Larry wrote:
> "Dean" <dean173@yahoo.com> wrote in news:JcTzh.77$0O1.73@newsfe12.lga:
>
>> Best coffee I ever had was Kona, in Hawaii about 25 years ago. They
>> served rice as a starch with breakfast there too, in lieu of
>> (expensive imported) potatoes. Interesting. Wonder if they still do...
>>
>>
>
> A friend of mine in Honolulu sends me care packages of Kona from Lion
> Coffee Company (800-338-8353 or fax 800-972-0777) www.lioncoffee.com. I'm
> in love with a Kona blend coffee from Chef Mavro's in Honolulu
> http://www.chefmavro.com/
> Lion makes it for Chef Mavro. (Check out Chef Mavro's video cooking on
> Wakiki Beach....(c;

For the bay area, try the coffee from
"http://www.mokshacoffeeroasting.com/index.html"

It's in a couple of stores and cafes, but he mainly does mail order.

One of the biggest problems with Starbucks is that they mainly do very
dark Italian or French roasts, rather than doing a medium roast, where
you taste the coffee rather than "the burned." They've equated "strong"
with "dark." The owner of this company uses Cingular, so John can feel
good about buying this coffee.