DB#381 - Coffee in New York… finally!
In this episode of the Daily Breakfast, I finally discover a Starbucks Coffeeshop. I will give you my review of Starbucks Cappuccino and we will see how it compares to the real thing in Rome. We talk about smoothies, sugar and tooth decay, I struggle to find the word ’straw’, and I get a free iTunes song by K.T. Tunstall to download on my iPod Touch. We take a walk on Broadway, hear some typical New York car honking and talk about upcoming movies and tv series like ‘Pushing Daisies’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars’.
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Episode cuts off at 19:10.
TJ, this must be a problem on your end. Try deleting the episode, unsubscribe / subscribe and redownload.
When I listen on the website, it plays the full 37 minutes.
Father, how much longer will you be in New York?
Erik, Geert and I will be flying out there on the 13th to start off the Shanachietour: make stories, tell stories, keep stories. The first Librarian Road Movie to discover gaming and innovation in American Libraries. Talking to librarians of the 21st century.
Hope we can meet for a cup of coffee…you know where to find it now
YES! YES! FINALLY!
Someone finally agrees with me that Grolsch is the best Dutch beer.
I usually drink either that or Warsteiner, a premium imported beer from Germany. 
Victor Cajiao of the Typical Mac User Podcast (http://www.typicalmacuser.com) interviewed Father Roderick out at the Podcast expo:
http://blip.tv/file/get/Typicalmacuser-InterviewWithFrRoderickFromSQPNAtPNME2007484.m4v
BTW, Taquoriaan, I’m with you. Grolsch is one of the best. Nice to hear it given the Father Roderick seal of approval. Now I won’t feel so guilty.
Sorry for the long url. If that doesn’t work, try this one:
http://tinyurl.com/24cyuw
Fr. Roderick, in the first minutes you wondered what Sukkoth means. No, it not a special kind of food.
Sukkoth ist the jewish Feast of the Tabernacles - jews should celebrate these days living, eating and sleeping in little huts with roofs made of leafs, so you can see the stars through them, and the time you spent in NY coincidented with this feast. It is meant to remember the jewish people of the 40 years in the desert. It was a feast of pilgrimage when the temple in Jerusalem still existed; in John 7 we hear about Jesus going to Jerusalem for Sukkoth.
The huts are called Sukkah (and Sukkoth ist the hebrew plural form of Sukkah); probably the “Sukkah mobile” by Chabad Lubawitch (which is a special jewish community) was meant to provide those who were not able to build their own Sukkah with a place where they could have at least a bit of this experience.
(I would have loved to make an audio feedback about that - but who knows when we will get “regular” DB’s again … I miss them, though that NY stuff is great.)
I was listening on the website when it cut off, but since no one else is having the problem, it must be something to do with my computer. Thanks.
Father Roderick, next time you are at a Starbucks, try the Carmel Macchiato. I think you would like it.
Hi Father Roderick:
I was drawn to your podcast after hearing about it on EWTN when your were the guest on “Life on the Rock.” I think it so inspiring that you use pop-culture as a catalyst to be a witness for the Church. I too appreciated your comment about Grolsh beer (sp?), Actually, I used to be a fan of Grolsh when I was in my early twenties. I’ll be fifty next month, so I have not thought about it for years!
I hope you will stop by when you can on NBBTA Radio. I also host religious radio and my topics are spiritual talks, updates on charitable endeavors, fashion and beauty- and also planning theatre. Actually, I am an Old Catholic priest in the U.S.
Blessings,+
Rev. Jackie O’Neal
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Liquados - Mexican Smoothies/Fruitshakes -
Hi Fr. Roderick and any other smoothie fans, here is a link to an interesting set of smoothie recipes I just read about:
The Magical Melting Pot
by Michelle Greenwald
“Light Fruit Smoothies You’ll Love Year-Round!
When I first tried the light Mexican fruit shakes called “liquados,” I found them a revelation. The smoothie-like refreshers, sold at stands all over Mexico, are made with fruit, milk, ice, a little orange juice, and a sweetener (such as sugar, honey, NutraSweet, or Splenda). And since they taste great with either fresh or frozen fruit, you can enjoy them year-round!
I love them for breakfast or as a mid-afternoon pick-me-up. And they’re much less heavy and filling than traditional shakes with a burger or sandwich. You can make them very low-cal with low-fat or nonfat milk and artificial sweetener, and they’re full of vitamins and calcium.
Feel free to experiment. You’ll need a blender or food processor and, though it may seem a bit primitive, a hammer and plastic bag to crush the ice. You can cut the shake’s thickness by adding a little water. If you make extra, it keeps just fine in the fridge, though it won’t be as thick or frothy as it is straight out of the blender. If you plan on making it in advance, don’t add water initially, since the ice will melt and dilute it; also be sure to stir it well if it’s been in the fridge for a while.
Here are six recipes to start you off:”
Strawberry Banana Liquado, Raspberry or Mixed Berry Liquado, Mango Liquado, Pineapple Liquado, Black Cherry Liquado, Peach Liquado:
http://food.yahoo.com/blog/themagicalmeltingpot/797/light-fruit-smoothies-you-ll-love-year-round
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Just a Starbuck’s tip - usually you can get your coffee served in a ceramic cappuccino cup if you are going to drink your coffee at the cafe. You just have to ask. We do that when we have the time. Obviously, if you are on the go, then it’s best to get your coffee in the paper cups.
For any SQPN listeners who live in the San Diego area, a great Italian bakery opened in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego. It is called New York Bakery and has wonderful Italian breads, cookies and pastries, like sfoliatelle, pasticciotti, cannoli (only good cannoli we’ve found for sale in the US outside of New York), rum-soaked Babá, fruit tarts, etc… They also have very good cappuccino. It is run by the DiGrigoli family, and I believe that Mr. DeGrigoli is from Italy. It was located in San Diego for many years and just recently moved to its new location.
I can’t stand the import Heinekin in America! It tastes so skunky and gives me a headache. The kind they sell in W. Europe tastes totally different.