{"id":2896,"date":"2012-05-19T19:52:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T09:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=2896"},"modified":"2012-05-19T19:59:40","modified_gmt":"2012-05-19T09:59:40","slug":"espresso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/19\/espresso\/","title":{"rendered":"Espresso"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people may know that I’m a bit of a coffee fan. I do quite like a good espresso. These are, unfortunately, more rare than I would like. I know, I live in Melbourne, the average coffee quality is pretty damn high… but still, perhaps I’m just a bit of a coffee snob (oh wait, that’s where I buy my beans from).<\/p>\n

This is a photo of the espresso I got at a place near Leah’s work the other week.<\/p>\n

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Many people may know that I’m a bit of a coffee fan. I do quite like a good espresso. These are, unfortunately, more rare than I would like. 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