber cafes. Undoubtedly during your visit you will be presented with the obstacle of ordering a cup of joe, so here are a few more bits of lingo to carry you through:

Shot:	How many shots of espresso you would like to drink. This will determine the strength and coffee flavor of your drink. Your choice of the number of espresso shots should be the first item specified in your coffee order using one of the bolded words:
	Single: one shot – novice espresso drinkers
	Double: two shots – typical Seattle fare
	Triple: three shots - you have lived here so long nothing else gets you going
	“Quad”: (not quadruple) four shots – the very serious espresso drinker
Size:	How much volume of filler liquid which will either be milk (latte), water (Americano), or icy cream (Frappuccino) that will to be added to your espresso shots.  The filler liquid option type is not be specified at this time, only the volume, using the lingo in bold:
	Short: an 8-ounce cup
	Tall: a 12-ounce cup
	Grande: a 16-ounce, point me to the restroom cup
	Viente: A 20-ounce,
Milk type:	If applicable, meaning you are having milk, you now need to specify the type of milk you want, options as follows. Any time milk is added in quantity, you are choosing to drink a “latte”
	Skinny: made with non-fat milk
	Two-percent: made with two-percent milkfat. Most popular option, people feel they won’t get the extra calories that way.
	Soy or Rice: you can have a soy or rice milk coffee drink in Seattle. You can also choose vanilla or chocolate soy or rice milk as well.
	Whole: rarely chosen, it is the default milk choice when not spoken
	Unspecified: If you do not specify a milk type you will either get whole or 2% milk, the latter is done when the last drink made before yours was a 2% and there is left over steamed milk.
Syrup flavor:	Request a dash of flavored syrup such as hazelnut or vanilla. Often there are over 30 flavors from raspberry to mint to pineapple which lends itself to being very creative combinations of milk, chocolate, caramel and fruit flavors. You can get a chocolate mint coffee drink or something that tastes like a Snickers candy bar, and in fact, ask for it by this name.
Mocha:	Chocolate syrup, then espresso, then whipped cream, then a Dusting of cocoa powder.  It’s a hot chocolate with a punch.  Milk is usually added, if this is what you want, mention “mocha” after milk type and syrup if you want it.  If you ordered non-fat milk with your mocha, be prepared to answer the question if you still want the whipped cream on top.
Caramel Macchiato	Coffee drink with caramel melted into it. If you want this you can order it on its own or in combination with all of the above.
	If after choosing your milk type and syrup and you haven’t picked the mocha or macchiato to end your order with, you can now say the word “Latte” to end your drink order.
Americano:	use water instead of milk
Dry:	no milk or cream at all except the foam on top of your espresso shots (cappuccino)
Drip Coffee:	a regular cup of brewed black coffee, Seattle’s coffee is strong and bitter and available in multiple acidity levels and flavors in nearly every café.
French Press:	Ask to have your drip coffee ran through a French Press, it costs extra but the richest cup of coffee you will ever have.

Example: "I'd like a double-tall, vanilla soy hazlenut latte with whip"

Test:  What is a short, skinny Americano with a shot of hazlenut?

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Although we call him “Chief” Seattle, there were no hereditary chiefs among the Puget Sound Indians. Strong leaders arose in each village from time to time who by distinguishing themselves by their actions or skills, were respected and followed. There were fishing leaders, peacetime leaders, and leaders in times of crisis. Chief Seattle was one of the latter. In addition to his leadership skills and his ability to understand what the white settler’s intentions were, he was also a noted orator in his native language

Noah Seattle, his Christian name, is considered a critical thinker in modern times. The speech Chief Seattle recited during treaty negotiations in 1854 is regarded as one of the greatest statements ever made concerning the relationship between a people and the earth. There is a great deal of controversy surrounding Chief Seattle's speech of 1854. There are many sources of information, various versions of the speech, and debates over its very existence.  There are two versions of the speech published.  Find version 1 as it appeared in the Seattle Sunday Star, Seattle, Washington Territory, on Oct. 29, 1887, in a column by Dr. Henry A. Smith and compare it to version 2.  What do you think?

http://www.chiefseattle.com/history/chiefseattle/chief.htm

Reginald Parsons was an important civic and business leader during the first quarter of this century in Seattle. He was born on Long Island, New York on 3 October 1873. Reginald came with his family to Seattle in 1904 working for his father-in-law's bag company.  In 1916 Parsons was chosen as the first president of the Seattle Area Boy Scout Council. After the Jackson Cove area was approved for their first camp, Parsons personally bought the land for $2400 then donated it to the Council. During the year of the camp's inaugural season, Reginald Parsons was also the President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.  

After stepping down from the Council's position, he served at the national level on the Regional Executive Committee. During the 20s he was the Founder and President of Lakeside School, the school that Microsoft corporation founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen attended. Throughout his life he was actively involved in politics, but never ran for office. He was described as a "Republican of the Progressive type."

Near the end of his life he returned to a Council camping committee meeting to protest the installment of electricity into troop sites. Parsons passed away 9 June 1955.  Formerly the family garden of Reginald H. Parsons, the park was given to the City in 1956 by the family's children and the site of our wedding ceremony.