Into the Wild...

This week: Wild Tribe Mocha from the MudHouse. I can't exactly remember what was in it, just bananas, but I do know this: it was tasty. It has a nice, cold, fruity taste, without having to give up the caffeine and just get a fruit smoothie. That's not to say a nice fruit smoothie isn't also a fantastic idea....but that's for another time.

The Wild Tribe Mocha is a good way to get yourself through the "it's 10:00 and I'm still doing homework" blues......gets stuff done, but still lovin' the wild side.

They Will See Us Waving From Such Great Heights...

Okay, so it was kind of a rough week including an exam that I almost peed my pants trying to study for, forgetting my words during a performance, my advisor accidently setting up my schedule for a 24 hour semester, and capping it off with my four week old puppy dying, so there were a grand total of three comfort trips to Barnes & Noble. Therefore, lots of Starbucks. Small variations of the caramel frapp. However, I did variant a little.

I tried the caramel frapp with a shot of espresso. While it tastes alright, not quite as caramel as I needed, though. Nice shot of caffeine, though. It tasted almost buttery, which was nice.

I also tried the caramel frapp light...which doesn't have whipped cream on it! Not a fan. I'll make the sacrifice of calories.

In the end, I decided on a regular caramel frapp. If you're going for warm, go for the macchiato. It's nuttier, but gets the caramel effect across.

I also had to use self control at Barnes & Noble, as a found close to a million books I wanted to read.

There are 12 Starbucks locations in Springfield. The caramel frapp is approximately $3.50, not including tax.

Someone to watch over me...

I decided this week to get my coffee from Sinatra's, since I hadn't ever been there before [and it was where my friends were going....] Let's just say, that decision was up there with the decision to go see Jason Mraz in concert. Fan-freakin-tastic.

First: The atmosphere. Besides the obvious giant picture of Franky on the main wall, you walk toward the bathroom, and there's a picture of Jimmy Stewart in Harvey. Then you go into the bathroom and there's pictures of Cary Grant and Clark Gable.. Seriously? This is my favorite place in the whole world at this point.

The menu is pretty expansive, even though at first I didn't think so, since there weren't a billion versions of flavored coffee up there. I later figured out the reason for this: because the coffee they DO have is freakin great. I myself ordered a Latte Macchiato, being a fan of the caramel macchiato at Starbucks. It DID have caramel in it. However, you couldn't really taste it, therefor I don't count it as breaking my own rule. I'm not entirely clear on the exact content of the macchiato, but I know it consisted of milk poured through espresso steam with flavors of vanilla and caramel. It was amazing. My friends both got the mocha drink. Also fantastic.

I've heard from many good sources that the food here is also really good. Any place that serves broccoli cheddar soup is good in my book!

Sinatras is located on Chestnut Expressway across from Ozarks Technical Community College.

Little who you know add on: My friend's grandmother was the housekeeper for Frank Sinatra. Other random tidbit: I have another friend who's uncle is the sports guy on Anchorman, and Todd Packer on The Office. Boom. Roasted.