Where Kathy is a coffee addict, I am not. I am at the other extreme. If you even so much as try to use coffee to enhance the taste of chocolate in my cake, I will spit it out. On two separate occasions, Starbucks' baristas have loaded my hot chocolate up with espresso ... freaking horrid experience. I'm far too kind and polite in public to make a scene, but on the inside my taste buds were screeching at the ruination of perfectly good chocolate.
I know that most folks do the coffee thing. I once worked in a Barney's Coffee and Tea. The customers would come in, take one whiff, and be all like, “God you must love working here … getting to smell that all of the time … getting to drink as much as you want.” They were always shocked to find that coffee and me are sworn enemies. Their response, “Wow,” spoken in hushed astonishment.
But you bring out a tray of chocolate. Milk, dark, white, mixed, swirled, chunked, chipped, barred, … truffles, creams, caramels, covered fruit, cake, cookies, etc, etc, etc … Well, now you’re talking. Nibble here. Nibble there. Gobbledy num num num … followed by fingers being licked and a face of total innocence. “What? . . . Don’t tell me you wanted some?” … Whoopsies.
I love chocolate so much, I wrote a romantic comedy named Dip & Devour. … Guess what is prominently featured in it. … When the hero screws up bad, guess what he tries to ply the heroine with. … If you’re guessing chocolate, then you are guessing right. Because any sane human knows that the way to man’s heart is through his belly, and the way to a woman’s heart is through … chocolate … lots and lots and lots of it!
If it’s coffee you want, be careful around Kathy. If it’s chocolate you have, and you want to keep it . . . don’t tell me. We all have our “things,” our quirks, our addictions. For Kathy and me, hot romance with hot guys to be sure … hers handing her a cup of coffee. Mine feeding me niblets of chocolate . . . from between his perfectly lush lips.I know that most folks do the coffee thing. I once worked in a Barney's Coffee and Tea. The customers would come in, take one whiff, and be all like, “God you must love working here … getting to smell that all of the time … getting to drink as much as you want.” They were always shocked to find that coffee and me are sworn enemies. Their response, “Wow,” spoken in hushed astonishment.
But you bring out a tray of chocolate. Milk, dark, white, mixed, swirled, chunked, chipped, barred, … truffles, creams, caramels, covered fruit, cake, cookies, etc, etc, etc … Well, now you’re talking. Nibble here. Nibble there. Gobbledy num num num … followed by fingers being licked and a face of total innocence. “What? . . . Don’t tell me you wanted some?” … Whoopsies.
If you’re a fan of coffee, you’ve found the right spot. And if you’re a fan of chocolate and hot romantic comedies with hot FBI guys, a little bit of mystery, action, and a whole lot of fun, check out my book Dip & Devour. You can find it on Amazon. And you can find out more about me at MaryKateKopec.com and also on Facebook.
Chocolate is so much better than coffee!!! :0)- lol
ReplyDeleteLOL I love chocolate but couldn't go without my coffee!!
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