Give me a good bun anyday over a donut. Donuts have never done it for me. It's like choosing hamburger over steak or some orange 'flavored' drink over a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice. Sure, I eat them on occassion but usually when they are there via someone else; otherwise, I tend to go the bun, muffin or bagel route.
So it's not just my taste buds that are going off on me. I thought Starbucks coffee just wasn't what it use to be. Not that I go there all that much but everything there seems to have lost so much vibrancy and richness in both taste and smell. It's just another coffee bar as far as I'm concerned. Donna's in Baltimore and Barnes & Noble are even better than Starbucks as far as I'm concerned. Not being much of a donut eater, I've never tried the coffee at Dunkin' Donuts. Besides, I've always thought that Dunkin' Donuts donuts just tasted so bad anyway. Have heard that Dunkin's coffee is good but I don't fully trust the coffee opinion of the person who told me. Generally, I just grind my own beans and am happy with that.
On occasion, I would enjoy a nice, tall, iced café latte with a double shot of expresso, maybe flavored with vanilla. I use to love treating myself to one of those when I was in Ocean City during one of my walks to the 45th St. Village. There was a coffee bar there; nothing fancy; which seemed to change ownership each year but their iced coffee lattes were consistantly good. Unfortunately, the shopping village has been torn down to make room for more over-priced condos.
