LISTEN UP MY LITTLE BROS!!!
SUMMER IS NOW OFFICIALLY IN FULL SWING DUE TO ALL OF US REALLY FEELIN' IT.

You know what I'm talking about- the heat!

"But Matt, how are you going to write a blog about heat when this is an espresso blog?"

Well how about I answer your question with another question:

"WHY ARE YOU STILL READING, BUSTER?!"

To be honest, I never really wanted to write about the heat, it is just that Doug asked me to write a blog today and i forget what he told me to write about so I figure that if I just write enough words it will come back to me... IN AN AWESOME WAVE TORRENT SPLASH!

OH HANG ON A SEC...


NOW I REMEMBER:
Our good ol' faithful buddy Neil, the barista, will be competing in the good ol' regional barista championships. These things are SERIOUS. They start on July 19th! If Neil takes the cake in this comp' he'll move on to the nationals which are held in Vancouver this year. CAN YOU IMAGINE NEIL ON THE WEST COAST? IT'D LOOK LIKE THIS, PROBABLY (See image below)

(this is not Neil)

NEAT-O!!!!!!!!!!


Anyway, if Neil wins the nationals he'll be competing in the Barista WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in LONDON ENGLAND... Come on, this is a big deal because we all know Neil likes to mock the English with a phony accent, and this is maybe going to be his only chance to actually MOCK THEM IN PERSON AND ALSO DEFEAT THEM IN A COFFEE COMPETITION!!!

prepare to have that smug look espresso-ed off yo face, beeyatch

So let's wish that little guy some luck! He's an underdog! He's a sleeper hit! He's a buddy for all of us! He's like Teddy Ruxpin meets Gene Simmons! He's like Bea Arthur on a motorcycle!

Wish for his freedom, I want the Nile. Wish for the Nile- NEIL!

Hi.

I'm Robin. I"ve been working down at Queen Mercury for, let's say, a while, and this is my first blog. What can I say, I'm not a blogger. I'd be categorized as techno-unsavvy, I don't even really know how to download music. Seriously. So instead of this computer mumbo-jumbo, come in, have a chat, bring me a mix CD, and we've still got the Brazil Varghina Sul de Minas so have a shot, it's tasty.

Hello Babies, my name is Katie. I never blog. Really. I've been working here since September and I"ve never written a blog. I guess I am just a shy guy.

So anyway.

This weekend is NXNE, right? It's only Friday and I'm totally tired. I'm a pretty lucky guy though working at Mercury Espresso Bar...this morning Neil pulled me a shot of the single origin Brazil that he is using in the competition and it really made my tired guy blues melt away. Maybe if you're lucky he will give you some of it too. I dunno.

If not we've got a bunch of other good stuff! You know about it!

Bye!

The sword is being handed off to Neil Rankin this year. Slay the beast with the valiant Origins gleaming from your noble heart lest you may succumb to the filth ridden Classic competitor. May God shine brightly on that fateful 19th day of July and elevate you unto a status known only to the immortals. Those 15 minutes will seem like an eternity but take heed, your enemies will be swift and relentless, so you must train well to persevere. WE BELIEVE IN YOU.

Hi everyone,
This is lil' slugger here to tell you that Mercury Espresso Bar has once again been nominated for the illustrious Krups Kup of Excellence Award. In previous years, judges who knew very little about espresso would come into all the coffee joints in all of Canada (even all of the different Tim Hortons) and, well, judge us - harshly (nah, just kiddin' they were nice).


HOWEVER


This year they're expanding beyond the Krups Kremlin and allowing the masses to decide who has the best espresso. That's right, you! The people! You can do it!
Vote!
You can even vote for us if you like!
The Krups website is http://www.vote.krups.ca ! Follow instructions there if you like us!

RAIN

I AM SO BORED

COME SEE ME!

TRY OUR NEW FEATURE BEAN:

HAITIAN BLEU

One of the following statements is not true:

I saw a Colonel Sanders look-alike walking down the street today pushing a baby in a stroller.

Steven Seagal came in today and ordered a iced-soy latte. Pansy.

The SWAT team is swarming Jilly's right now. Curiously, we see many Dark Horse customers come through here.

We will soon have raspberry sparkling lemonade. We will also host more high-school students.

Ice-cream and beer was a bad idea last night.

What is the Leslieville Cheese Shop doing on Queen West? (Okay, it's not much of a statement but come on!)

Robin's hair gets really hot in the sun.

"Dogs are forever in the push-up position." -Mitch Hedberg

The other night someone puked up a screamo band all over my living room.

Luigi is totally the gay brother.

Matt Davey is now a record producer.

It smells like summer.

Being cute doesn't work all the time.

Doug Hayter is now the cheese master.