como caffe - Crawl #50 Revisited

The Coffee Crawlers have become quite the recognizable bunch at the local coffee shops, especially with our ever growing numbers!  When I called Minas Mandis, owner of como caffe, to make a booking for our August 28 Crawl, he was more than happy to host the Crawlers yet again for our shop #50 Revisit.

We first visited como caffe, 86 Heugh Rd. in Walmer, in February, 2012 shortly after Minas and his brother, Ari, opened the shop for business. (see Feb, 2012 post)
como caffe is an authentic NY Italian style deli right here in PE.  If you've never been to NYC or never intend to travel the 8,146 miles (13,109 km) to get there, just stop in to como caffe....the decor and menu will take you right into the heart of The Big Apple!

The most significant change that Minas has made at como caffe since 2012 is the recent switch to the shop's own original coffee blend.  The Little Italy Blend, along with a single origin coffee of the day, both prepared by talented barista Alex, are now offered at the shop.  Packages of freshly roasted Little Italy Blend beans are also available for purchase.  Take some home and enjoy como caffe's new blend anytime.  I certainly have been loving it!

Meet the Barista
Alex

And, loving the "coffee and the caffe" is exactly what Crawlers Beth Vieira, Margaret Zoetmulder, Margaret Marshall, Nomusa Nkomo and her brother Ronald, June Nash, Lee Rodwell, Gail Darne, Colleen Le Roux, Nicolette Hijmans, Elize Pretorius did on Thursday's Crawl.  With two visits to the shop now under our belts it is unanimously agreed that como caffe is way at the top of the list of our favorite coffee shops in PE!

This Week's Crawlers
Nomusa, Ronald, Lee, Margaret M., June, Beth,
Nicolette, Gail, Elize, Colleen, Margaret Z.

como caffe's hours are Mon-Fri, 7:30-5; Sat-Sun, 8:30-2.  Call 041 581 2798 for a booking or to order a take-away.  Also, check out and like como caffe on Facebook!

Besides our discussion on the awesomeness of como caffe, our August 28 conversation got around to the ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Ice Bucket Challenge fund raiser that has swept through social media like wildfire for the past few months.  It's amazing that in such a brief time over $100 million has been raised for this good cause!  I am glad to have been a part of it.
We then got to talking about artificial sweeteners, how horrible they are for you, and how real sugar is the only way to go......glad I take my coffee without cream or sugar....just as God intended!

~Thank you to Minas, Alex, and the como caffe staff.
~Happy Birthday to Crawler Beth Vieira - September 16
~Happy Birthday to Fr. Dominic Griego - September 17

Until next week,

Ellen