Kule nyanga, i-Starbucks iqale kwivenkile yayo enkulu eMichigan Avenue eChicago. Ngomhla wokuvula irekhodi leStarbucks Reserve Roastery, abathandi be-caffeine abali-10 000 balinda ingqele eqhaqhazelis 'amazinyo yeso sixeko ukuba babe ngabokuqala ukufumana umbono kulo lonke uzuko lwayo olosiweyo. Ndicinga ukuba ii-Starbucks diehards zaziva ngokufanayo nendlela endenza ngayo njengomntwana ukuqala kwam ukutyelela i-Toys R Us ye-Times Square, igqitywe ngevili layo elikhulu le-ferris. Le Starbucks, ngokucacileyo, ayisiyiyo nayiphi na i-Starbucks endala. Ngamava kwaye ngokwawo. Makhe ndihambe ngeyam.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: USarah Magnuson
Xa ndaliphosa eli bali kubahleli bam, ndanditshintshiwe loreyy's lore esele ijikeleza phakathi kweChicagoans kangangokuba ndalibala kwaphela ngengxaki yam yoxinzelelo ngokubanzi. Ndaye ndakhunjuzwa kakuhle xa ndandime emgceni ngaphandle kweflegi eyaziwayo kubusuku obuphakathi evekini eChicago- ixesha endandicinga ukuba lelona lingaphantsi. Emva kokuchitha imizuzu engama-25 ngaphandle (ngokunyaniseka, hayi ixesha lokulinda elibi kwiintsuku ezimbalwa emva kokuvulwa okukhulu), bendise jittery ngokungathi sele ndisele iikomityi ezintathu. Nje ukuba ndingene kurosty, ndothuswa kukuvuya kwayo ngaphakathi. Indawo efudumeleyo evuthayo kunye nesitepsi esimajikojiko sinyuka sijikeleze ibhokisi engama-56 eemitha ubude, ehambisa iimbotyi zekofu kuwo omane imigangatho njengeetyhubhu ezihamba ebhankini — isikweko esikubetha ngqo ebusweni.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: USarah Magnuson
Ngaphambi kokuya phezulu, kumgangatho wokuqala likhaya kwivenkile yezipho, apho, nangasiphi na isizathu esingaqhelekanga, ungathenga ibhatyi yesikhumba eneedola ezingama-350. Kukwakho ikofu kunye nokutya okulula (kodwa ukuba ufuna ukuthatha ikofu kuhambo lwakho lokuya ezivenkileni, yiya kwenye yeeStarbucks ezininzi eMichigan Avenue ngenxa-ayisiyiyo injongo yeReserve Roastery).
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: USarah Magnuson
Umgangatho wesibini ubeka i-Princi Bakery kunye neCafe, enikezela ngeempahla ezibhakiweyo, amashwamshwam, i-gelato, i-pizza, iisendwitshi-iminikelo ebhetele kakhulu kunaleyo uyifumana kumatyala afriji kwii-Starbucks zakho zalapha. Unokuqinisekisa: ukutya bekukhangeleka kumnandi, kwaye kunuka kamnandi.
Ngokungafaniyo nezinye iivenkile eziqhelekileyo zeStarbucks, iReserve Roasteries inemibala etshisiweyo, kunye nokukhanya okuluhlaza okuluhlaza okukhanyayo kunye nomgangatho wegolide nowomhlaba, udonga kunye nefenitshala. Nge-cask kunye nezixhobo zokwenza ikofu ezisebenza njengeziqwenga zobugcisa ezintle kwisithuba esineqhosha eliphantsi, iphantse ive ngathi yinguqulelo ephucukileyo kaMos Eisley Cantina wodumo lwe-Star Wars, thabatha iCantina Band. Ukucaca, le yindumiso enkulu evela kum, i-nerd eqinisekisiweyo.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: USarah Magnuson
Izinto zikhaba inotshi kumgangatho wesithathu, apho ikofi yoyilo yenzeka khona. I-Bar yeKhofi enamava intle, apho iikhofu ezinqabileyo zilungiswa zii-baristas ezinezakhono ezinemikhwa entsonkothileyo esebenza njengendwendwe. Ukuba ungumcebisi wekhofi, lo ngumgangatho wakho.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: USarah Magnuson
Ndaya kumgangatho wesine, onendawo yeArriviamo Cocktail Bar. Kwakukho uluhlu lokulinda lokufikelela kuluhlu olunomtsalane lweChicago-themed kunye nezinye iicocktails zakudala. Ngelixa ulinde ithuba lokungcamla i-roastery cocktail ene-Chicago oyithandayo, Umhlonyane kaJeppson , Ndikrobe ngaphandle kwindawo evulekileyo ephahleni yophahla evulekileyo, eqinisekileyo ukuba iyapakishwa iza ngentwasahlobo ngenxa yombono omangalisayo kunye nobungakanani obuthobekileyo.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: USarah Magnuson
Ndijonge ngaphandle kwi-Michigan Avenue, enye yezona zitrato zidumileyo eChicago apho kungekho nyani iChicago ebonakala ngathi iyakhe ihambe, bendisazi entliziyweni yam ukuba akukho mntu ulonwabela ngokwenene uMalört angaze alinde imizuzu engama-45 ukuyingcamla. Ndaya ngqo phezulu ndaza ndancokola kamnandi kwaye ndikhanyisela u-barista onolwazi owandilungiselela ukutshaya iMold Cold Cold, ibhiya ebandayo eyenziwe ngeembotyi ezindala e Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky barrels inspired by the classic Old Fashioned and applewood smoked. Ukubukela isiselo sifumana ukumiliselwa komsi kwakupholile! Isiselo sam (ndisebenze ngebhotile yomsi ukuba ndishiye ngaphambi kokuba ndisele) ndingcamle umdla! Kwaye njengezona zininzi iziphuzo eChicago, mhlawumbi ayifanele i- $ 15. Kodwa la ngamava, elinye lawo ndizinikele kuwo.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: USarah Magnuson
Emva kokuthatha isiselo sam sokugqibela, ndiye ngqo ekuphumeni. Abathandi be-Starbucks ngokuqinisekileyo baya kwenza uhambo oluya kule flegi kwiminyaka ezayo, kwaye ndiyazi ukuba bayakuvuyela oko bakufumanisileyo. I-Michigan Avenue ekuqaleni kweeholide yindawo enomdla kunye neyoyikisayo, kwaye ixesha lam lenziwe. I-Starbucks Reserve Roastery, nayo, iyayifanela le nkcazo, kwaye iyintoni, ilungile.
