{"id":2503,"date":"2022-09-09T08:24:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/index.php\/2022\/09\/09\/oakville\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T08:24:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:24:51","slug":"oakville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/index.php\/2022\/09\/09\/oakville\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve cruises into Oakville and it\u2019s a little bit of memory lane. I haven\u2019t spent much time here since I last lived here in the 90s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walked up Kerr street to look at our old apartments and a few haunts\u2014almost all gone. Didn\u2019t really have time to check in with old friends but now want to do that soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Espresso wasn\u2019t really a thing in Ontario in the 90s. I feel lucky that that has changed. Espresso has become one of the few reliable joys in my life over the last few years and hunting for a good caf\u00e9 when I travel is a small delight even when I am disappointed in the coffee. it\u2019s fun to hunt and to talk to proud proprietors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I had a number of choices, but in opposite directions. I opted to go up Kerr since it has find memories and opened earlier so I wouldn\u2019t have to hover out front. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unique in my experience so far, they offer three roast choices for espresso! I have only once before been offered even one additional choice at a caf\u00e9 in Thunder Bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2791-copy-867x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2791-copy-867x1024.jpg 867w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2791-copy-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2791-copy-768x907.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2791-copy-1301x1536.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mm.kapn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2791-copy-scaled.jpg 1734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The light roast is probably popular but I don\u2019t really go for that sour shit. I tried the medium and the dark as macchiatos (of course). I prefer the medium. It had a nice tone of chocolate and dark cherries. The dark had a little more chocolate and smoke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The croissant was good, made better by being fresh from the oven. They don\u2019t make them there, but they do bake them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner roasts the coffee on site. He takes such clear joy in coffee and in being a host, it is a delight to see. The last time I saw someone care this much (other than my local caf\u00e9 owner) was in Halifax last October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I won\u2019t be coming back all the way from Toronto, but I\u2019m so glad this neighborhood has su chi a great caf\u00e9. Good caf\u00e9s are such an important part of making a happy, walkable neighborhood. As I look around and consider moving to a new neighborhood it is nice to believe that I will find a walkable, homey place somewhere and that I won\u2019t have to get in a car to do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Veteran Central, 310 Kerr St, Oakville <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve cruises into Oakville and it\u2019s a little bit of memory lane. I haven\u2019t spent much time here since I last lived here in the 90s. Walked up Kerr street to look at our old apartments and a few haunts\u2014almost all gone. 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