15th Ave Coffee & Tea

My first Cappuccino in Italy was life altering.  We were in a back alley in Venice, off of one of the thousand canals that run through the city.  We found a tiny cafe with a polished espresso machine.  I wasn’t even sure what I ordered because my Italian was so bad and we were so far off the tourist path that no one spoke English.  Mixing fluent Spanish with a hodge-podge of Italian words at least guaranteed my recieving coffee in some form.  In the crisp morning air I sipped from the small cup I had been handed and various angels and saints broke out in song as I tasted my first traditional cappuccino (ok, so that is the part of the story I embellished).  The next day I tried to repeat the experience and find that cafe again.  We walked around for two days straight, trying unsuccessfully to find that same cafe… in that same alley… next to the same canal.

There is nothing to describe a good cappuccino that will do it justice, you just have to taste it.  Many things are called a cappuccino, but a traditional cappuccino is only 6oz and served in a porcelain cup.

The Cappuccinno below was poured by Jared at 15th Ave with Northwestern flair.  He used a single origin bean from Puerto Rico to craft this beverage which comes through the milk with very bright flavor and color.  

When you get a chance come in and try one, whichever coffee option you choose it will satisfy your thirst for travel and adventure.  If you have never been to Italy before, you may just start planning your trip as you sit and sip your Cappuccino.

Mi piacerebbe visitare l’Italia un giorno di questi!

Jacob