<i><font color=#555555>"All I want is a mug size"</font></i>

Americans and their size fetish. Oh my.

<i><font color=#555555>"but I explained that I liked strong coffee -- just like a LOT of it"</font></i>

So order more than one. And pay for it. Why drive the French servers crazy with your lone demand?

<i><font color=#555555>"If we could veer back in a coffee direction for a minute"</font></i>

Me thinks there are a few folks here who got overly caffeinated reading this thread. Sounds like the Lounge is still a toxic place after all these years. Ah, some things never change.

Gluttony is never attractive, and I here caffeine is addictive. Also not attractive: a boxing match over who speaks current French on Fodor's. :-(

Feeling superior must likewise be addictive. We should allow each other our little failings.

"Gluttony is never attractive"

Obviously NYCFoodSnob has not been watching the puppycam. Those six little piglets make gluttony look adorable :-D

<i>It's really called McCafe?</i>

Yes, it's really called McCafé.

http://www.mcdonalds.fr/produits/offre-mccafe/

Wow, who knew there were so many different ways to ask for coffee! Should be interesting when I get to Cavalaire in late October. :o)

to ask for a decaf is it still "Nescafe please"? Or was it ever that

french never got much into decaf I think - they have Ricore - which I believe is 40% coffee and the rest chicoree or some such ration - I know this is popular at home for my French in-laws at least but do not recall seeing it on menus in cafes?

Un Ricore SVP?

tea is easy enough - The though my ex-wife likes to ask for the with lemon or the with mint. etc.

she also likes "menthe a l'eau if I am remembering the words correctly - sweet mint water.

<i><font color=#555555>"Feeling superior must likewise be addictive."</font></i>

I didn't know Mitt Romney was planning a visit to France, with the intention to order extra-large, extra-strong coffee in a mug. How frustrating for the French.

A decaf is simply "un déca" and is extremely common -- it was never "Nescafé" since Nescafé has just as much caffeine as any instant coffee. Don't trash the Swiss who have come up with some useful stuff -- but you will never find Nescafé in a café anyway. Cafés make real coffee, with or without caffeine.

Oh, and you won't find Ricoré in a café either.

<i>who knew there were so many different ways to ask for coffee!</i>

Look at the sixth or seventh example:

http://www.stupid.tv/video/137/Bruno...taly-VS-Europe

loved it, michael, thanks!

> It's really called McCafe? We have one here in Basel, but it's call Aroma

FOFOBT, I'm surprised of your question. Are you not mistaken? I found McCafé Basel but not Aroma Basel.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...type=3&theater

And in Geneva it IS called McCafé like anywhere else.

As you can see from the photo, it had indeed been called Aroma. However, McD has refreshed its brand/image and changed from Aroma to McCafe.

Please note, kappa1, I was NOT making things up when I remembered seeing the Aroma cafe. It had been called that for several years.

Is not Pret a Manger in London a McDonalds thing - yet Pret gets good reviews generally but if folks knew it was a part of Big Mac would they be so kind?

I think folks who diss McDonalds out of hand do so from haughtiness not real knowledge of the product.

Pret can now be found in Paris as well.

Next question, who owns Bridgepoint?



Who owns Pret A Manger?
Pret A Manger is a private company. After 25 years, founders Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham are still significant shareholders. The majority stake of the company was acquired by European equity firm Bridgepoint in 2008.
Bridgepoint was chosen as a partner to Pret because the Bridgepoint team shares both the Pret vision and understands the Pret culture. It really is business as usual for the teams. Pret remains dedicated to selling freshly prepared, good, natural food.
Bridgepoint's investment is an opportunity to transform Pret A Manger from a domestic to an international business through controlled prudent expansion while maintaining everything that makes Pret work for both our customers and staff.

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/pret-...022565.article

yes I were wrong - McD's did own a minority share once and this link above is about how Pret is trying to dispell the false notion, that I had believed, that is was still part owned my McDondalds - thanks cathinjoetown for setting moi straight!

NYCFoodSnob
Was it really necessary to bring politics into a discussion about coffee???

Chutney, what kind of silly question makes 3 question marks necessary?